Dr. Melanie Killen is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, Professor of Psychology (Affiliate), and the Director of the Social and Moral Development Lab at the University of Maryland. She is the Editor of the Handbook of Moral Development (2008, 2014, 2023), an elected member of the National Academy of Education, and has over 270 publications. Commissioned by Anderson Cooper at CNN AC360, Dr. Killen and her team conducted a study on children’s racial bias for a set of stories aired on CNN AC360, “Kids on Race: The Hidden Picture” in April 2012, which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding News and Analysis. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes for Child Health and Human Development, Dr. Killen studies children’s and adolescents’ social cognition and moral reasoning, social exclusion and inclusion, intergroup attitudes and relationships, conceptions of social inequalities, and school-based programs designed to facilitate inclusive classroom environments. She founded Reflect2Engage, a company with a mission to distribute school programs designed to promote inclusive classrooms.