Marjorie Sanfilippo, Ph.D., earned her B.S. in psychology from Mary Washington College in 1987 and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Miami in 1993. Today, she is the Vice President for Student Success at Eckerd College, where she has worked since 2000.
Sanfilippo’s research has focused on children’s behaviors around firearms and the (in)effectiveness of firearm safety programs. Her research has been published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and The Future of Children (David & Lucille Packard Foundation). She has also served as a consultant to the National Research Council and has appeared in the public media to discuss her research findings (20/20, Good Morning America, NPR). More recently, she has turned her attention to opposing bills that would allow concealed carry of firearms on college campuses. To that end, she has presented and published several papers, written multiple editorials, and has appeared twice before the Florida House of Representatives and Senate to testify in opposition of the bills.