Research In Action

Featured Scholarship with an Equity Lens

The Center for Inclusive and Special Education and the Lesley Institute for Trauma Sensitivity are committed to equity-focused educational research and scholarship. We investigate school culture change initiatives, inclusive practices, and trauma-sensitive approaches in field-based studies. Our hope is to share our new learning with educators far and wide. Explore the variety of conference presentations, published works, and white papers featured here that we hope will contribute to your professional understanding and practice. 

Sharing Our Learning

LIfTS Fellowship Program

We strive to:

  • Offer Lesley doctoral students an opportunity to deepen their knowledge regarding the impact of trauma in education and strategies for mitigating that impact and

  • Provide a venue in which participants can develop and practice research.  

The program offers two levels of participation, Fellow or Research Associate [RA], and is open to active doctoral students in any of the three specialization areas in GSOE. Each position is for one academic year and comes with a monetary stipend, as well as the ability to take up to two LIfTS courses tuition-free for graduate credit.

In addition, Research Associates typically engage in a group research project led by one of the Fellows. Research projects are supervised by Lesley faculty and approved by the Lesley IRB, as required.

Previous Fellowship projects have been part of the roundtable, paper, or poster sessions at New England Educational Research [NEERO] or New England Psychological Association [NEPA] conferences, as well as Lesley Community of Scholars Day.

The knowledge and skills developed during the LIfTS Fellowship program have often been valuable precursors to doctoral students’ dissertation work. Information regarding the application process is disseminated as part of the doctoral residency program.

Our Impact.

  • Educators' Perceptions of Equity in Schools

    Presented by: Lesley Institute for Trauma Sensitivity Research Fellows & Associates Community of Scholars March 30, 2022

    Presentation

  • Building Trauma-Sensitive Art Education Programs

    An interactive session that explores the relationship between trauma and art-making and provides practical information on identifying and building trauma-sensitive practices within visual arts programming. - Alicia Gray

    Video

  • Schools Administrator - AASA

    Compassion in the face of trauma. A school system’s backing of children who are depressed, deprived, and anxious.

    Article

Contributions to the field.

If you are interested in publishing research on the Lifts Community Hub, please open the form to submit your project.