CURRENT PROJECTS
Loving-Kindness Meditation for Educators
Studying the effects of compassion through loving-kindness meditation on teachers' burnout, social-emotional competence, and teacher-student relationships.
Defended dissertation May 11 2023
Current stage: Preparing manuscript for publication
Teacher-Student Relationship Review
A systematic literature review on teacher-student relationships for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Explored and synthesized within the review are definitions of the teacher-student relationship (TSR), instruments for measuring the TSR, and associated outcomes of students with EBD.
Current stage: Editing manuscript to submit for peer-review
Applicability of the classroom assessment scoring system (class, K-3) across diverse contexts
Investigating psychometric properties of the CLASS, K-3 in self-contained, ENL, and Math specialist contexts.
Current stage: Conducting analyses, co-authoring manuscript for publication.
special education teacher preparation program coherence
Examining existing values, mission, attributes, dispositions, and professional learning standards in a special education teacher preparation curriculum. Aligning the 22 high leverage practices (HLPs) created by the Council for Exceptional Children with the CEEDAR center to existing program components. Selecting aligned learning activities and developing assessments for coursework and field placements. Developing cohesion across curriculum and between supervisors, faculty, cooperating teachers, and students.
Current Status: Revising Instrument, co-authoring manuscript.