Joanne G. Keith Michigan State University, USA

Joanne G. Keith (Ph.D., 1977, Michigan State University) is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Family and Child Ecology at Michigan State University, where she has taught since 1977. Her appointment includes scholarship through research, teaching, and outreach. She has integrated these areas in a variety of state, national, and international professional experiences. Her current areas of outreach and research include: an assets-based approach to positive youth development; indicators of the status and demographic trends related to children, youth, and families at the national, state, county, and community levels; community collaborations on behalf of children, youth, and their families; and youth and families from an international perspective. Her interests include middle childhood, early and later adolescence, community youth development, assets/strengths-based approaches to youth development, and generations and family influences. She regularly teaches a graduate seminar, Positive Youth Development: An Asset-based Approach.