Heather Wynkoop Beach
Through decades of direct service experience, Heather brings a unique perspective to her work as Director of Capacity Building at ACT for Youth. Being a conduit between informed research and real life implementation is central to her approach. Heather excels at translating research findings into practical strategies that can be applied in the field, ensuring that evidence-based practices are accessible and effective for communities. Her passion for empowering young people and fostering positive outcomes is
Holly Smith
Jasmine Daniel
James Dalton Rounds
Through my life and research experiences, I've become fascinated with the question: how do we tap into our full potential? Specifically, I investigate "learning readiness", or the social, cognitive and neural features that predict academic motivation and learning success. I believe these clues will reveal the depths of an individual's potential to learn. And tracking the development of these features, as well as how they vary over time, across individuals from diverse backgrounds, and across