Jennifer Greif Green
Can We Make School Safe and Supportive for All?
While schools need to maintain discipline to function smoothly, many schools err on the side of discipline over inclusion. The result? Students of color and low-income students are disproportionately excluded from the classroom through suspensions, expulsions, and referrals to the juvenile justice system. And once a student has been excluded from the classroom, the likelihood […]
Three BU Wheelock Faculty Promoted to Full Professor
Three BU Wheelock faculty members were recently promoted to full professor. Stephanie Curenton, Jennifer Greif Green, and Marcus Winters represent the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Applied Human Development, and Special Education programs at BU Wheelock. “We recognize Drs. Curenton, Green, and Winters for their outstanding contributions to the college, university, and their fields,” says […]
Promoting Strength and Resilience among Transgender and Nonbinary Adolescents
In a webinar on October 28, “Elevating the Voices of Transgender and Nonbinary Adolescents: Promoting Strength and Resilience,” BU Wheelock faculty members Melissa Holt and Jennifer Greif Green and doctoral student Aidan Kraus shared their findings from a study of how transgender and nonbinary youth can remain strong and resilient in the face of systemic […]
Why Do Teens From Marginalized Populations Get Bullied?
One in four ninth graders report being harassed at school for their gender identity, religion, immigration status, sexual orientation, or race and ethnicity. These reported rates are even higher for youth with multiple marginalized identities. “Although all forms of victimization are associated with adverse outcomes, there are particularly pronounced effects on well-being for targets of […]
Teachers Have an Important Role to Play in Children’s Mental Health
A few weeks ago, one of my kids told me she had a sore throat. “Oh no, here we go,” I thought, since there were students in her class who recently had COVID-19. But at the same time, friends had come down with strep, a family member had the flu, and there was a lot […]
How a Sense of Belonging in Schools Supports Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
Many adolescents struggle with a sense of belonging during middle and high school years, but these challenges are often exacerbated for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth. TGD youth face higher rates of bullying and are more like to experience mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression. A new study, “Associations Between School-Related Factors […]
Partnership Supports COVID-19 Stress Education Course for Schools
Jennifer Greif Green, associate professor in BU Wheelock’s special education program, has partnered with Medway Public Schools to develop an online COVID-19 stress and anxiety educational course for students. The online course is designed to help students in grades 5–12 understand the difference between stress and anxiety; learn about different ways of managing their stress; […]
Study Finds Disparities in Educational Placement for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Jennifer Greif Green and Elizabeth Bettini, BU Wheelock faculty in special education, coauthored a new study, “Associations of Sociodemographic Factors and Psychiatric Disorders With Type of School-Based Mental Health Services Received by Youth” in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Green and Bettini’s study found that traditionally underserved students, specifically Black and Latino students, are more […]
BU Wheelock and UConn Neag Partner to Prepare Doctoral Students
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $2.5 million in funding through its Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to special education faculty at BU Wheelock and UConn’s Neag School of Education for a project that will fully fund five doctoral students at each institution over the next five years. The partnership, Project LINC: Preparing […]
New Study Explores Police Response to School Mental Health Incidents
Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) has announced funding for two new research projects to improve the health and welfare of vulnerable youth populations. One of those two projects, led by BU Wheelock faculty member Jennifer Greif Green, will examine the use of police services to […]