Janet Boseovski, Ph.D., and Ashleigh Gallagher, Ph.D.

Janet Boseovski, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with expertise in social and cognitive development in early to late childhood. Her research interests include the development of children’s self-concept, social decision-making, understanding of wealth and status, and children’s body image from a developmental perspective. Boseovski is a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee at the Greensboro Science Center, a member of the Board of Directors of the Jean Piaget Society, and an Associate Editor for the academic journal Social Development. Her research has been published in leading developmental science journals. She is co-author, with Ashleigh Gallagher, Ph.D., of Beyond Body Positive: A Mother’s Science-Based Guide for Helping Girls Build a Healthy Body Image.

Ashleigh Gallagher, Ph.D., is an Academic Advisor at Wake Forest University with over 20 years of experience teaching undergraduate psychology courses. She enjoys applying psychology beyond academia and has co-authored two books, The Portable PhD: Taking Your Psychology Career Beyond Academia (American Psychological Association, 2020) and Beyond Body Positive: A Mother's Science-Based Guide for Helping Girls Build a Healthy Body Image (American Psychological Association, 2024).