Nicole Jafari’s academic expertise includes cognitive, emotional, and behavioral diagnoses and treatment interventions in clinical research and public policy at the Department of Applied Clinical Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Her proficiency in Developmental & Behavioral Psychology, Lifespan Growth, Plasticity, and Stability, and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Epigenetics, Genotype, and Phenotypical behaviors has led to her authoring multiple textbooks.

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Nicole Jafari’s academic expertise includes Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Diagnosis and Treatment Interventions in Clinical Research and Public Policy at the Department of Applied Clinical Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Her proficiency in Developmental & Behavioral Psychology, Lifespan Growth, Plasticity, and Stability, and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Epigenetics, Genotype, and Phenotypical behaviors has led to her authoring multiple textbooks, including “Child & Adolescent Development: A Multidisciplinary, Multicultural Perspective, 2nd ed.: Kona Publishing Grp., Published in 2018”, and “Intentional Parenting”: Cambridge Scholars, Published in 2022. The primary focus of her work revolves around the correlation between diverse aspects of lifespan development, parenting practices, cultural influences, and a child’s risk-taking behaviors, notably substance abuse.