Susan Eva Porter, Ph.D., LCSW, has worked in schools for over 20 years, first as a teacher and clinician, then as a consultant and trustee, and now as an administrator. Her focus has been on establishing and supporting healthy school environments, working with adults to effect positive change within school systems, and supporting students and their parents. She is the author of Relating to Adolescents: Educators in a Teenage World and numerous articles about adolescence and school culture.