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TEAMS fellows present at Advancing School Mental Health conference

By Allison Andreola December 6th, 2024 in NEWS

Project TEAMS scholars and faculty presented at the 2024 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health in Orlando, FL on December 5th and 6th. Presentations included:

  • Advancing equity in school mental health: Research collaborations in school psychology and special education (Allen-Barrett, A., Doss, Y., Mapp, N., Kaur, L., Serrano, P., & Hutchinson, S.)
  • The Role of Teachers in School Mental Health: Connections between Student and Educator Wellbeing (Greif Green, J., Splett, J., Allen-Barrett, A., Bass, A., Menriatta Khanna, R., & Carroll, M.)
  • Youth Voice on Mental Health: A Systematic Literature Review (Allen-Barrett, A., Brinkley, C., & Greif Green, J.)
  • Project PROVIDE: Strengthening collaborations across school psychologists, counselors, social workers, and community partners

Pictured left to right - bottom row: Nicole Mapp, Alexandra Allen-Barrett, Lakhvir Kaur, Samantha Hutchinson, Arnold Rodriguez Robles. Top row: Dr. Erin Dowdy, Dr. Mian Wang, and Dr. Shane Jimerson.

More details on Advancing School Mental Health can be found at www.schoolmentalhealth.org. 

TEAMS fellows to present at Advancing School Mental Health conference

By Allison Andreola October 7th, 2024 in NEWS

Project TEAMS scholars and faculty will be presenting at the 2024 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, December 5-7 in Orlando, FL. Presentations include:

  • 12/5 at 1:15pm: Advancing equity in school mental health: Research collaborations in school psychology and special education
  • 12/6 at 9:45am: The Role of Teachers in School Mental Health: Connections between Student and Educator Wellbeing

Find more details at www.schoolmentalhealth.org. 

Healing Nation Documentary Screening and Panel

By Allison Andreola October 3rd, 2024 in NEWS

As part of Boston University's DEI Learn More Community Grant, there will be a screening of the documentary "Healing Nation: Decolonization and Disability through an Indigenous Lens” by Indigenous filmmaker Symbia Barnaby, who is of Haida and Mi’kmaq descent. This event will take place on Thursday, October 17th and is coordinated by TEAMS fellow Ruchi Mendiratta Khanna. Please email ruchimk@bu.edu with any questions. 

TEAMS fellow Ruchi Mendiratta Khanna published in Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation

By Allison Andreola October 3rd, 2024 in NEWS

Ruchi Mendiratta Khanna co-authored an article that was published in the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation titled “Equal Ground: Meaningful Collaboration with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Children with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities.” The article is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10474412.2024.2393855.

TEAMS fellow Yvette Doss published in Neurodiversity

By Allison Andreola September 26th, 2024 in NEWS

Yvette Doss co-authored an article that was published in the journal Neurodiversity titled “A qualitative investigation into autistic adults’ perspectives on intervention goals for autistic children.”  The article is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/27546330241266718. 

Yvette has also been collaborating with UCSB's Office of Instructional Development to provide workshops to Teaching Assistants called "Supporting Students with Autism and ADHD in the Classroom." and "Supporting Neurodivergent Students in the Classroom." She has also presented on the same topic to counselors in the UCSB College of Letters and Science.