Email: nm3543@nyu.edu
Year Entered Program: 2020
Research Interests: Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs); Implementation Science; School-Prison Nexus; Transformative Social Emotional Learning (TSEL)
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Elise Cappella, Dr. Erin Godfrey, Dr. Shabnam Javdani
Research Description/Bio:
Natalie is interested in implementation science and research-practice collaboration within education. Her research focuses on three, intersecting areas: (1) supporting educators to implement culturally responsive and trauma-informed social-emotional learning (SEL) in school settings, (2) understanding the educational trajectories of young people impacted by the juvenile legal system and identifying strategies to support their educational goals, and (3) investigating the processes and dynamics that shape partnerships between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in education. Prior to NYU, Natalie worked as a project coordinator for the Center for Social Development and Education at UMass Boston and received a Bachelors and Masters at Wesleyan University.