Profile Information
Location
Lynchburg, VA
Country
United States
Postal Code
24515
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Academic Librarian for School of Education
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
Liberty University
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
For 31 years I taught in inner city schools and observed my students struggle through difficult life experiences, many of which have since been identified as "adverse childhood experiences." Through our own informal "action research" practices, we endeavored to meet the needs of our students and guide and support them towards academic and personal success. Currently, I am serving as a librarian to teacher educators, where I have the opportunity to provide information and resources to better equip pre-service teachers to meet the needs of their students through trauma-informed practices.