Madeline received her B.S. in Psychology and BAEd. in Human Development and Family Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During her undergraduate studies, Madeline worked with Dr. Ann Skinner at Duke University examining parenting, adolescent development, and antecedents of violence in personal relationships. She plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Madeline is particularly interested in how family and environmental systems contribute to the development of externalizing behaviors and risk-taking in children and adolescents.