Research/Areas of Interest
Climate change and schooling, school-based mental health, human development, teaching and learning, adolescence, gender, equity in education, special education, qualitative research methods, child and adolescent literature and literacy, writing
Education
- EdD, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
- MEd, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
- BA, English, Earlham College, Richmond, United States
Biography
It was Erin's studies at Earlham College that first inspired her interest in psychological well-being and development in schools. At Earlham, Erin explored adolescent coming of age stories. Throughout her scholarship she has held fast to her interest in the nature and meaning of narratives with a particular emphasis on the ways in which stories about race, class, gender, sexuality, and education shape identity formation. Erin earned an Ed.M. and Ed.D. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where she studied adolescents' narratives of identity and development. For her thesis research with rural youth she was awarded the Wellesley Centers for Women Stone Primary Prevention Grant and AERA Rural Education Dissertation Award. Her research and scholarship focuses on school-based mental health, climate change and schooling, rural and urban education, gender and development, literacy, inequalities in education, and violence prevention in schools. Along with her university teaching, Erin has taught in pre-K through 8th grade settings and served as a social worker for rural youth and families.
Erin's courses in school-based mental health and identity development explore the diversity of children's experiences and identify creative interventions strengthening collaboration between individuals, families, schools, and communities. Erin serves as a volunteer for organizations committed to supporting the health and well-being of youth and families in her local community.
Erin's courses in school-based mental health and identity development explore the diversity of children's experiences and identify creative interventions strengthening collaboration between individuals, families, schools, and communities. Erin serves as a volunteer for organizations committed to supporting the health and well-being of youth and families in her local community.