Christian Doctor’s Digest – January 2013

Priscilla Coleman, PhD

Priscilla Coleman, PhD, is professor of human development and family studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Her PhD training was in lifespan developmental psychology at West Virginia University, graduating in 1998. After a four-year post at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, Dr. Coleman joined the faculty at BGSU in 2002. The outlets for her nearly 50 peer-reviewed journal articles have been in various disciplines including psychology (developmental, clinical and social areas), family studies, education and medicine (psychiatry, general practice, obstetrics and gynecology). She is currently on the editorial boards for five international psychology and medical journals. Dr. Coleman has published more peer-reviewed articles on the mental health implications of abortion than any other researcher in the world and she frequently presents her research to audiences across the U.S. and elsewhere. In recent years she has spoken in Australia, England, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Portugal. In 2012, Dr. Coleman presented research findings at Parliament Houses in the UK, New South Wales and Queensland. She has also been invited to speak at the UN on more than one occasion and has served as an expert in several state and civil court across the U.S.