Current Publications:
Triage Your School: A Physician's Guide to Preventing Teacher Burnout
The upcoming book wIth Solution Tree Press provides expert insight, honest conversation, and a deeper understanding into the deep-seated burnout that has plagued teachers for the past two decades. Despite their impressive resilience, many educators will fall prey to exhaustion with a "survive and advance" approach. We can't look the other way and let this continue.
It's time to leverage proven strategies from the world of healthcare and scale them for the operational needs of educators – generating immediate action items that are evidence-based, transformative for workflow, and beneficial to the well-being of educators everywhere.
You can ORDER NOW at the Solution Tree Website or at Amazon.
The book published Spring of 2024!
The upcoming book wIth Solution Tree Press provides expert insight, honest conversation, and a deeper understanding into the deep-seated burnout that has plagued teachers for the past two decades. Despite their impressive resilience, many educators will fall prey to exhaustion with a "survive and advance" approach. We can't look the other way and let this continue.
It's time to leverage proven strategies from the world of healthcare and scale them for the operational needs of educators – generating immediate action items that are evidence-based, transformative for workflow, and beneficial to the well-being of educators everywhere.
You can ORDER NOW at the Solution Tree Website or at Amazon.
The book published Spring of 2024!
Quantitative Impact of Embedded Preventive Mental Health:
SCHOOL LEADERS: Struggling with how to support youth mental health effectively within the limitations of school? Please read our peer reviewed publication regarding an embedded curriculum that supports common vulnerabilities and mental health strain seen in secondary students – it demonstrated a statistically significant increase in student self-esteem in the intervention group, including four higher risk cohorts of adolescents (per CDC Youth risk behavior surveys): 1) high screen time users, 2) students who identify as female, 3) students who identify as Black or Hispanic and 4) students who identify as LGBTQ+. Check out the study at the National Institute of Health Libraries and reach out if you want to know more!
SCHOOL LEADERS: Struggling with how to support youth mental health effectively within the limitations of school? Please read our peer reviewed publication regarding an embedded curriculum that supports common vulnerabilities and mental health strain seen in secondary students – it demonstrated a statistically significant increase in student self-esteem in the intervention group, including four higher risk cohorts of adolescents (per CDC Youth risk behavior surveys): 1) high screen time users, 2) students who identify as female, 3) students who identify as Black or Hispanic and 4) students who identify as LGBTQ+. Check out the study at the National Institute of Health Libraries and reach out if you want to know more!
After the Mask: A Guide to Caring for Students and Schools
Here it is – a deeper understanding of the pediatric mental health crisis that has been growing since the early 2000s. Educators, perhaps more than ever, need definitive guidance to address the social, emotional, and academic setbacks of recent years. After the Mask integrates high-level science with the expertise and perspective of educators to provide evidence-based strategies that enhance student well-being – without asking you to be a healthcare provider or social worker. After the Mask: A Guide to Caring for Students and Schools peaked at #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com!
Here it is – a deeper understanding of the pediatric mental health crisis that has been growing since the early 2000s. Educators, perhaps more than ever, need definitive guidance to address the social, emotional, and academic setbacks of recent years. After the Mask integrates high-level science with the expertise and perspective of educators to provide evidence-based strategies that enhance student well-being – without asking you to be a healthcare provider or social worker. After the Mask: A Guide to Caring for Students and Schools peaked at #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com!
Featured Articles and Webinars
University of Notre Dame
Sitting down with staff writers from the University of Notre Dame Magazine was a special moment for me – as I am a proud ND alum. The discussion provided a chance to explore the worrisome trends seen in youth mental health since 2000 – and equally importantly, investigate the concept of embedded preventive mental health and what that looks like in a classroom.
Sitting down with staff writers from the University of Notre Dame Magazine was a special moment for me – as I am a proud ND alum. The discussion provided a chance to explore the worrisome trends seen in youth mental health since 2000 – and equally importantly, investigate the concept of embedded preventive mental health and what that looks like in a classroom.
EdWeb Webcast and Article
EdWeb provides professional development to more than one million educators across North America. It was a thrill to help them design a week long series of webinars, each of which dove into the complexities of the mental health crisis in schools. In addition to the design phase, I enjoyed hosting a panel discussion and presenting a scaled version of triage for educators – an operational approach that has improved workflow for many school districts I've consulted with.
EdWeb provides professional development to more than one million educators across North America. It was a thrill to help them design a week long series of webinars, each of which dove into the complexities of the mental health crisis in schools. In addition to the design phase, I enjoyed hosting a panel discussion and presenting a scaled version of triage for educators – an operational approach that has improved workflow for many school districts I've consulted with.
EdTech Magazine
While at FETC, I enjoyed the opportunity to chat with a dynamic writer for EdTech Magazine. We discussed the action items that demonstrated efficacy and improved work balance in healthcare – and ultimately, how they crossover and can be used in education.
While at FETC, I enjoyed the opportunity to chat with a dynamic writer for EdTech Magazine. We discussed the action items that demonstrated efficacy and improved work balance in healthcare – and ultimately, how they crossover and can be used in education.
Sonderly
Based in Toronto, Sonderly serves as leading training platform for North American educators when it comes to issues regarding autism, neurodivergence, and behavior/mental health challenges. It was a pleasure to serve as a content expert – bringing the perspective of a former physician and classroom teacher as we record this webcast for Canadian educators.
Based in Toronto, Sonderly serves as leading training platform for North American educators when it comes to issues regarding autism, neurodivergence, and behavior/mental health challenges. It was a pleasure to serve as a content expert – bringing the perspective of a former physician and classroom teacher as we record this webcast for Canadian educators.
Tech and Learning – School Mental Health Crisis
The escalating demands placed upon educators has led to overwhelming exhaustion and worrisome attrition rates. Sadly, this is not a transient phenomenon, but has been building since the early 2000s. Business as usual will not be enough. It's critical to make thoughtful change.
The escalating demands placed upon educators has led to overwhelming exhaustion and worrisome attrition rates. Sadly, this is not a transient phenomenon, but has been building since the early 2000s. Business as usual will not be enough. It's critical to make thoughtful change.