Almut Zieher, PhD
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Associate Research Scientist in the Child Study Center
Research & Publications
Biography
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Research Summary
Dr. Zieher uses social, emotional, and mindfulness theory and approaches to inform training and measure development. Previously she developed and deployed a mindfulness training using the skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy with pre-service teachers. Currently, she is focused on improving measures of SEL implementation, including developing a checklist for measuring elementary school teacher’s social and emotional teaching and a teacher self-report measure of emotion-focused SEL implementation. Dr. Zieher is also developing an indirect self-report measure of teachers’ mindfulness to better understand how the mechanisms of mindfulness work, and employing novel methods for exploring the drivers of SEL interventions.
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Research Interests
Psychology, Educational; Emotional Regulation
Selected Publications
- Promoting Well-Being and Responsiveness in Pre-Service Teachers Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills: A Mixed-Methods StudyZieher 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.
- Considering the “How” of SEL: A Framework for the Pedagogies of Social and Emotional LearningZieher 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, 100030. DOI: 10.1016/j.sel.2024.100030.
- The state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta‐analysis of universal school‐based SEL interventionsCipriano 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.
- School Counselor Consultation Effects on Teachers’ Mindfulness, Stress, and RelationshipsMolina 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.
- The State of Evidence for Social and Emotional Learning: A Contemporary Meta-Analysis of Universal School-Based SEL InterventionsCipriano, 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.
- Educators’ Implementation and Use of Social and Emotional Learning Early in the COVID-19 PandemicZieher 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.
- Language skills, behaviour problems, and classroom emotional support among preschool children from low-income familiesQi 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.
- Support 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.
- Self‐Regulatory Growth Effects for Young Children Participating in a Combined Social and Emotional Learning and Mindfulness‐Based InterventionLemberger‐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.
- Teaching in a public Montessori school: contexts, quandaries, and thinking schemesZieher 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.