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About Sarah

Sarah Rose Cavanagh is an academic psychologist with research expertise in emotion, motivation, mental health, and learning. She currently works as the senior associate director for teaching and learning in the Center for Faculty Excellence and an associate professor of practice in psychology at Simmons University, a women's centered institution in the heart of the Fenway of Boston. She is the principal investigator of TUnE-Bio, a network of biologists and educational developers focused on creating an ecosystem of feedback in undergraduate biology education with the aim of improving learning, retention, and equity (funded by the National Science Foundation). Sarah is a frequent keynote speaker at professional development events and conferences across the globe, mostly in higher ed. She is the author of three books written for popular audiences about psychology, emotions, neuroscience, and learning and one (co-authored) textbook on Emotion & Motivation. Sarah's most recent book, Mind Over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge, focuses on how educators can best support the mental health of students through cultivating compassionate challenge in their classrooms.

She throws a mean Halloween party.

You can find more information at her website here.

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