47222 Promoting Social and Academic Development of Urban Children
Job experience
Director of Education and Leadership, Chicago Quest Schools, Chicago International Charter School
Director of Elementary School Partnerships and Co-Leader of the Academic and Social Support Initiative, USI Network, Urban Education Institute, University of Chicago
Consultant, Chicago School Readiness Project, University of Chicago
Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research
Training Faculty Associate, University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Juvenile Research Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship Program
Fields of Special Interest
Development of Systemic Approaches to Integrating Academic and Social Support in Schools
Evidence-based Decison Making in Student Support Team Processes
School-Based Promotion of Healthy Development in Children and Adolescents
Coaching for Educational Equity and Excellence
Publications or presentations
"Public Schools: Issues of Access and Opportunity for Under-Resourced Children and Families", DePaul University Community Mental Health Center, March, 2008
"Improving Instruction: Using Communities of Practice to Bring High Quality Teaching to Scale" American Educational Research Association, April, 2007 (with Julie Burnett)
"Increasing our Relevance to Urban School Reform: Rethinking the Prevention Paradigm", Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, June, 2005