Featured Publications
Promoting Well-Being and Responsiveness in Pre-Service Teachers Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills: A Mixed-Methods Study
Zieher A, Armstrong J. Promoting Well-Being and Responsiveness in Pre-Service Teachers Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal Of Prevention And Health Promotion 2022, 3: 508-538. DOI: 10.1177/26320770221097973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-service teachersEffective teachingTherapy skillsMixed-methods studyResearcher journalTeacher burnoutTeachersMore frequent sessionsSkillsMixed methodsTeachingDialectical Behavior Therapy SkillsBehavior therapy skillsMindfulness trainingTraining sessionsStudy pointPositive affectSessionsDaily survey dataDaily lifeFrequent sessionsStudentsSurvey dataMindfulnessWeekly sessionsConsidering 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
2024
How We Teach SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) Matters: Considering the Pedagogies of SEL Framework to Improve SEL
Zieher A. How We Teach SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) Matters: Considering the Pedagogies of SEL Framework to Improve SEL. 2024 DOI: 10.3102/2108345.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
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
2022
School Counselor Consultation Effects on Teachers’ Mindfulness, Stress, and Relationships
Molina C, Lemberger-Truelove M, Zieher A. School Counselor Consultation Effects on Teachers’ Mindfulness, Stress, and Relationships. Professional School Counseling 2022, 26: 2156759x221086749. DOI: 10.1177/2156759x221086749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudent-teacher relationshipsDemands of teachingSecondary educatorsSEL skillsSchool counselorsSchool districtsTeachersMindfulness strategiesIndirect servicesConsultation interventionDirect servicesStudentsHierarchical linear regressionMindfulnessTeachingEducatorsSkillsDiverse sampleSELCounselorsParticipantsConsultationAwarenessDistrictDispositionThe State of Evidence for Social and Emotional Learning: A Contemporary Meta-Analysis of Universal School-Based SEL Interventions
Cipriano, C., Hunter, L., Zieher, A., Durlak, J., Strambler, M., Eveleigh, A., Ponnock, A., McCarthy, M., Funaro, M., & Chow., J. (Stage 1 In Principle Acceptance). The State of Evidence for Social and Emotional Learning: A Contemporary Meta-Analysis of Universal School-Based SEL Interventions. Child Development.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2021
Educators’ 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
Language skills, behaviour problems, and classroom emotional support among preschool children from low-income families
Qi C, Zieher A, Van Horn ML, Bulotsky-Shearer R, Carta J. Language skills, behaviour problems, and classroom emotional support among preschool children from low-income families. Early Child Development And Care 2019, 190: 2278-2290. PMID: 33716381, PMCID: PMC7954186, DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2019.1570504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupport for the Development and Use of the Child Observation of Mindfulness Measure (C-OMM)
Lemberger-Truelove M, Carbonneau K, Zieher A, Atencio D. Support for the Development and Use of the Child Observation of Mindfulness Measure (C-OMM). Mindfulness 2019, 10: 1406-1416. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-019-1094-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Self‐Regulatory Growth Effects for Young Children Participating in a Combined Social and Emotional Learning and Mindfulness‐Based Intervention
Lemberger‐Truelove M, Carbonneau K, Atencio D, Zieher A, Palacios A. Self‐Regulatory Growth Effects for Young Children Participating in a Combined Social and Emotional Learning and Mindfulness‐Based Intervention. Journal Of Counseling & Development 2018, 96: 289-302. DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional learningMindfulness-based interventionsMultiple behavioral observationsMultilevel modeling approachCombined SocialYoung childrenBehavioral observationsDisadvantaged backgroundsLearningInterventionStudent growthQualitative analysisMindfulnessSocialLanguageChildrenStudentsImplicationsFindingsBehavior
2016
Teaching in a public Montessori school: contexts, quandaries, and thinking schemes
Zieher A, Armstrong J. Teaching in a public Montessori school: contexts, quandaries, and thinking schemes. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies 2016, 15: 37-54. DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2016.1139500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool environmentCharter school movementEducational reform strategiesExperienced educatorsCharter schoolsProfessional educatorsMontessori schoolsSchool movementTeachersProfessional practicePerson-centred practicePhenomenological analysis approachContextual challengesEducatorsMultiple interviewsInductive analysisInterpretative phenomenological analysis approachReform strategiesResearch questionsSchoolsPersonal valuesExperienceLight of qualityPracticeEnvironment