Kris LaVenia

ASCD article citing from edited volume. ASCD, formerly known as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is an education non-profit organization founded in 1943. It has more than 125,000 members from more than 128 countries, including superintendents, principals, teachers, professors of education, and other educators.

• The Department of Justice awarded $1.85 million to Kristina LaVenia, an associate professor in the School of Counseling Higher Education, Leadership and Foundation, for mental health and wellbeing development and delivery for school personnel in Ohio

Committed to supporting societal needs, Bowling Green State University is providing school districts, caregivers and school-age children in northwestern Ohio with mental health awareness training and programming through a $1.8 million federal grant to reduce school violence obtained by Associate Professor Dr. Kristina LaVenia and her project team.

AMLE Research Summaries are abbreviated reviews of professional literature that inform middle level education policy and practice and provide basic information about the education of young adolescents for parents and community members. The Summaries are vetted by AMLE’s Research Advisory Committee. Dr. Matt Moulton, Chair of the Committee, explains why Research Summaries are important and how to use them in your own practice – whether you’re a teacher, administrator, or higher education professional.