Featured Publications
The state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta‐analysis of universal school‐based SEL interventions
Cipriano C, Strambler M, Naples L, Ha C, Kirk M, Wood M, Sehgal K, Zieher A, Eveleigh A, McCarthy M, Funaro M, Ponnock A, Chow J, Durlak J. The state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta‐analysis of universal school‐based SEL interventions. Child Development 2023, 94: 1181-1204. PMID: 37448158, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSEL interventionsSchool-based SEL interventionsEmotional learning interventionSEL researchSchool climateStudent experienceSEL contentAcademic achievementLearning interventionEmotional learningImplementation qualitySchool functioningStudentsPeer relationshipsIntervention featuresState of evidenceKindergartenLearningSkillsAchievementAttitudesExperienceGradePracticeIntervention
2024
Considering the “How” of SEL: A framework for the pedagogies of social and emotional learning
Zieher A, Bailey C, Cipriano C, McNaboe T, Smith K, Strambler M. Considering the “How” of SEL: A framework for the pedagogies of social and emotional learning. Social And Emotional Learning Research Practice And Policy 2024, 3: 100030. DOI: 10.1016/j.sel.2024.100030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Towards an inclusive social and emotional learning
Cipriano C, McCarthy M. Towards an inclusive social and emotional learning. Social And Emotional Learning Research Practice And Policy 2023, 2: 100008. DOI: 10.1016/j.sel.2023.100008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSEL interventionsSchool-based SEL interventionsExperiences of studentsEmotional learning interventionSEL programmingMinoritized studentsSEL programsLearning interventionEmotional learningStudentsCritical inquiryProgram designProgram effectivenessSELKey findingsImproved researchLearningInquiryResearchRecent systematic reviewNext discussYouthSettingExperienceProgram
2022
Unpacking the social‐emotional health of education support professionals during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Naples L, Cipriano C, Eveleigh A, Stoffers M, Barnes T. Unpacking the social‐emotional health of education support professionals during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Psychology In The Schools 2022, 60: 1415-1441. PMID: 36718135, PMCID: PMC9878206, DOI: 10.1002/pits.22842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 pandemicNational Education AssociationSupportive school environmentSupport professionalsQualitative survey questionsMethods research designSocial-emotional healthClosed-ended questionsSchool environmentEducation AssociationEmotional learningQuantitative portionAffective experienceUnprecedented timesConvergent parallelResearch designSchoolsSurvey questionsDaily workProfessionalsSE HealthPandemicEducationLearningQuestions
2021
How Did Educators of Students with Learning Differences Use Social–Emotional Learning to Support Their Students and Themselves Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Eveleigh A, Cook A, Naples L, Cipriano C. How Did Educators of Students with Learning Differences Use Social–Emotional Learning to Support Their Students and Themselves Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic? Children & Schools 2021, 44: 27-38. DOI: 10.1093/cs/cdab030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial-emotional learningEducators of studentsDistance learningConvergent parallel mixed-methods research designParallel mixed-methods research designCOVID-19 pandemicMixed method research designVirtual learning environmentLearning environmentEducatorsRange of emotionsStrategy useStudentsLearningFocus groupsResearch designPositive emotionsExperienceNegative emotionsColleaguesAffective experienceSLDPandemicEmotionsQuantitative responseEducators’ Implementation and Use of Social and Emotional Learning Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Zieher AK, Cipriano C, Meyer JL, Strambler MJ. Educators’ Implementation and Use of Social and Emotional Learning Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic. School Psychology 2021, 36: 388-397. PMID: 34591589, DOI: 10.1037/spq0000461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSEL implementationDistrict supportCOVID-19 pandemicDistance learningEmotional learning skillsUse of SocialStructural equation modelEducators' useLearning skillsAcademic successSchool yearEducator burnoutEmotional learningSudden moveEducatorsEmotional instructionsLearningStudentsSELUnprecedented disruptionSchoolsEmotional strategiesSE strategiesSkillsHuman development
2019
Exploring Changes in Student Engagement through the RULER Approach: An Examination of Students at Risk of Academic Failure
Cipriano C, Barnes T, Rivers S, Brackett M. Exploring Changes in Student Engagement through the RULER Approach: An Examination of Students at Risk of Academic Failure. Journal Of Education For Students Placed At Risk (JESPAR) 2019, 24: 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/10824669.2018.1524767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudent engagementSchool failureAcademic failureStudent achievement outcomesExamination of studentsMultigroup path modelSEL programsSEL interventionsRisk studentsAchievement outcomesRuler approachEmotional learningFifth gradersStudentsEngagementPath modelLearningLongitudinal dataGradersDevelopmental trajectoriesMalleable constructFollowing yearParticipationProgramConstructs
2018
The role of embodied cognition for transforming learning
Fugate J, Macrine S, Cipriano C. The role of embodied cognition for transforming learning. International Journal Of School & Educational Psychology 2018, 7: 274-288. DOI: 10.1080/21683603.2018.1443856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidating the Recognizing Excellence in Learning and Teaching (RELATE) Tool for Special Education Classrooms
Barnes T, Cipriano C, Flynn L, Rivers S, Xu W. Validating the Recognizing Excellence in Learning and Teaching (RELATE) Tool for Special Education Classrooms. The Journal Of Experimental Education 2018, 87: 415-429. DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2018.1465383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecial education classroomsEducation classroomsTeaching toolSpecial education settingsClassroom observationsEducation settingsAccurate lensExploratory factor analysisClassroomPsychometric propertiesDecision studyLearningObservational toolDescriptive statisticsExcellenceSocial processesFactor analysisFactor structureTool reliabilityToolDescriptiveNeedLensSetting