Licensed and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst; Special Educator; Consultant; Blogger, The Huffington Post; Author, “Helping Anxious Kids Move Forward” (2017, Educational Leadership), The Behavior Code Companion: Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students With Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors (2014), and “Building Positive Relationships With Students Struggling With Mental Health” (2019, Phi Delta Kappan); Co-Author, "A Skill-Building Approach to Reducing Student’s Anxiety and Challenging Behavior" (2022, Phi Delta Kappan) and The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students (2012)

Fahmy and Donna Attallah Professor of Humanistic Psychology; Professor of Education, Psychology, and Neuroscience, who pioneered novel approaches to the study of child and adolescent social-emotional and brain development; Founding Director, USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning, and Education (CANDLE), University of Southern California; Author, Emotions, Learning & the Brain (2015); Co-Author, “Diverse Adolescent Transcendent Thinking Predicts Young Adult Psychosocial Outcomes Via Brain Network Development” (2024, Scientific Reports), “The Brain Basis for Social-Emotional Learning Also Supports Academic Learning” (2021, UNESCO), and “The Brain Basis for Integrated Social, Emotional, and Academic Development” (2018, Aspen Institute)

Ready or Not: Preparing Our Children to Thrive in an Anxious, Uncertain World

Proactive Solutions for Challenging Children: Moving From Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving

Raising Joyful Children in a Stressful World

The Power of Showing Up: How Teacher and Parental Presence Shape Who Our Children Become and How Their Brains Get Wired

Parenting the Stress-Resilient Child: Building Skills in the Era of Stress and Media Mess

Surviving Anxiety: Helping Children, Teens, and Teachers Overcome Fear and Worry

Risk and Resilience: Helping Children Thrive in a World Focused on Success

Risk and Resilience: Helping Children Thrive in a World Focused on Success

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

The Impact of Trauma and Neglect on the Developing Child

Whole Child Development: Dynamics of Trauma, Stress, and Complex Skill Development

The Neuroscience of Adversity and Achievement: Implications for Education

Stress, Trauma, and Resiliency: Strategies for Classroom Success

Associate Professor, Arizona Christian University; Author, 17 Things Resilient Teachers Do: (And 4 Things They Hardly Ever Do) (2020), Retraining New Teachers (2015), and Battling Boredom (2010); Co-Author, The Resilient School Leader (2023, Routledge Eye on Education), Battling Boredom, Part 2 (2018), and 75 Quick and Easy Solutions to Common Classroom Disruptions (2013)

Trauma-Informed Classroom Management: Succeeding with Challenging Students

Executive Director, Conscious Teaching, LLC; Education Consultant; Instructional Coach; Award-Winning Teacher; Professional Development Coordinator; Served in schools as a Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Coordinator, Literacy Coach, Curriculum Specialist, and Mentor Teacher; Co-Author, Yeah, But What About This Kid? Tier 3 Behavior Interventions That Work (2019) and Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching  (2016, 2nd Edition), and Picture This: Visuals and Rubrics to Teach Procedures, Save Your Voice, and Love Your Students (2011)

Rethinking Stress: Leveraging Mindset to Engage with Stress

Rewiring the Anxious Brain: Using Neuroscience to Reduce Fear, Anxiety, and Worry

Beyond Behavior: Using Brain Science to Reduce Anxiety, Toxic Stress, and Behavioral Challenges

Practical Strategies for Reducing Anxiety and Defiant Behavior in the Classroom

Licensed and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst; Special Educator; Consultant; Blogger, The Huffington Post; Author, “Helping Anxious Kids Move Forward” (2017, Educational Leadership), The Behavior Code Companion: Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students With Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors (2014), and “Building Positive Relationships With Students Struggling With Mental Health” (2019, Phi Delta Kappan); Co-Author, "A Skill-Building Approach to Reducing Student’s Anxiety and Challenging Behavior" (2022, Phi Delta Kappan) and The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students (2012)

Coping Skills for Children: Dealing with Stress, Anxiety, and Anger

Stress on the Rise and the Pivot: Stress Reduction, Empathy, and Problem-Solving

The Science of Stress: Promoting Teacher's Stress Reduction and Wellbeing

Chief Development Officer, CharacterStrong; Scientist; Psychologist; Former Middle School Math Teacher; Former Professor and Researcher at University of Minnesota, University of Washington, and Louisiana State University, who studied well-being, resilience, social-emotional learning, and youth mental health; Co-Author, "PurposeFull People SEL and Character Education Program" (2023, School Mental Health), “Brief School-Based Interventions Targeting Student Mental Health and Well-Being” (2023, PsyArXiv), “Strategies to Enhance Affective Engagement” (2020, Student Engagement), and “Brief Teacher Training Improves Student Behavior and Student-Teacher Relationships in MIddle School” (2019, School Psychology)

