Sampling of Keynotes

• Recognizing and Preventing Trauma in Childhood: September 11th and Beyond. New York City Board of Education, School District 27, Pupil Personnel Services, June 27, 2002.
• Conflict Resolution: Not Just for Kids Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY - Workshop for administrators and teachers. February 4, 2004.
• Sports Bullying: Winning, Losing and Everything in Between. Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. A pilot educational program presented by the Museum & Learning Center and CSEE. February 6, 2004.
• 8th Annual Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association Symposium, San Francisco (March, 2004) Keynote Address.  Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Promoting social, emotional and academic learning. The Discourse on Violence Prevention: What are the Implications for Smaller Schools? Scientific Approaches to Youth Violence Prevention: A New York Academy of Sciences Conference. April 24-26, 2004.
• U.S. Department of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Targeted Capacity Expansion: Prevention/Early Intervention and Youth Violence Prevention Program National Conference: Transformation in Progress--Building and Leaving a Legacy, June 2, 2005 - Reston, VA. Current Research and Practice in Social, Emotional & Academic Education.
• Lehman College, CUNY in partnership with PS 304, PS 291, SCRL , Supporting Social Emotional Development to Promote Academic Success. Sixth Annual Professional Development School Conference. Tuesday, November 8, 2005 Keynote address: Social, Emotional and Academic Education: Current Research, Practice and Next Steps.
• MCPS Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Montgomery Country Collaborative Council. June 21, 2006. Keynote address: Strategies, Tools, and Frameworks for School Connectedness.
• Social emotional learning and learning disabled students. Connecticut Association for Children with Adults and Learning Disabilities (CACLD) Annual Conference. (Keynote) October 28, 2006.