Bartell, Susan S.

Personal

Born September 22, in Port Washington, NY; married; children: two daughters, one son. Education: Earned Ph.D.

Addresses

Home—Old Westbury, NY. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Psychologist specializing in adolescents and preadolescents.

Writings

(With Joel D. Block) Stepliving for Teens: Getting along with Stepparents, Parents, and Siblings, Price Stern Sloan (New York, NY), 2001.

(With Joel D. Block) Mommy or Daddy: Whose Side Am I On?, Adams Media (Avon, MA), 2002.

Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide: The Easy, Fun Way to Look and Feel Good, Independent Publishers Group, 2006.

Contributor of articles to periodicals, including Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Teen People, First for Women, Boston Herald, Tweens and Teens, Christian Science Monitor, and Nick Jr.

Sidelights

Susan S. Bartell is a nationally recognized psychologist who specializes in child development, in particular issues surrounding teen and pre-teen girls. In addition to contributing articles to magazines and newspapers such as Newsday and the Christian Science Monitor, Bartell is the author of two books with colleague Joel D. Block: Stepliving for Teens: Getting along with Stepparents, Parents, and Siblings and Mommy or Daddy: Whose Side Am I On? help young people navigate divorce and the break-down of their traditional family. Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide: The Easy, Fun Way to Look and Feel Good, which Bartell authored on her own, serves as an inspirational weight-loss guide for teen girls that emphasizes healthy lifestyle choices as it teaches nutrition and exercise basics.

In Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide Bartell provides readers with a eye-opening glimpse into the minds of the average American girl, and discusses the unhealthy weight standards—and the pressures to conform to those standards—associated with the images perpetuated by the modern consumption-driven media. She offers readers not just her own well-founded advice, but the opinions, ideas, and questions of numerous other girls, many of whom readers can relate to and gain inspiration from. Personal stories, tips, struggles, and solutions are all shared, making the book both educational and insightful. In addition, while addressing topics such as healthy eating choices and exercise, Bartell encourages self-reflection by incorporating quizzes and other interactive sidebars that allow readers to gain a clear picture of their own behaviors. "The moving

stories and personal tips of real people sharing their struggles and offering practical solutions makes this a wonderful resource," commented Kliatt reviewer Shirley Reis, and Janet S. Thompson stated in School Library Journal that Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide presents "a discussion that speaks to [readers] … with honesty and authenticity."

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Book Report, November-December, 2001, Rosemary Knapp, review of Stepliving for Teens: Getting along with Stepparents, Parents, and Siblings, p. 74.

Kliatt, May, 2006, Shirley Reis, review of Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide: The Easy, Fun Way to Look and Feel Good, p. 33.

Publishers Weekly, March 27, 2006, review of Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide, p. 81.

School Library Journal, August, 2001, Lisa Denton, review of Stepliving for Teens, p. 192; April, 2006, Janet S. Thompson, review of Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide, p. 152.

Voice of Youth Advocates, February, 2006, Diane Emge, review of Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide, p. 508.

ONLINE

Dr. Susan Bartell Home Page,http://girlsonlyweightloss.com (December 18, 2006).

Diet Detective Web site,http://www.dietdetective.com/ (December 18, 2006), interview with Bartell.