Experienced, compassionate, and mindful educator. SEL Instructional Specialist at Deerfield High School.Doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Literacy, Language, and Culture Ph.D. program. Research interests include healing-centered SEL, embodied literacies, applied educational neuroscience, and mindfulness. Private coaching in mindful executive functioning + healing-centered/trauma-responsive approach to increase resiliency and nervous system regulation in young adults. Certified grades 6-12 English and LBS-1, with expertise in AP Literature and AP Language and Composition. 200-hour RYT/RCYT yoga teacher: gentle, trauma-responsive yoga for recovery organizations, private clients, corporations, and schools.CASEL Fellows Academy Cohort, Fall 2023.