Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Ed.D., is a Professor of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA where she has taught teachers for 30 years, and a research affiliate at Lesley’s Center for Children, Families, and Public Policy. Since the mid-1980’s, Nancy has been researching and writing about how violence, especially in the media, affects children's social development, and is a recognized national expert on this subject.  She also teaches and writes about how children learn to be peacemakers–how the skills for caring relationships and positive conflict resolution can grow in children and young people.

Nancy has co-authored four books and written numerous articles on media violence, conflict resolution, peaceable classrooms and global education. Nancy is a consultant for public television, and has worked on shows for Arthur, Postcards from Buster, Zoom and Fetch.  Her latest work is a book for parents and all adults concerned about children today called Taking Back Childhood.