Research project coordinator John Elliott trains teachers at Timber Ridge School in Arlington Heights on how to implement the violence prevention program Second Step.
Dorothy was one of seven researchers invited to the first ever White House Bullying Summit.
Lily Ortega, one of our graduate students, served as a faculty member for the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program this summer. The program's primary goal is to prepare and encourage scholars to obtain their doctorate degrees and become faculty, thereby diversifying the ranks of the American professorate. Lily, pictured here with her students, hopes that some of her young scholars will join our fight against bullying from the research platform.
Dorothy was invited by the filmmaker to see the movie, “Bully” before its release. She spoke recently with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about the film. Click to view what Dorothy had to say.
Our research team has forged a strong partnership with Danville Public Schools, a local district thinking very progressively about creating a safer school climate. Pictured here are members of our team along with a very supportive social worker in the district, Debbie Clapper.
Dr. Espelage appears on Anderson in October 2011 to offer tips to parents of bullied children.
Our efforts to prevent bullying will succeed to the extent they address the current thoughts, feelings and experiences of today’s students in a relevant fashion. For this reason, we spend a lot of time, energy and resources surveying students. Here team member Andrew Kamm surveys 6th grade students at a local middle school.

Surveying thousands of students across the state requires a large number of quality research assistants, many hours of drive time, and some very early mornings. Pictured her are some of our "road warriors" at a recent data collection.

 

 

 

Dr. Espelage appears on Chicago Tonight to discuss her work with the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center's inaugural Exelon Anti-Bullying Forum. The goal of the forum was to spur discussion on the issue of bullying and the best practices to support students, teachers and families.