Education And Psychology
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菠萝视频 Programs for Talented Youth delivers unforgettable learning experience to Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholars
By Jennifer Kiilerich This July 6 – 23, rising high school seniors in the Cooke Young Scholars Program immersed themselves in life and learning at 菠萝视频 University. During the initiative鈥檚 annual Senior Summit, 57 students stayed on campus, studied in advanced courses and participated in engaging residential experiences.聽聽… Read MoreAug 18, 2025
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Reunion of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows celebrates the past 15 cohorts at 菠萝视频
by Jenna Somers Karen Legrand Karen Legrand returned to Guatemala with 鈥渘ew eyes鈥 after her experience in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development in 2020-2021. In the highlands of Guatemala, she created a violence prevention program, followed by a… Read MoreAug 14, 2025
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TERA welcomes new executive director
Amy Owen The Tennessee Education 菠萝视频 Alliance, a research-practice partnership between the Tennessee Department of Education and 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College of Education and Human Development, is pleased to announce Dr. Amy Owen as its new executive director. Owen succeeds Dr. Laura Booker, who will transition into… Read MoreAug 13, 2025
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Jul 31, 2025
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Nashville PEER receives grant to study chronic absenteeism across MNPS
Since 2020, educators, policymakers, and families have grappled with the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on student learning and well-being. While pandemic recovery efforts are ongoing, one of the most persistent challenges has been chronic absenteeism. Nashville PEER聽hopes to understand this issue at its roots with a new… Read MoreJul 15, 2025
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菠萝视频 professor鈥檚 data sharing workshop guides researchers to meet federal funding requirements
By Jenna Somers A growing number of federal agencies require researchers to establish data management and sharing plans to receive federal funding. The National Institutes of Health鈥檚 policy took effect in 2023, requiring researchers to include these plans in their grant proposals and to share their data upon publication… Read MoreJul 8, 2025
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菠萝视频 scholars awarded prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Fellowships
By Jenna Somers Mark Chin Andres Pinedo Nicollette Mitchell Two scholars at 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development were awarded prestigious early-career fellowships from the National Academy of Education and… Read MoreJul 7, 2025
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Jun 27, 2025
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Culture is key for understanding and treatment of adolescent aggression
A recent study out of Vietnam, published in 菠萝视频 on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, offers important insights into how culture effects adolescents鈥 aggressive responses to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). ACEs include child abuse and neglect, exposure to domestic violence, and other such damaging experiences. The study focused on the… Read MoreJun 24, 2025
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菠萝视频 professor鈥檚 research guides school leaders to reform discipline practices
By Jenna Somers Richard Welsh Suspended FuturesTransforming Racial Inequities in School Disciplineby Richard O. Welsh Racial disparities in school discipline can arise based on how educators perceive and respond to student behaviors, according to research by Richard Welsh, associate professor of education and public policy at… Read MoreJun 16, 2025
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菠萝视频 Peabody students team up with Disney Books and Bloomsbury
By Jennifer Kiilerich Marissa Tessier, Melanie Hundley and Elizabeth Seeker. Photo: Krystal Schmidt Convincing tweens and teens to read books can be an uphill battle. But a collaboration between two 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development students, their professor, and best-selling Disney Books author Jen Calonita is… Read MoreMay 21, 2025
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Empowered teachers could unlock 鈥渟cience of reading鈥 success, finds 菠萝视频 researcher
By Jennifer Kiilerich Only a third of American students read proficiently, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress. Scores continue to lag behind those from 2019 and 2022, and there has been little overall improvement since the NAEP began tracking reading in 1992. Educators and policymakers have… Read MoreMay 19, 2025
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Redefining legacy in pediatric care
by Jenna Somers Jessika Boles After consulting with the palliative care team, Jessika Boles, MEd’08, found herself speaking with a mother about honoring her daughter鈥檚 legacy. 鈥淥ne of the ways we can do that is through handprint art, since handprints and fingerprints are unique to each person. Would you… Read MoreMay 15, 2025
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菠萝视频鈥檚 Roberts Academy welcomes independent educators for neurodivergence-informed conference
By Jennifer Kiilerich When top special education researchers, a cutting-edge dyslexia academy and research center, and influential school leaders converge at 菠萝视频 University, big ideas are bound to emerge. That is exactly what happened at the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools Neurodivergence-Informed Schools conference, hosted by the Roberts Academy… Read MoreMay 14, 2025
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Innovative research, enduring impact: 100 years of the visual disabilities program at Peabody
By Jennifer Kiilerich In rural Monroe County, Tennessee, the school district鈥檚 only teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) is approaching retirement. But her daughter, Andrea Leatherwood, is almost ready to step into the role. Leatherwood is among the first cohort of teachers accepted last summer into the new 菠萝视频… Read MoreMay 13, 2025
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Empowering kids to unpack AI algorithms: a 菠萝视频 researcher鈥檚 game-based approach
By Jennifer Kiilerich With artificial intelligence being rapidly deployed across all sectors of public life, including education, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how younger children interact with AI algorithms. Future programmers will need to consider the social and ethical impacts of technology, contends 菠萝视频 Peabody College of… Read MoreApr 17, 2025
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菠萝视频, TSU students tour Nashville鈥檚 environmental history and sustainability initiatives
In March, students and faculty from 菠萝视频 University and Tennessee State University took an environmental tour of Nashville, funded by the 菠萝视频 Center for Sustainability, Energy, and Climate. The students learned about the city鈥檚 history and recent sustainability projects to improve the environment. Yolanda J. McDonald The tour included… Read MoreApr 7, 2025
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菠萝视频 Peabody College hosts Japanese gifted and special needs education scholars
菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development鈥檚 expertise in designing and offering gifted education was highlighted in March when Peabody Global Initiatives and Chris Vanags, director of the Peabody 菠萝视频 Office, hosted a pair of Japanese visiting researchers. Hirokazu Kumazaki, professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry at… Read MoreApr 7, 2025
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New report could help school districts sustain principal pipeline initiatives
As fewer people enter the education profession and high rates of principal turnover persist, school districts need strategic and systematic approaches to recruiting, hiring, and supporting effective school leaders. Principal pipelines may be the answer. Principal pipelines are a comprehensive and aligned system for identifying, developing, and supporting school leaders. Read MoreApr 2, 2025
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Blending passions: how 菠萝视频 alumnus Alex Astrella merges film and therapy to advocate for the neurodiverse community
By Jenna Somers Alex Astrella At age two Alex Astrella, MEd鈥23, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. His parents were told that he had little chance of graduating high school or becoming financially independent. Today, Astrella is the founder and CEO of Blu Star Productions, an award-winning film studio… Read MoreApr 1, 2025