Sheryl Olson is Professor of Psychology and Research Professor in the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan. She served as Director of Clinical Training between 2000 and 2005. She is Principal Investigator of the Michigan Longitudinal Study, a prospective longitudinal investigation of the development of self-regulation in young children at risk for school-age behavior problems. Dr Olson has received teaching and mentoring awards from the University of Michigan.