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    Marc A. Brackett, PhD

    Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Professor, Child Study Center, Yale University; Co-Creator, The RULER Approach to Social and Emotional Learning, Host, “Dealing With Feelings” Podcast; Developer, How We Feel App; Author, Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want (2025), Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive (2019); Co-Author, “Why Emotion Regulation Is the Skill Every School and District Leader Needs Now” (2026, District Management), “The Role of Educators in School-Based Social and Emotional Learning” (2025, Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice and Policy), and “Emotionally Intelligent School Leadership Predicts Educator Well-Being Before and During a Crisis” (2024, Frontiers in Psychology)

    Marc A.Brackett, 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 Emotional Brains
    Strategies for Student Behavior, Resilience, Regulation, Trauma, and EQ in Challenging Times
    Promoting Play ghj_amp Early Self-Regulation
    Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom
    November 22-24, 2024
    Social-Emotional Brains in Schools
    Raising Resilience, Restoring Relationships,
    and Rebuilding Self-Regulation During COVID-19
    Reducing Stress for Success
    Virtual Conference
    November 07-08, 2020
    Schooling Social Brains
    Promoting Social Skills, Interactions,
    and Collaborations in a Digital Age
    Keynote III (Option B):
    The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York, NY
    May 03-05, 2019