Nancy Ellen Darling is an American psychologist. She is the William and Jeannette Smith Chair of psychology at

Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...

, editor-in-chief of the ''

Journal of Adolescence The ''Journal of Adolescence'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of primary research on adolescence. It was established in 1978 and is published by Wiley. The editor-in-chief is Nancy Darling (Oberlin College). It is unique among developmental ...

,'' and founder of 1step2life.

Early life and education

Darling is of German ancestry; her maternal grandparents arrived in the United States between

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and

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. She earned her

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

degree,

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

, and PhD from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

. Upon completing her doctoral degree, she joined the faculty of psychology at

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

for her post-doc fellowship until 1993.

Career

Darling joined the faculty at

Dickinson College , mottoeng = Freedom is made safe through character and learning , established = , type = Private liberal arts college , endowment = $645.5 million (2022) , president = J ...

following her post-doc fellowship for two years before accepting a position at

Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became ...

(PSU). While at PSU, she collaborated with Linda Caldwell to develop the "Structure of Adolescent Leisure" project, which allowed undergraduates to enter multi-disciplinary field research. Darling later authored a study published in the '' Journal of Youth and Adolescence'' which concluded that young boys were more vulnerable when it comes to dating. She left PSU in 2000 to accept an

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position with

Bard College Bard College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic ...

's psychology faculty. During her short tenure at Bard, she co-published ''Theory, measurement, and methods in the study of family influences on adolescent smoking'' with Patricio Cumsille through the ''

Addiction Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use o ...

'' journal. She also continued her focus on teenagers and lying and conducted a study which found that 98 percent of teenagers have lied to their parents. In 2005, Darling transferred to

in Ohio to accept an associate professor position in their psychology department. While serving in this role, she was also appointed the newest editor-in-chief of the ''

.'' In 2019, Darling and her research team received a $20,000 grant towards moving the web-based app 1step2life, which helps adolescents manage chronic pain, to be purchased through the iTunes App Store.

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