Catherine Steiner-Adair

Catherine Steiner-Adair
Nationality	American
Education	Scarsdale High School Bowdoin College (BA) Williams College (Exchange Student) Harvard Graduate School of Education (Doctorate in Clinical and Consulting Psychology)
Occupations	Clinical psychologist Author Speaker Consultant Research associate at Harvard Medical School
Years active	1980s–present
Employer	Harvard Medical School
Notable work	The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
Website	www.catherinesteineradair.com

Catherine Steiner-Adair is an American clinical psychologist, author, speaker, consultant, and research associate at Harvard Medical School. ^[1]

Education

Catherine Steiner-Adair graduated from Scarsdale High School and earned her Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College in 1976. She was also an exchange student at Williams College from 1974 to 1975. After Bowdoin, she earned her doctorate in Clinical and Consulting Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1984, where she studied girls' psychological development and education with Carol Gilligan. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Steiner-Adair is an Associate Psychologist at McLean Hospital and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical and research work focuses on the development, understanding, and prevention of eating disorders in girls. ^[4] Her other areas of expertise include child development, the impact of culture on gender identity, social relationships, character development, and leadership training. ^[5]

In 2013, Steiner-Adair released a book called The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age with Teresa H. Barker. The book examines how technology and media change children's learning and development, and advises parents on balancing the benefits of technology while reducing its risks at each stage of development.

She has spoken in the press about the impact of technology on children. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

References

1. "Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD". Child Mind Institute. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
2. "Catherine Steiner-Adair – The Hamlin School". hamlin.org. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
3. Steiner-Adair, Catherine. "Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed.D." Linkedin. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
4. Kennedy, Kelli (December 10, 2010). "Eating disorders on rise for Orthodox Jewish girls". NBC News. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
5. Rope, Kate (December 6, 2018). "Perspective | Parents should encourage girls to get angry and show it. Here's how". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
6. Citizen, The Bedford (February 9, 2024). "Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair Talking About Navigating the Digital World with Young People". The Bedford Citizen. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
7. "For The Children's Sake, Put Down That Smartphone". NPR. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
8. "Depression Strikes Today's Teen Girls Especially Hard". KERA News. February 13, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

External links

• Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution from the Jewish Women's Archive