Chris and his wife Simonida live in Exeter, New Hampshire, with their two boys, Dacha (born in 2002) and Sava (born in 2004).  Chris is a teacher and school psychologist at Phillips Exeter Academy, a coeducational boarding high school. 

Chris attended public school in Maine before earning his BA in psychology from Harvard University.  After a year conducting research on autism at the University of Massachusetts, Chris attended graduate school at UCLA and earned his PhD in clinical psychology.

Unlike other camp consultants and professional staff trainers, Chris still works at camp and is therefore intimately familiar with how child development and camp intersect.

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• Magazine Articles
• Academic Journal Articles
• Academic Book Chapters
• Online Articles

Chris has appeared frequently on national and local television and radio to discuss camping, youth development, and homesickness prevention.  He has also been interviewed for numerous features in magazines and newspapers.  A recent selection appears below.  Click over to Publications to view a complete listing of magazine and journal articles.