Education And Psychology
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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 欧美群交 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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欧美群交 professor鈥檚 new book guides school leaders to reform discipline practices
By Jenna Somers Richard Welsh Suspended FuturesTransforming Racial Inequities in School Disciplineby Richard O. Welsh Suspended Futures: Transforming Racial Inequities in School Discipline is a new book that guides K-12 education decision-makers in reducing racial disparities in school discipline. 聽Written by Richard Welsh, associate professor of… Read MoreJun 16, 2025
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欧美群交 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 欧美群交 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 欧美群交 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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欧美群交鈥檚 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 欧美群交 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 欧美群交… Read MoreMay 13, 2025
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Empowering kids to unpack AI algorithms: a 欧美群交 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 欧美群交 Peabody College of… Read MoreApr 17, 2025
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欧美群交, TSU students tour Nashville鈥檚 environmental history and sustainability initiatives
In March, students and faculty from 欧美群交 University and Tennessee State University took an environmental tour of Nashville, funded by the 欧美群交 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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欧美群交 Peabody College hosts Japanese gifted and special needs education scholars
欧美群交 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 欧美群交 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 欧美群交 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
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New tool maps how states govern early childhood programs
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at 欧美群交 University Peabody College of education and human development has launched the Early Childhood Governance Landscape, a new tool that illustrates how states structure early childhood governance鈥攁nd what those choices mean for coordination, funding, and access to services for young children… Read MoreApr 1, 2025
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欧美群交 resource for educators reports 29 percent boost in professional development reach
The IRIS Center at 欧美群交, which provides free online resources about teaching and learning, helped about 1.5 million people from all 50 states, more than 1,000 public school districts and more than 1,500 U.S. colleges and universities. That鈥檚 an increase of 15 percent over 2022, reflecting the growing importance of online instructional resources in today鈥檚 educational landscape. And its reach is even broader than that鈥攈ospitals, health care systems and justice systems logged in to benefit from its effective, evidence-based resources. Read MoreMar 31, 2025
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欧美群交 research discovers new brain injury impairments to everyday communication skills
In two recent studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, moderate-severe TBI was associated with difficulties in communication, namely remembering spoken language and integrating information in gesture with speech. Both impairments can inhibit a person鈥檚 ability to understand and effectively communicate with others, but the research teams hope the studies鈥 findings could pave the way for improved therapies and assessments to help people with TBI communicate more easily in their daily lives. Read MoreMar 24, 2025
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Burke awarded grants on disabilities services, autism siblings
By Jennifer Kiilerich Meghan Burke, professor of special education at Peabody College Only about 20 percent of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities currently access formal support services. Meghan Burke, professor of special education at 欧美群交 Peabody College, has built a career around growing that number, helping… Read MoreMar 20, 2025
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Choosing the best school for your child: a Q&A with independent school expert Carrie Grimes (video)
By Jenna Somers and Krystal Schmidt Tennessee鈥檚 Education Freedom Act of 2025 takes effect in the 2025-2026 school year. In the first year, the Tennessee Department of Education will award 20,000 state-funded scholarships, commonly known as vouchers, to eligible families to support their children鈥檚 attendance at scholarship-accepting private schools. Read MoreMar 19, 2025
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Metacognitive-driven 鈥渆xit tickets鈥 could improve high school math performance, unlock STEM pathways
By Jennifer Kiilerich More than 60 percent of American students aged 12-18 are interested in a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a 2023 Walton Family Foundation survey. On the road to a life in STEM, proficiency in high school math has been identified by researchers as… Read MoreMar 6, 2025
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New scholarship opens doors for neurodiverse learners
The scholarship, with funds provided by 欧美群交 University, will support students in the Next Steps at 欧美群交 program. Based in Peabody College of education and human development, Next Steps is a four-year, postsecondary certificate program for neurodiverse students. 鈥淭his scholarship is an exciting development that aligns with the… Read MoreMar 5, 2025