Explore Experts in Education and Psychology

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Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication

Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.

Storrs CT UNITED STATES

Interactive Health Technologies Media Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction Mediated Content

S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor and Director of Field Education

Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.

Hartford CT UNITED STATES

Trauma and Recovery refugees and asylum seekers vicarious trauma and resilience human rights approach to social work co-ocurring health and mental health conditions post torture and genocide

Laura J. Burton, Ph.D.

Department Head, Educational Leadership

Professor focused on management in sports organizations and how gender stereotypes affect women working in athletics.

Storrs CT UNITED STATES

Gender Stereotypes Access and Success in Leadership Sport Management Gender Issues in Sport Leadership in Sport Organizations Gender

Sandra M. Chafouleas

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology

Professor Chafouleas is an expert on whole child, school mental health, behavioral assessment, and K12 tiered systems of support.

Storrs CT UNITED STATES

Multi-Tiered Frameworks Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model Social-Emotional-Behavioral Assessment School Mental Health Trauma-Informed Schools Whole Child Integrated Health and Academics

Casey Cobb, Ph.D.

Neag Professor of Educational Policy

Dr. Cobb's current research interests include policies on school choice, accountability, and school reform.

Storrs CT UNITED STATES

Education Policy Educational Leadership School Reform School Choice Educational Accountability

Marie Coppola, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences focused on language acquisition, ASL, deaf culture, and cognitive science.

Storrs CT UNITED STATES

Lange Acquisition Number Cognition Homesign Language Emergence Cognitive Development Sign Language Structure

Jennifer Necci Dineen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor In-Residence, School of Public Policy | Associate Director, UConn Center for Advancing, Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention (ARMS)

Jennifer Dineen is a survey methodologist who focuses on stakeholder attitudes as mechanism for intervention uptake and policy change.

Hartford CT UNITED STATES

Gun Violence Prevention Gun Injury Prevention Education Policy Political Attitudes and Behavior Qualitative Research Methods Survey Methodology Public Policy

Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.

Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Dunn focuses her teaching, research, and service on urban education for social and racial justice.

Storrs CT UNITED STATES

Teacher Education Sociocultural and Political Contexts of Education Teacher Preparation Racial and Social Justice Educational Equity Urban Education

Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Storrs CT UNITED STATES

Technology and Interpersonal Violence Youth Violence Gun Violence Prevention Research Methodology Child and Adolescent Development Social Work Practice and Trauma Mindfulness