Lisa Damour is an american psychologist and writer specializing in the development of adolescent and young women. Her first New York Times best seller, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood focuses on the seven distinct developmental stages that girls go through as they grow into adults. Damour writes a monthly adolescence column for The New York Times and is a regular contributor to CBS News.

She occasionally publishes in Food Disorders, Education Week, Family Circle Magazine, The Globe and Mail, Independent School Magazine, TIME.com, and Your Teen Magazine. Damour also regularly speaks to parents, educators, advocates, and students around the world on a wide range of topics related to child and adolescent development.