J. J. Cutuli is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Rutgers University-Camden. His research involves the developmental processes of resilience and risk for children and families who experience high levels of adversity, such as homelessness, maltreatment, and poverty. As a developmental scientist, his work considers how factors at different levels of the person and her context come together in complex ways over time, leading to success or challenges in important outcomes like education, health, relationships, mental health, and good conduct. He received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota as an NIMH fellow with dual training in child development and clinical psychology.