Alvin Thomas, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and the Phyllis Northway Faculty Fellow at the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a clinical psychologist and the founder and host of the Black Fatherhood Podcast. Dr. Thomas' research explores positive youth development and father involvement especially among Black families.
LIFE Outstanding Alumni Award 2022 (International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course) || Louise Kidder Early Career Award - Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) || Early Career Impact Award - Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) || Scholar in Residence, Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University