Michelle Anthony, M.A., Ph.D.

​Dr. Michelle Anthony has always been passionate about her work with families and children.  After graduating with honors in Educational Studies from Brown University, she went on to get her Master’s in Child Studies and Teacher’s Certificate from Tufts University.  She taught in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for five years, after which she got her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.  Since this time, Michelle has continued to work as a learning specialist with both typical and developmentally-delayed preschool and elementary-aged students in both California and Colorado.  She has taught graduate-level classes as well, and has been a speaker at various international conferences on issues related to education and development. Michelle is also a columnist and writes feature articles for Scholastic’s Parent and Child Magazine.  She is mother to three children, two girls and a boy, all under the age of 10. 
 
As a result of her own daughter becoming involved in a series of “Mean Girl” interactions in first grade, Michelle’s interest in this topic was personalized.  She has since spent almost four years interacting with counselors, social workers, school psychologists, teachers, principals, administrators, parents, and others around this topic—most of whom work within the Cherry Creek, Colorado, School District, where many feel bully-proofing programs began.  She and her family live outside of Denver, CO.

Reyna Lindert

​Dr. Reyna Lindert has always wanted and needed to work with young families in order to feel fulfilled personally and professionally.  She is a certified parent educator with broad experience working with elementary-aged children and their families.  She graduated with distinction in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University.  She then earned her MA and PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.  Reyna is a skilled facilitator and has run numerous interactive parenting workshops for families and children in California and Oregon.  Reyna is also currently pursuing a degree in Nursing at Oregon Health & Science University, to continue her work with young families in a health care setting.  She is mother to three children, two girls and a boy, all under the age of 12.  They live outside of Portland, OR.
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Dr. Anthony and Dr. Lindert co-founded Wide-Eyed Learning, LLC, an organization devoted to facilitating communication and learning between parents and children.  As part of this endeavor, the two developed the Signing Smart program and have co-authored both parenting and children’s books in support of early communication and development in families.  These books include Signing Smart With Babies and Toddlers: A Parent's Strategy and Activity Guide, (parenting activity guide, St. Martin's Press),  Signing Smart: My First Signs, and Signing Smart: What Do You See? (children’s touch-and-feel board books published through Scholastic).  They have developed commercial DVDs for children and their parents (The Treasure Chest: Toys and Signs, The Treasure Chest: Signs, Songs and Rhymes,  and Signing Smart Signs ASL Video Glossary, as well as sets of flashcards and handbooks to support at-home learning.  In addition, they have co-authored the Parenting Smart workshop series.