V. Joan Bryant
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V. Joan Bryant
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Joan Bryant, Ph.D., is the Program Manager for the Compassionate Schools Project. She contributed to the second edition of the Flourish curriculum and resources for grades K-5 and is leading development of a small group component. Flourish integrates social and personal competency, calming and focusing practices, and movement to support the flourishing of students and schools. Joan coordinates program expansion in new districts and participates in educator workshops in the core and founding CSP site, Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, KY.
Joan completed a Ph.D. in counselor education at Auburn University and a master’s in educational and counseling psychology at the University of Tennessee. For several years at Vanderbilt University, she coordinated reading, math and social-emotional learning programs in Nashville elementary schools and taught as an adjunct instructor in the school counseling program. Prior to joining CSC in 2021, she served as research associate in the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder and was engaged in national dissemination of the Botvin LifeSkills Training Program for middle and high schools. Her work focuses on helping to bridge the gap between research and practice by partnering with school districts in accessing and implementing evidence-based programs and practices.