Marilyn Price-Mitchell

Marilyn Price-Mitchell is an American psychologist, columnist and youth development expert. She is the co-founder of the National ParentNet Association and has a regular column at Psychology Today.

Education
Price-Mitchell obtained her Ph.D. in Human Development through Fielding Graduate University where she also received a Master's degree in Human and Organizational Systems. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.

Career
Price-Mitchell's research is in the field of positive youth development. Her 2010 research study, Civic Learning at the Edge: Transformative Stories of Highly Engaged Youth, explored how young people experienced and met the challenges of civic engagement during the formative adolescent and young adult years. It examined how these youth developed initiative for public service, learned from experiences and adult relationships, and constructed meaning that propelled them to take action in the world. Price-Mitchell's research was used to support the development of GenerationOn, the youth division of Points of Light.

Price-Mitchell's linking of boundary dynamics and parental engagement was cited in length in the book The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present: Education's Missing Ingredient, by Victoria M. Young. Her work has also been cited in numerous other books including The Practice of Teaching by Allan Ornstein and Beyond Smart by Linda Morgan.

Price-Mitchell is the founder of Roots of Action, a website that offers insights and research on child and adolescent development, education, and positive psychology. She is also a writer and authors the column The Moment of Youth for Psychology Today.