Speaker Profile

Christi C. Bergin, PhD

Director, Prosocial Development and Education Research Laboratory; Research Professor Emerita, Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri; Chief Scientific Officer, Prosocial Education Collaborative; Co-Founder, Network for Educator Effectiveness; Author, Designing a Prosocial Classroom: Fostering Collaboration in Students From PreK-12 With the Curriculum You Already Use (2018) and “The Handbook of Prosocial Education” (2014, Moral Education); Co-Author, “Social and Emotional Learning Programs and Students’ Prosocial Behavior: A Meta-Analysis” (2026, Review of Educational Research), “Reducing Teacher Burnout and Promoting Student Prosocial Behavior Using the Echo Telementoring Model in Middle Schools” (2026, Psychology in the Schools), Social and Emotional Development in Children Through Emerging Adults: A Guide for Professionals (2025), Child and Adolescent Development in Your Classroom (4th Edition, 2025), and “Positive Teacher-Student Relationships May Lead to Better Teaching” (2022, Learning and Instruction)

Christi C.Bergin, PhD

Upcoming Talks

Teaching Social Brains
Applying Brain Science to Improve Social Skills, Belonging, Behavior, Regulation, and Learning
4) EMPOWERING MINDS & VALUES
The Fairmont Atop Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA
February 12-14, 2027

Past Talks

Teaching Social Brains
Strategies to Promote Student Connections, Collaboration, Cooperation, and Belonging
How Early Experiences Mold Learners
The Sheraton NY Times Square, New York, NY or Virtually via Zoom
April 21-23, 2023