Donna Jackson Nakazawa is the author of five books that explore the intersection of neuroscience, stress, and emotion, including Girls on the Brink, named one of the best health books of the year by The Washington Post, The Angel and the Assassin, named one of the best books of the year by Wired magazine, and Childhood Disrupted, a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award. Her work has appeared in Wired, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Health Affairs, Stat, Psychology Today, and Psychotherapy Networker. She has appeared on Today and NPR and is a regular speaker at universities and organizations, including Child Mind Institute, Harvard Science, UCLA Health, and Rutgers Health.