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Curriculum Vitae Todd M. Wyatt graduated from Dayton Christian High School in Dayton, Ohio in 1998. He earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in Human Development Psychology from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee in 2002. Todd has directed the research program at EverFi, Inc. since 2008, and is also an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University. 126
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