Christina Cipriano, PhD, MEd
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Director, The Education Collaboratory at Yale
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Director, The Education Collaboratory at Yale
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Associate Professor in the Child Study Center
Director, The Education Collaboratory at Yale
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Christina Cipriano, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the Yale Child Study Center and the Director of the Education Collaboratory at Yale.
Dr. Cipriano is an Applied Developmental and Educational Psychologist, and her research focuses on social and emotional learning intervention and assessment in the service of marginalized student and teacher populations through systematic examination of the interactions within their homes, schools, and communities to promote pathways to optimal developmental outcomes.
Chris is a national expert in SEL and has extensive experience working in classrooms with marginalized populations, providing training to teachers and support staff, and direct instruction to students. Dr. Cipriano is the Principle Investigator of several funded research to practice projects and regularly disseminate her science in both academic journals and professional development workshops for pre-service and in-service educators and school personnel. Dr. Cipriano currently manages a research portfolio of over $12 million dollars in SEL research, including federal and foundation grant funding. She has published 100+ papers, commentaries, and reports, spanning top tier peer-reviewed journals, and media outlets such as The Washington Post, New York Times, Education Week, PBS, The Greater Good Science Center, and EdSurge. Dr. Cipriano’s leadership in the field has been recognized by the US Department of Education, earning her an appointment on the Social and Behavioral Panel of the Institute of Education Sciences in addition to other federal work groups that are informing the future of SEL research, practice, and policy.
A Jack Kent Cooke Scholar, Dr. Cipriano received her Ph.D. and a Certificate in Human Rights and International Justice from the Boston College Lynch School of Education, her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and B.A. from Hofstra University Honors College. Dr. Cipriano currently serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities and Teachstone.
Dr. Cipriano is the mother of four beautiful children who inspire her daily to take the moon and make it shine for everyone. You can learn more about Chris at drchriscip.com
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Child Study Center
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- PhD
- Boston College, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology (2011)
- MEd
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Education Policy (2006)
- BA
- Hofstra University Honors College, Political Science, Education (2005)
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0000-0002-7414-1821- View Lab Website
The Education Collaboratory at Yale
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Marc A. Brackett
Almut Zieher, PhD
Craig S. Bailey, PhD
Michael Strambler, PhD
Zi Jia Ng, PhD
Jessica D Hoffmann, PhD
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Featured Publications
A Systematic Review of Student Disability and Race Representation in Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions for Elementary School Students
Cipriano C, Naples L, Eveleigh A, Cook A, Funaro M, Cassidy C, McCarthy M, Rappolt-Schlichtmann G. A Systematic Review of Student Disability and Race Representation in Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions for Elementary School Students. Review Of Educational Research 2022, 93: 73-102. DOI: 10.3102/00346543221094079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsEmotional learning interventionSEL interventionsLearning interventionUniversal SchoolElementary school-aged studentsElementary school studentsSchool-aged studentsRacial identityStudent disabilitySEL researchEducation researchAge studentsSchool studentsStudentsResearch best practicesMeaningful assessmentSchoolsYouth representationBest practicesDisabilityPracticeMeta-Analyses standardsLimitations of findingsResearchAuthorsThe 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSEL interventionsSchool-based SEL interventionsEmotional learning interventionSEL researchSchool climateStudent experienceSEL contentAcademic achievementLearning interventionEmotional learningImplementation qualitySchool functioningStudentsPeer relationshipsIntervention featuresState of evidenceKindergartenLearningSkillsAchievementAttitudesExperienceGradePracticeIntervention
2025
Understanding students' emotion regulation strategy selection using network analysis approach
Ha C, Ng Z, Cipriano C. Understanding students' emotion regulation strategy selection using network analysis approach. Personality And Individual Differences 2025, 233: 112913. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2024.112913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEmotion regulation strategiesRegulation strategiesEmotion regulation developmentSelection of emotion regulation strategiesEmotion regulation assessmentsSecondary schoolsStudents' useStudentsSchoolStrategy selectionRumination strategiesEmotional situationsRegulation assessmentsRelationship patternsSomatic relaxationEmotionsAdolescentsNetwork analysis approachDynamic interconnectionDiscourseAnalysis approachStrategiesSituationChildrenRuminants
2024
Affective Experiences of U.S. School Personnel in the Sociopolitical Context of 2021: Reflecting on the Past to Shape the Future
Wood M, Ha C, Brackett M, Cipriano C. Affective Experiences of U.S. School Personnel in the Sociopolitical Context of 2021: Reflecting on the Past to Shape the Future. Education Sciences 2024, 14: 1093. DOI: 10.3390/educsci14101093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool personnelPrimary feelingSelf-reported affective experienceSociopolitical contextEmotion managementSource of joyOpen-ended questionsAfrican American participantsEducation systemRemote learningAffective experienceVirtual courseAmerican participantsScale itemsSchoolSources of stressStudentsEmotional supportEmotionsEthnic identityCOVID-19ParticipantsRacial groupsFeelingsJoy10.1 Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning: From Prevention to Intervention
Cipriano C. 10.1 Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning: From Prevention to Intervention. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s14. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsidering 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricA systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of universal school-based SEL programs in the United States: Considerations for marginalized students
Cipriano C, Ha C, Wood M, Sehgal K, Ahmad E, McCarthy M. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of universal school-based SEL programs in the United States: Considerations for marginalized students. Social And Emotional Learning Research Practice And Policy 2024, 3: 100029. DOI: 10.1016/j.sel.2024.100029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSchool-based SEL programsSEL programsPerceptions of school climateGrades K-12Universal school-basedSEL implementationMarginalized studentsSchool climateSecondary schoolsAcademic achievementK-12School-basedSchool functioningEmotional skillsStudentsLearning studiesSELDisability identityUnited StatesSchoolProgram featuresMinority genderProgram implementorsProgramEthnic identityMeasuring Gender in Elementary School-Aged Children in the United States: Promising Practices and Barriers to Moving Beyond the Binary
De France K, Lucas M, van Anders S, Cipriano C. Measuring Gender in Elementary School-Aged Children in the United States: Promising Practices and Barriers to Moving Beyond the Binary. American Psychologist 2024 PMID: 38512163, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsDiverse gender identitiesElementary schoolGender identityElementary school yearsVoices of individualsStudent voiceSystems of oppressionEducational researchElementary yearsSchool yearState-level policiesInclusive sciencePromising practicesAssess gender identitySchool-aged ChildrenStudentsState-level barriersResearch AssociationAssessment of genderGender binarySchoolUnited StatesGender spectrumMeasuring genderGender disparitiesMeasuring Gender in Elementary School-Aged Children in the United States: Promising Practices and Barriers to Moving Beyond the Binary
De France, K., Lucas, M., van Anders, S. M., & Cipriano, C. (2024). Measuring gender in elementary school-aged children in the United States: Promising practices and barriers to moving beyond the binary.American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001306Peer-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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSEL interventionsSchool-based SEL interventionsExperiences of studentsEmotional learning interventionSEL programmingMinoritized studentsSEL programsLearning interventionEmotional learningStudentsCritical inquiryProgram designProgram effectivenessSELKey findingsImproved researchLearningInquiryResearchRecent systematic reviewNext discussYouthSettingExperienceProgram
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- November 20, 2024
World Children’s Day pop-up event at Yale Child Study Center
- November 01, 2024
Welcoming Sophie Barnes & Michael McCarthy: New Postdoctoral Associates Join the Education Collaboratory
- October 25, 2024
The Education Collaboratory at the 2024 CASEL SEL Exchange in Chicago, Illinois
- October 16, 2024
Professional progression at celebrated at second annual YCSC event