New Research Findings Every SEL Provider Needs to Know

A landmark new report updating the state of the evidence for Universal School-Based SEL programming provides key guidance on what we now know constitutes evidence-based practice in SEL. In this session, Dr. Cipriano will detail key findings specific to SEL program features that were found to positively improve student experiences and performance in school and identify opportunities to update SEL offerings to reflect evidence-based practice for the field. View the new report pre-print here https://osf.io/mk35u/

Christina Cipriano, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center and the Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She 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 75+ papers, commentaries, and reports, spanning top tier peer-reviewed journals, and media outlets such as The Washington Post, 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.