Dr. Nava Silton is a Professor of Psychology at Marymount Manhattan College. After graduating from Cornell University in 2002, she completed a master's and doctorate in Developmental Psychology at Fordham University. Nava looks at the interface between religion and health and has done significant work in the fields of disabilities and children's media. She has worked at Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop and has consulted for Netflix, Blue's Clues, Mediakidz, etc. She has appeared often on Fox 5 News and on other media outlets such as NBC, The Good Day NY Show and the Huffington Post to talk about child development and relationships, including tips on dating, improving your self-esteem and how to be more positive. She has run several dating weekends and events at various synagogues and recently developed a card game called "Bashert" where people can ask their date interesting and meaningful questions. It's sold at numerous stores including West Side Judaica. She wrote Realabilities, a Children's Comic Book Series and wrote and produced an off-Broadway Musical, entitled Addy and Uno and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Fordham University, Touro College and Hunter College. She has edited six textbooks, has written more than 36 peer-reviewed journal articles and is in the middle of writing her third screenplay. Originally from Albany, this PhD is fighting to make the world a better place. She is the daughter of a rabbi and has five children.