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Katie Davis Rosanbalm

Associate Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90539, Durham, NC 27708-0539
Box 90539, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Redesigning the In-Person Classroom Experience: A Post COVID Intervention - Education Hackathon 2021 · November 2021 Invited Talk Start Lighthouse,
ITTI Care: A Social-Ecological Approach to Promoting Trauma-Informed Child Care - National Smart Start Conference · May 2021 National Scientific Meeting
Effects of COVID on Education Data - COVID-19 Responsive Materials Series · September 2020 Invited Talk New York State Education Department,
Self-Care as a Critical Component of a Trauma-Informed School · September 2020 Invited Talk North Carolina School Leadership Network,
Coping with the Stress of the Pandemic for Early Childhood Educators - National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute · September 2020 National Scientific Meeting
Trauma-Informed Organizations · July 2020 Invited Talk Kentucky Early Childhood Institute,
Building Self-Regulation in Early Childhood · July 2020 Invited Talk Kentucky Early Childhood Institute,
Supporting the Social-Emotional Needs of Students · June 2020 Invited Talk NC School Board Association,
Building a Nurturing Environment · May 2020 Invited Talk Kentucky Early Childhood Institute,
Trauma 101 · May 2020 Invited Talk Kentucky Early Childhood Institute,
Self-Care for Early Childhood Educators · May 2020 Invited Talk Kentucky Early Childhood Institute,
Building Trauma-Informed Communities - "Educated" Symposium · March 2020 Keynote/Named Lecture Catawba Community College, Hickory, NC
Partnering for Excellence: What we know so far · March 2020 Invited Talk NC Network of Grantmakers Annual Conference, Winston-Salem, NC
What Trauma-Informed Education can do to Support our Students - Rural Health Symposium · February 2020 Invited Talk Greenville, NC
Infants and Toddlers and ACEs: What do we know and what can we do? - ACEs Southeastern Summit · October 2019 Invited Talk MAHEC, Asheville, NC
Promoting resilience in the first 1000 days of life: Trauma-informed infant/toddler child care - Learning and Leadership Summit · March 2019 Invited Talk Prevent Child Abuse NC, Raleigh, NC
How Schools Can Become Trauma-Informed - Intersection Webinar · October 2018 Invited Talk Hunt Institute,
Trauma-Informed Care for 0-3: Building the Foundation for Wellbeing - Smart Beginnings Symposium · September 2018 Invited Talk Danville, VA
Trauma-Sensitive Schools: Improving the Wellbeing of Children Impacted by Trauma - 68th Conference on Exceptional Children · July 2018 Invited Talk NC Department of Public Instruction, Greensboro, NC
The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences · June 2018 Invited Talk Governor’s Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education, Raleigh, NC
Whole-School Trauma-Informed Approaches for Improving Child Wellbeing - National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute · May 2018 National Scientific Meeting Chapel Hill, NC
Resilience and Learning: Creating Trauma-Sensitive Spaces for Children and Youth - 2018 Synergy Conference · April 2018 Invited Talk Greenville, NC
Adverse Childhood Experiences · November 2017 Invited Talk North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs., Greensboro, NC
Building a Trauma-Sensitive School Environment - Rethinking Newcomer Education · September 2017 Invited Talk Kenan Institute for Ethics, Durham, NC
Coaching Utilization and Implementation Fidelity for Self-Regulation Interventions in Low-Income Preschool Classrooms - Society for Prevention Research · June 2017 National Scientific Meeting Washington, DC
Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Promote Adaptability and Resilience in Young Children - National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute · May 2017 National Scientific Meeting Chapel Hill, NC
Understanding Self-Regulation for Young Adults from an Applied Developmental Perspective - Goal-Directed Behaviors, Self-Regulation, and Personal Success Skills in Employment Programs · January 2017 Invited Talk OPRE, Washington, DC
Trauma-informed schools: Building resilience and student success · December 2016 Invited Talk Leadership North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC
Self-Regulation Practice Briefs: Early Childhood and Co-Regulation · October 2016 Invited Talk Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC
Trauma and Resilience: Building a system that promotes well-being · October 2016 Invited Talk Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
Co-regulation: An evidence-based approach to building self-regulation in early childhood - National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute · May 2016 Invited Talk
Self-regulation development: Implications for intervention approaches - Webinar for Parents as Teachers learning community · March 2016 Broadcast Appearance
Toxic stress vs. student success - NC Network of Grantmakers Annual Meeting · February 2016 Invited Talk
Writing a strong grant proposal: How to tell a story that is meaningful and evidence-based - Webinar presented to Oak Foundation grantees · January 2016 Broadcast Appearance
Evaluation Plans: Are you doing what you think you are doing? - Webinar presented to Oak Foundation grantees · October 2015 Broadcast Appearance
Logic Models: Building a roadmap for your work - Webinar presented to Oak Foundation grantees · July 2015 Broadcast Appearance
Self-regulation-informed interventions for youth · 2015 Invited Talk Interagency Workgroup on Youth Programs,
Self-regulation and toxic stress: Foundations, research, and implications for ACF programs · December 2014 Invited Talk Administration for Children and Families,
Self-regulation development and interventions · April 16, 2014 Invited Talk Administration for Children and Families,
Self-regulation development: Implications for intervention approaches · 2014 Invited Talk Washington and Lee University,
Home visiting programs for at-risk new mothers · 2014 Invited Talk Duke University,
Building a roadmap for your work: Logic models and evaluation plans - Learning and Leadership Summit · 2014 Invited Talk Prevent Child Abuse NC,
Incredible Years Dinosaur School: Emotional regulation development for preschoolers · October 2013 Invited Talk North Carolina State University,
Seeing the whole child: Integrating physical and behavioral health - National Smart Start Conference · May 2013 Invited Talk
Enhancing service providers' capacity for positive child and youth development: Initial learnings from a researcher, funder, practitioner collaboration · April 2013 Invited Talk Society for Research in Child Development,
Alamance Alliance for Children and Families: An early childhood System of Care - National Smart Start Conference · May 2012 Invited Talk
Psychosocial predictors of engagement in a home visiting program for at-risk mothers · March 2011 Invited Talk Society for Research in Child Development,
Understanding evidence: Read between the hype - Learning and Leadership Summit · March 2011 Invited Talk Prevent Child Abuse NC,

