Peter C. Dossen is an international student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He began his Ph.D. 2023 in the Human Sciences program specializing in Child Development/Early Childhood Education. Peter holds a graduate certificate in Early Childhood and Family Policy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from William V. S. Tubman University, Liberia, and a Master of Arts in Child Development from the University of Haifa, Israel. Peter's research interests revolve around the mechanism linking the association among the intergenerational transmission of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment, parenting, children's mental health, social-emotional development, and academic achievement in a post-war country.

He currently serves as a student representative for the Alliance/IDEA on the Student-to-Student (S2S) Effort of the Early Childhood Policy in Institutions of Higher Education (ECPIHE). Peter has worked as an instructor at William V. S. Tubman University's Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education and also as a Registered Nurse at the Rocktown Kunokudi Clinic, where he held various roles, including officer in charge (OIC), Maternal and Child Health Focal person, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician. His transition from clinical nursing practice to child development stemmed from witnessing the lack of educational opportunities for children in the clinic catchment communities where he was assigned. This experience ignited his passion for policy reform initiatives that promote a safe, stable, and nurturing environment where young children and their families can thrive.