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EMILY MELAND, Ed.M
Co-Director, Simple Interactions Doctoral Researcher and Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education Emily is the Co-Director of Simple Interactions. She focuses on expanding and deepening the impact of Simple Interactions and building connections across the community of people doing SI work around the world.
Emily is also a doctoral researcher and adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Her research and practice are focused on supporting educators to foster children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development in ways that honor and sustain their unique strengths, cultures, and backgrounds. At the heart of her work with educators (and those who support them!) are the simple, everyday interactions that foster the healthy development of children, youth, and adults. She teaches courses on empowering human relationships across developmental contexts and facilitating adult learning and professional development. Before beginning her doctorate, Emily was a second-grade teacher in Lawrence, MA, and it is her former students, families, and colleagues who inform and inspire her work every day. Most importantly, she is Mom to two little ones, Theo and Henry, who are her greatest teachers. [email protected] Emily's LinkedIn |