Colter Mitchell, the Principal Investigator on the "Adolescent Wellbeing and Brain Development" collaborative study, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.

Colter received his Ph.D. in Sociology in 2009 from University of Michigan. He is now a Faculty Research Fellow at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.