2024
Selecting, Adapting and Implementing Classroom Kernels for Student Social and Emotional Development and Resilience in Local Elementary Schools: A Community–University Partnership Approach
Ouellette R, Strambler M, Genovese M, Selino S, Joyner L, Sevin S, Granzow E, Connors E. Selecting, Adapting and Implementing Classroom Kernels for Student Social and Emotional Development and Resilience in Local Elementary Schools: A Community–University Partnership Approach. School Mental Health 2024, 16: 808-823. DOI: 10.1007/s12310-024-09639-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-university partnershipSocial-emotional learning programsTitle I elementary schoolsEmotional developmentYouth mental health crisisTitle I schoolsLow-resource schoolsSchool mental health professionalsNational public health responseLocal elementary schoolMental health crisisMental health professionalsPublic health responseSchool leadershipClassroom strategiesSchool districtsI schoolsAcademic successElementary schoolSchool needsStudent socializationImplementation championsLearning programHealth professionalsUniversity partners
2022
Advancing mental health screening in schools: Innovative, field‐tested practices and observed trends during a 15‐month learning collaborative
Connors EH, Moffa K, Carter T, Crocker J, Bohnenkamp JH, Lever NA, Hoover SA. Advancing mental health screening in schools: Innovative, field‐tested practices and observed trends during a 15‐month learning collaborative. Psychology In The Schools 2022, 59: 1135-1157. PMID: 35875829, PMCID: PMC9307132, DOI: 10.1002/pits.22670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool districtsStudent mental health concernsSchool-based teamsUniversal mental health screeningStudent developmentMental health concernsTotal studentsSchoolsMental health screeningQuantitative dataMental health needsPractice areaLearningQualitative analysisAverage percentagePragmatic guidancePracticeAdministration processDistrictHealth needsLogistical challengesStudentsQuality improvementFuture directionsTeamStructural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors: Associations with student-reported school climate in a large, urban public school district in the United States
Moore S, Ouellette R, Connors E. Structural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors: Associations with student-reported school climate in a large, urban public school district in the United States. Frontiers In Education 2022, 7: 931474. PMID: 37928927, PMCID: PMC10624158, DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.931474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive school climateSchool climatePublic schoolsSchool buildingsSchool neighborhoodsNeighborhood risk factorsUrban public school districtSchool climate scoreNumber of studentsPublic school districtsNeighborhood factorsTeachers’ yearsEducation leadersHigh crime ratesSchool characteristicsSpecial educationAcademic successSchool districtsSchoolsSystemic schoolCommunity violence exposureUnited StatesYouth developmentCrime ratesUrban districts