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,