Judy Schoenberg, Ed.M.,is Director of Research & Outreach at the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI), Girl Scouts of the USA. There she conducts original national research studies on issues focused on the healthy development of girls 6-17 and develops strategic relationships with partners to promote GSRI as a thought leader on girls’ issues.  Judy also tracks youth trends and writes research reviews on topics of interest to educators, policymakers and practitioners.  Recent publications include:

• Exploring Girls Leadership (2007)
• The New Normal: What Say About Healthy Living (2006)
• Weighing In: Helping Girls Be Healthy Today, Healthy Tomorrow (2004)
• Feeling Safe: What Girls Say (2003)
• Paths to Positive Youth Development (2003)
• The Ten Emerging Truths: New Directions for Girls 11-17 (2002)

Judy is an official spokesperson for GSUSA and frequently speaks at conferences and other events.  Before joining Girl Scouts, Judy was a program officer for girls, young women and leadership at the Ms. Foundation for Women. She received a fellowship in young women’s leadership from the Center for Visionary Leadership and was a fellow with the Coro Leadership New York Program for civic participation.

Judy holds a Bachelor of Arts from Haverford College in comparative literature and a Masters in Education in human development and psychology from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where her work focused on adolescent development and gender differences research.