Niobe Way

Niobe Way, Ph.D.

Niobe Way
Professor
Dept of Applied Psychology

New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
East Building, Suite 400
239 Greene Street
New York, N.Y. 10003
Phone: (212) 998-5563
Email:nw4@nyu.edu

Dr. Way received her doctorate from Harvard University in Human Development and Psychology. Her research interests focus on the social and emotional development of adolescents from diverse socio-economic and cultural contexts. She is also interested in how schools, families, and neighborhoods influence the developmental trajectories of children and adolescents. She has published numerous books and journal articles over the past decade. Her books include: "Everyday Courage: The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers" (NYU Press, 1998); "Urban Girls: Resisting Stereotypes, Creating Identities" (NYU press, 1996). Her co- authored book with Bonnie Leadbeater: "Growing up fast: Transitions to adulthood among inner city adolescent mothers" (Erlbaum Press, 2001) received the Best Book Award from the Society of Research on Adolescence (2002). Her most recent co-edited book is entitled: Adolescent Boys: Exploring Diverse cultures of boyhood (NYU Press, 2004). Her current projects focus on the social and emotional development of middle school students in New York City and in Nanjing, China. She is also completing a book, to be published by Harvard University Press, on the friendships of adolescent boys. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, The National Science Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, The Spencer Foundation, and by numerous other smaller foundations.