Natalie D. Wilkens is an Assistant Professor in Arizona State University's T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. Dr. Wilkens researches child, social, and cultural factors that shape children’s and adolescents' social, school, and psychological adjustment internationally. She has published over 50 articles and chapters, and her research has been funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and The Brady Education Foundation. She is a Consulting Editor for Developmental Psychology. Her methodological interests involve latent variable modeling of longitudinal data.

Dr. Wilkens teaches undergraduate-level statistics, as well as graduate-level advanced measurement and statistical analysis courses. Her teaching was recognized with the 2014 Zebulon Pearce Distinguished Teaching Award in Social Sciences by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the 2016 Centennial Professorship Award by the Associated Students of Arizona State University.

Dr. Wilkens’ service activities facilitate diverse emerging scholars’ exposure to, preparation for, and success in social science careers, as well as improve students’ and scholars’ understanding and application of quantitative methods.