Service to the Profession


Member - Resilient Communities State Advisory Board · 2020 - 2022 Other
Member - North Carolina Babies First Advisory Committee · 2019 - 2022 Other
Treasurer - North Carolina Parents as Teachers Board · 2018 - 2022 Other
Appointed Member - Public School Forum Advisory Board · July 2016 - 2022 Other
Member - NC Pathways to Grade-Level Reading · 2015 - 2016 Committee Service
Co-chair - Trauma and Learning Committee · 2015 - 2016 Committee Service Public School Forum,
Member - Early Childhood Data Action Team · 2015 - 2016 Committee Service
Member - Scholars for North Carolina's Future · 2015 Committee Service
Incredible Years Implementation Team · 2013 - 2016 Committee Service
North Carolina Education Think Tank · 2013 - 2014 Committee Service
Triple P State Evaluation Team · 2013 - 2016 Committee Service
Incredible Years Evaluation Workgroup · 2010 - 2011 Committee Service
Parents as Teachers Quality Study Group · 2010 - 2011 Committee Service
Smart Start Family Support Outcomes Task Force · 2008 - 2009 Committee Service
Smart Start Family Support Outcomes Task Force · 2008 - 2009 Committee Service
Parents as Teachers State Advisory Board · 2007 - 2016 Committee Service
Healthy Families Workgroup · 2006 - 2009 Committee Service

Service to Duke


Director . ABC Thrive · 2020 - 2022 Other
CCFP Leadership Team (Center) · 2018 - 2022 Committee Service Center for Child and Family Policy,