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Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Pages 365-370

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... He is also on the Board of Directors of the National Prevention Science Coalition, adjunct assistant professor in Health Policy and Management at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and affiliate faculty member at Pennsylvania State's Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center. His work includes active implementation support and evaluation research on the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based prevention and well-being strategies in community settings and state, regional, and national service systems.
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From page 366...
... Her other work in DBASSE has covered a wide range of topics, including consensus studies and workshops on educational assessment and equity, child and adolescent education and development, public health, climate change, and a decadal survey of social and behavioral sciences for national security. Prior to joining DBASSE, she worked on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and College Board programs at the Educational Testing Service.
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From page 367...
... Her basic research covers social and emotional competencies, the life span developmental effects of childhood trauma, and adult perception of stress and coping. She is particularly focused on applying mindfulness-based approaches to improving teacher and student emotional awareness and self-regulation, improving teaching and learning environments, and using this research to improve pre-service teacher education at the pre-K and elementary levels.
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From page 368...
... from the Yale School of Public Health. Grace Kolliesuah is chief of the Bureau of Children and Families in the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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From page 369...
... She is also the principal investigator for several grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Previously, she served as the project director for a federal Healthy Start Project, Caring for 2 at Columbus Public Health, and as a direct service child welfare supervisor and administrator with children protection agencies, serving medical fragile, abused, neglected, dependent, and delinquent children.
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From page 370...
... He was inducted as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science "for distinguished contributions towards the prevention of major depression and the development of Internet interventions to improve mental health worldwide." He has an A.B. in psychology from Stanford University and an M.A.
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