Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

Social Brains in Adolescence: Peers, Pressures, and a Pandemic

Belonging: The Science of Creating Connections and Bridging Divides

The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony

Director, Social Identity and Morality Lab; Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, Department of Psychology, New York University; Co-Author, “Out-Group Animosity Drives Engagement on Social Media” (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony (2021), and “The Social Neuroscience of Cooperation” (2020, The Cognitive Neurosciences)

How Relationships Power the Brain

The Social Brain, Language, and Learning

A Sense of Belonging Matters: Building Connections and Community

The Science of Making and Keeping Friends

Teaching Kindness

The Challenge of Permitting and Cultivating Principled Dissent in the Social-Pressure Classroom: A How to Guide

Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

The Science of Making and Keeping Friends

How Relationships Power the Brain

The Global Crisis of Connection: Its Roots, Consequences, and Solution

Intentional Neuroplasticity: The Neurobiology of Adversity and the Resiliency of Attachment

Societal Brain Health and Sessing Trauma: Inheritance of Olfactory Fear Memory

The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony

Director, Social Identity and Morality Lab; Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, Department of Psychology, New York University; Co-Author, “Out-Group Animosity Drives Engagement on Social Media” (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony (2021), and “The Social Neuroscience of Cooperation” (2020, The Cognitive Neurosciences)

A Sense of Belonging Matters: Building Connections and Community

Belonging: The Science of Creating Connections and Bridging Divides

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

Lead Climate Coach, Thriving YOUniversity; Coordinator for Social Emotional Learning, Bakersfield City School District; Former Teacher, Behavioral Management Specialist, and District Administrator

Co-Founder and Director, Neuro-Education Initiative (NEI); Professor, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University; Author, The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model for 21st Century Schools (2012) and Connecting Brain Research With Effective Teaching: The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model (2003); Co-Author “The Effects of Arts-Integrated Instruction on Memory for Science Content.” (2019, Trends in Neuroscience and Education)

The Social Brain, Language, and Learning

The Challenge of Permitting and Cultivating Principled Dissent in the Social-Pressure Classroom: A How to Guide

Differentiation in the Elementary Classroom: Promoting Engagement and Social Interaction

Effective Collaborative and Cooperative Learning: Possibilities and Perils

Professor Emeritus of Educational Assessment, Institute of Education, University of London; Former Dean and Head of the School of Education, King’s College London; One of the World’s Leading Authorities on Formative Assessments; Author, Creating the Schools Our Children Need (2018), Embedded Formative Assessment: Strategies for Classroom Assessment That Drives Student Engagement and Learning (2017, 2nd Edition), Leadership to Teacher Learning (2016), and “The Secret of Effective Feedback” (2016, Educational Leadership)

Restore and Respect: How to Mediate School Conflicts and Keep Students Learning

Student Learning Communities: A Springboard for Academic and Social-Emotional Development

Professor of Education, James Madison University; Co-Editor, Teacher Educator’s Journal; Co-Author, How Tutoring Works: Six Steps to Grow Motivation and Accelerate Student Learning (2021), How Learning Works (2021), Clarity for Learning (2018), From Snorkelers to Scuba Divers: Making the Elementary Science Classroom a Place of Engagement and Deep Learning (2017), Visible Learning for Science (2017), and Captivate, Activate, and Invigorate the Student Brain in Science and Math, Grades 6–12 (2013)

Social Brains in Adolescence: Peers, Pressures, and a Pandemic

The Listening Project: A School- Based Method of Building Relational Intelligence

Reframing Adolescence: Preparing Adults to Be the Guides Teens Deserve in Their Lives

Insights into the Teenage Social Brain: Peers, Presence, and Pro-Social Influences

Fostering Purpose in Youth Through Persuasive Science and Profound Prosocial Experiential Exercises

How the Brain Makes Sense of the Social World: Implications for Understanding the Teenage Years

The Social Brain: The Neural Basis of Social Cognition, Social Connection, and Emotion

The Dynamics of Prosocial Choice

Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Compassionate, Cooperative, and Collaborative Students

Designing a ProSocial Classroom

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

Lead Climate Coach, Thriving YOUniversity; Coordinator for Social Emotional Learning, Bakersfield City School District; Former Teacher, Behavioral Management Specialist, and District Administrator

No More Meltdowns: Social Skills Training for Emotional Regulation

Evolving With Gratitude: Nurture Relationships, Improve Well-Being, and Activate Learning

Teaching What Matters to Teens: Activating Compassion, Kindness, and Altruism

Teaching Kindness

The Empathy Edge: How to Create a More Human-Centered Classroom

Cognitive Scientist; Associate Teaching Professor in the Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, Doctor of Education Program, Northeastern University; Former Teacher; Co-Founder of Immersive Science Learning Company, Killer Snails; Author, “An Opportunity for an Improved Post-Pandemic Education” (2021, Age of Awareness), Game On? Brain On! The Surprising Relationship Between Play and Gray (Matter) (2020) and Designed to Learn: Using Design Thinking to Bring Purpose and Passion to the Classroom (2019)