Publications

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Lovett, J. M., Galloway, C., Bhanushali, P. D., Sarda, S., Bledsoe, A., Bourke, K. T., & Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2026). Assessing prosocial behavior in interventions: A scoping review of existing measures and their psychometric properties. Frontiers in Social Psychology, 4, Article 1804116. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsps.2026.1804116

Lovett, J. M., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Braun, S. S., Zinsser K., Teasdale, R., & Rogers A. (2026). Does school context shape social and emotional learning implementation? A national study of teachers in urban, suburban, and rural schools. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, 7, Article 100203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2026.100203

Baelen, R. N., Lovett, J. M., Thursby Bourke, K., Galloway, C., Parker, A., Baghdady, A., & Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2026). Leveraging evidence on relations between teacher well-being and student well-being and learning: A scoping review. Review of Educational Research, OnlineFirst. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543251413248 (Email corresponding author, Dr. Rebecca Baelan rb3706@tc.columbia.edu for access)

Laurent, H. K., Roeser, R. W., & Schonert‐Reichl, K. A. (2026). Psychological impacts of a teacher mindfulness‐based program: Moderation by changes in neuroendocrine stress over time. Psychology in the Schools, 3, 952–963. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.70142

Kitil, M. J., Diamond, A., Guhn, M., & Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2025). Longitudinal relations of executive functions to academic achievement and wellbeing in adolescence. Frontiers in Education, 10, Article 1573107. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1573107

Senge, P. M., Cook, L., Kitil, M. J., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Clinton, J. M., Boell, M.,  Martin, J. S., & Ruddy, C. (2025). Developing children’s innate systems intelligence to enhance social and emotional learning. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, Article 100167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2025.100167

Frazier, T., Roeser, R. W., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., & Negi, L. T. (2025). Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary impact of the Social, Emotional, and Ethical (SEE) Learning program: A compassion-based social and emotional learning program for elementary school children. PLOS One, 20(8), Article e0328519. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328519

Samji, H., Delgado-Ron, J. A., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Guhn, M., Long, D., Whitehead, J., Gorfinkle, L., De Arruda Maluf, G., Wu, J., Kaufmann, J., del Casal, J. M., & Maloney, J. (2025). Development and validation of the youth development instrument (YDI): A comprehensive survey of adolescent health and well-being. Children and Youth Services Review, 179, Article 108557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108557

Maloney, J., Oberle, E., Weber, B., & Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2025). Measuring executive functions in context: Self-regulating behavior in the kindergarten classroom. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 73, 170-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2025.07.006

Maloney, J. E., Whitehead, J., Long, D., Kaufmann, J., Oberle, E., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Cianfrone, M., Gist, A., & Samji, H. (2024). Supporting adolescent well-being at school: Integrating transformative social and emotional learning and trauma-informed education. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, Article 100044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2024.100044

Lovett, J. M., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Zinsser, K. M., & Lawlor, M. S. (2024). Beyond fidelity: Unveiling the landscape of teacher adaptation in social and emotional learning programs. Frontiers in Education, 9, Article 1444588. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1444588

Thomson, K., Magee, C., Gagné Petteni, M., Oberle, E., Georgiades, K., Schonert-Reichl, K., Janus, M., Guhn, M., & Gadermann, A. (2024). Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non-immigrant early adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 96(8), 1901–1916. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12390

Sahni, P. S., Rajyaguru, C., Narain, K., Miedenbauer, K. L., Kumar, J., & Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2024). Neural dynamics of development of nature empathy in children: An EEG/ERP study. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 7, Article 100210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2024.100210

Oberle, E., Ji, X. R., Alkawaja, M., Molyneux, T. M., Kerai, S., Thomson, K. C., Kuhn, M., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., & Gadermann, A. M. (2024). Connections matter: Adolescent social connectedness profiles and mental well‐being over time. Journal of Adolescence, 96(1), 31-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12250

Maloney, J. E., Whitehead, J., Long, D., Kaufmann, J., Oberle, E., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., … & Samji, H. (2024). Supporting adolescent well-being at school: Integrating transformative social and emotional learning and trauma-informed education. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, Article 100044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2024.100044

Hon, D., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Sauve, J. A., & Zinsser, K., & (2024) SEL and pre-service teacher preparation. In J. A. Durlak, C. Domitrovich, & J. Mahoney (Eds.), The handbook of social and emotional learning (2nd Ed.). Guilford.

Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Buote, D., Baelen, R., Lovett, J. M., Al-Khalaf, M., Thursby Bourke, K., Galloway, C., Parker, A., & Baghdady, A. (2023). Leveraging the evidence on the relationship between teacher and student well-being in learning and teaching: A scoping review and educator and student interviews. Qatar Foundation. https://www.wise-qatar.org/leveraging-the-evidence-on-the-relationship-between-teacher-and-student-well-being-in-learning-and-teaching/

Whitehead, J., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Oberle, E., & Boyd, L. (2022). What do teachers do to show they care? Learning from the voices of early adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 38(4), 726-760. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584221076055

Chan, M. C. H., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., & Binfet, J. T. (2022). Human–animal interactions and the promotion of social and emotional competencies: A scoping review. Anthrozoös, 35(5), 647-692. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2022.2042080

Duraiappah, A.K* ., Atteveldt, N.M. van*, Borst, G., Bugden, S., Ergas, O., Gilead, T., Gupta, L., Mercier, J., Pugh, K., Singh, N.C. and Vickers, E. A. (eds.) (2022) Reimagining education: The international science and evidence based education (ISEE) assessment. UNESCO MGIEP. https://mgiep.unesco.org/iseeareport

Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2022). Measuring and monitoring children’s social and emotional competence and well-being in schools, families, and communities at the population level: The Middle Years Development Instrument. In S. M. Jones, N. K. Lesaux, S. P. Barnes, R. M. Abenavoli, D. J. Berry (Eds.). Measuring noncognitive skills in school settings: Assessments of executive function and social-emotional competencies. Guilford Press. Available from: https://www.routledge.com/Measuring-Noncognitive-Skills-in-SchoolSettings-Assessments-of-Executive/Jones-Lesaux-Barnes-AbenavoliBerry/p/book/9781462548668.

Interested in learning more about social and emotional learning (SEL)?

Below is s a list of representative publications. Additionally, see the CASEL website or http://www.selresources.com/sel-resources/ for more publications about SEL.

Durlak, J. A., Domitrovich, C. E., & Mahoney, J. L. (Eds.). (2025). Handbook of social and emotional learning (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.

Rimm-Kaufman, S., Strambler, M. J., & Schonert-Reichl, K. (Eds.). (2023). Social and emotional learning in action: Creating systemic change in schools. The Guilford Press.

Durlak, J. A., Domitrovich, C. E., Weissberg, R. P., & Gullotta, T. P. (Eds.). (2015). Handbook of social and emotional learning: Research and practice. Guilford.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. (2013). 2013 CASEL Guide: Effective social and emotional learning programs – Preschool and elementary school edition. CASEL.

Zins, J. E., Weissberg, R. P., Wang, M. C., & Walberg, H. J. (Eds.). (2004). Building academic success on social and emotional learning: What does the research say? Teachers College Press.

Weissberg, R. P., Walberg, H. J., O’Brien, M. U., & Kuster, C. B. (Eds.). (2003). Long-term trends in the well-being of children and youth. Child Welfare League of America Press.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. (2003). Safe and sound: An educational leader’s guide to evidence-based social and emotional learning programs. CASEL.

Elias, M. J., Zins, J.E., Weissberg, R. P., Frey, K. S., Greenberg, M. T., Haynes, N. M., Kessler, R., Schwab-Stone, M. E., & Shriver, T. P. (1997). Promoting social and emotional learning: Guidelines for educators. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Weissberg, R. P., Gullotta, T. P., Hampton, R. L., Ryan, R. A., & Adams, G. R. (Eds.). (1997). Healthy children 2010: Enhancing children’s wellness. Sage.