Things Resilient Teachers Do (and the Things They Hardly Ever Do)

Associate Professor, Arizona Christian University; Author, 17 Things Resilient Teachers Do: (And 4 Things They Hardly Ever Do) (2020), Retraining New Teachers (2015), and Battling Boredom (2010); Co-Author, The Resilient School Leader (2023, Routledge Eye on Education), Battling Boredom, Part 2 (2018), and 75 Quick and Easy Solutions to Common Classroom Disruptions (2013)

Stress Management for Teachers

Anxiety Disorders on College Campuses: The New Epidemic

The New Adolescence: Raising Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction

Brainstorm: Anxiety, Technology, and Mindfulness in the Teen Brain

Embodied Brains, Social Minds, and Cultural Meaning: The Effects of Community Violence Exposure on Urban Adolescents’ Brain Development

Fahmy and Donna Attallah Professor of Humanistic Psychology; Professor of Education, Psychology, and Neuroscience, who pioneered novel approaches to the study of child and adolescent social-emotional and brain development; Founding Director, USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning, and Education (CANDLE), University of Southern California; Author, Emotions, Learning & the Brain (2015); Co-Author, “Diverse Adolescent Transcendent Thinking Predicts Young Adult Psychosocial Outcomes Via Brain Network Development” (2024, Scientific Reports), “The Brain Basis for Social-Emotional Learning Also Supports Academic Learning” (2021, UNESCO), and “The Brain Basis for Integrated Social, Emotional, and Academic Development” (2018, Aspen Institute)

Cultivating Youth Resilience to Adversity: Preventing Bullying (and Cyberbullying) and Improving School Climate

Stressful Schools, Mindful Teachers

Associate Education Director, Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley; Key Developer on UC Berkeley’s Greater Good in Education website; Author, Surviving Teacher Burnout: A Weekly Guide to Build Resilience, Deal With Emotional Exhaustion, and Stay Inspired in the Classroom (2022); Co-Author, “The Mindful Teacher: Translating Research into Daily Wellbeing” (2018, The Clearing House Journal)

Growing Up Mindful in a Stressed-Out World

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness for Youth

A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Trauma, Learning, and Mindful Healing in Urban Populations

Co-Founder and Chief Culture Coach, Thriving YOUniversity; Former Teacher, Principal, and County Office Administrator with expertise in reaching and teaching at-promise youth; Consultant; Professional Learning Designer and Facilitator

Co-Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer, Thriving YOUniversity; Certified Life Coach; Consultant; Professional Learning Designer and Facilitator; Former Principal; Former Senior Consultant, Collaborative Learning Solutions; Awarded Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year; Passionately committed to empowering individuals and organizations to THRIVE

Building Resilience and Executive Function in Adversity: The Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers

Establishing Classroom Greetings and Positive Teacher-Student Relationships

Chief Development Officer, CharacterStrong; Scientist; Psychologist; Former Middle School Math Teacher; Former Professor and Researcher at University of Minnesota, University of Washington, and Louisiana State University, who studied well-being, resilience, social-emotional learning, and youth mental health; Co-Author, "PurposeFull People SEL and Character Education Program" (2023, School Mental Health), “Brief School-Based Interventions Targeting Student Mental Health and Well-Being” (2023, PsyArXiv), “Strategies to Enhance Affective Engagement” (2020, Student Engagement), and “Brief Teacher Training Improves Student Behavior and Student-Teacher Relationships in MIddle School” (2019, School Psychology)

Building Teacher Credibility, Collective Efficacy, and Authentic Relationships

Chair, Department of Educational Leadership, San Diego State University; Classroom Teacher, Health Sciences High and Middle College; Co-Author, The Artificial Intelligence Playbook (2024), Welcome to Teaching (2024), Belonging in School (2024), The Vocabulary Playbook: Learning Words That Matter (2023), The Restorative Practices Playbook (2022), and The Social Emotional Playbook (2022)

Meeting Students in Brain Development with an Emphasis on Regulation and Connections

Connections: The Science of Human Interpersonal Touch

Neurobiologist; Professor, Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Chief Editor, Journal of Neurophysiology; Author, Unique: The New Science of Human Individuality (2020), Think Tank: Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience (2018), Touch: The Science of the Hand, Heart, and Mind (2015), and The Accidental Mind (2009)

Addressing Students' Needs Through the 3 Rs: Relationships, Responsibility, and Regulation

We Are the Medicine: Relationships as the Heart of Learning, Flourishing, and Healing from Trauma

Connected Kids: Nurturing Healthy Attachments and Relationships in Elementary Schools

The Zen Teacher: Creating Calm, Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom