Heather Meyer Reynolds, Ed.M., Ph.D.
Consultant, SEL-solutions, LLC
Heather M. Reynolds, Ed.M., Ph.D. is a Professor of Teacher Education at SUNY Empire State University in Saratoga Springs, NY where she has worked for 16 years as a teacher and researcher focused on creating safe, engaging, and welcoming school/classroom environments.
Her extensive peer reviewed publications and presentations have addressed school and community violence prevention as well as best practices for teacher education.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Combined Program in Education and Psychology
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 2000
Master's of Education, Human Development and Psychology
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 1992
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Psychology), College of Arts and Sciences,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1990
Academic Appointments
Professor of Teacher Education 7/22 to present_____
Associate Professor of Teacher Education 7/14 to 7/22_
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education 7/08 to 7/14 __
Visiting Assistant Professor of Teacher Education 1/07 to 7/08_
School for Graduate Studies: SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Visiting Assistant Professor 9/05 to 12/06________
Department of Psychology: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Lecturer 1/03 to 5/03, 8/04 to 6/05___________
Department of Human Development: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education 1/03 to 5/04__________
Departments of Education and Psychology: Wells College, Aurora, NY
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology 8/01 to 5/02__________
Department of Psychology: Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 8/00 to 8/01
National Violence against Women Prevention Research Center
Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA
Publications Related to School Safety
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Reynolds, H. & Astor, R. (2023). Reimagining school safety. American Educator. https://www.aft.org/ae/spring2023/reynolds_astor
Reynolds, H., & Astor, R. (2022). School policing, climate and safety: The challenges for local policy makers in urban districts. Education and Urban Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/00131245221121798
Reynolds, H. & Astor, R. (2022). Reimagining school safety during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for policy maker, school board, and district-level strategies to address racial and social justice (Chapter 11). In J. Bishop (Ed), Our Children Can’t Wait: The Urgency of Reinventing Education Policy in America, Teachers College Press.
Reynolds, H. (2022, October). Taking the politics out of school safety decisions: Strategies for local districts to work collaboratively with experts in the field. American School Board Journal (online). https://www.nsba.org/ASBJ/2022/october/online-only-politics-school-security
Reynolds, H., Astor, R., Watson, K., & Marachi, R. (in press). Current approaches to school safety. In C. Franklin, M. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The school services sourcebook (3rd ed., Chapter 27). Oxford University Press.
Reynolds, H. Silvernell, D. & Mercer, F. (2020). Teaching in an era of political divisiveness: An exploration of strategies for discussing controversial issues. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues, and Ideas, 93(4), 205-212.
Reynolds, H. (2019, July). Reflections of a Board of Education member in a time of politicization and intolerance. Teachers College Record. https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 22976.
Reynolds, H. & Astor, R.A. (2018, December). Life and death school safety choices in search of data and science. Teachers College Record. Retrieved from: http://www.tcrecord.org, ID Number: 22600
Astor, R.A., Reynolds, H., Benbenishty, R., Pat-Horenczyk, R., Brom, D., Baum, N., & Shiff, M., De Pedro, K. (2011). The influence of the Second Lebanon-Israeli war on Israeli students in urban school settings: Findings of the Nahariya district-wide screening prototype. In Gallager, K.S., Goodyear, R., Brewer, D., & Rueda, R. (Eds.). Urban Education: A Model for Leadership and Policy. New York: Routledge.
Astor, R.A., Benbenishty, R., Marachi, R., & Meyer, H.A. (2006). The social context of schools: Monitoring and mapping student victimization in schools. In M. Furlong & S. Jimmerson (Eds). Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: From Research to Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Earlbaum.
Astor, R.A., Meyer, H.A., Benbenishty, R., Marachi, R., & Rosemond, M. (2005). School safety interventions: Best practices and programs. Children and Schools, 27, 17-32.
Astor, R.A., Benbenishty, R., Meyer, H.A., & Rosemond, M. (2004). Adolescent victimization and weapon-use on school grounds: An empirical case example from Israel. In T. Urban, and F. Pajares (Eds.) Educating Adolescents: Challenges and Strategies (pp. 109-130). Greenwich, CT: Information Age.
Astor, R.A., Benbenishty, R., & Meyer, H.A., (2004) Monitoring and mapping student victimization in schools. Theory into Practice, 43, 39-49.
Meyer, H.A. & Stein, N. (2004). Relationship violence prevention education in schools: What's working, what's getting in the way, and what are some future directions. The American Journal of Health Education, 35, 198-204.
Meyer, H.A., Astor, R.A., & Behre , W.J. (2004). Teachers’ reasoning about school fights, contexts and gender: An expanded Cognitive Developmental Domain approach. Aggressive and Violent Behavior,9, 45-74.
Astor, R.A., Benbenishty, R., Pitner, R.O. & Meyer, H.A. (2004). Bullying and peer victimization in schools. In P.A. Meares and M.W. Fraser (Eds.) Intervention with Children & Adolescents: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (pp.417-448). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Meyer, H.A. & Astor, R.A. (2002). Child and parent perspectives on routes to and from school in high crime neighborhoods, The Journal of School Violence,1, 101-128.
Meyer, H.A., Astor, R.A., & Behre, W.J. (2002). Teachers' reasoning about school violence: The Role of Gender and Location, Contemporary Educational Psychology, 27, 499-528.
Astor, R.A., Pitner, R.O., Benbenishty, R. & Meyer, H.A. (2002). Monitoring and mapping school violence. In L.A., Rapp-Paglicci, A.Roberts, & J. Wodarski (Eds.) Handbook of Violence. New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Behre, W.J., Astor, R.A., & Meyer, H.A. (2001). Elementary and middle school teachers’ reasoning about intervening in school violence: An examination of violence-prone school subcontexts. The Journal of Moral Education, 2, 131-153.
Astor, R.A., Meyer, H.A., & Pitner, R.O. (2001). Elementary and middle school students’ perceptions of safety: An examination of violence-prone school sub-contexts, The Elementary School Journal, 101, 511-28.
Astor, R.A. & Meyer, H.A. (2001). The conceptualization of violence prone school sub-contexts: Are the sum of the parts greater than the whole? Urban Education, 36, 374-399.
Astor, R.A., Pitner, R.O., Meyer, H.A., & Vargas, L.A. (2000). The most violent event at school: A ripple in the pond, Children in Schools, 22, 199-216.
Astor, R.A., Vargas, L.A., Pitner, R.O., & Meyer, H.A. (1999). School violence: Research, theory, and practice. In Jenson, J.M. & Howard, M.O. (Eds.) Youth Violence: Current Research and Recent Practice Innovations (pp. 139-171). Washington D.C.: NASW Press.
Astor, R.A. & Meyer, H.A. (1999). Where girls and women won’t go: Female students’, teachers’, and social workers’ views of school safety, Social Work in Education, 21, 201-219.
Astor, R.A., Meyer, H.A., & Pitner, R. (1999). Mapping school violence with students, teachers, and administrators. In L. Davis (Ed.). Working with African American Males: A Guide to Practice (pp. 129-144). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Astor, R.A., Meyer, H.A., & Behre, W. J. (1999). Unowned places and times: Maps and interviews about violence in high schools, American Educational Research Journal, 36, 3-42.
Presentations Related to School Safety
Reynolds, H & Sipowicz, J (October, 2022). Evaluating social and emotional health and safety programs and initiatives. Presentation at the New York State School Boards Association Annual Conference, Syracuse, NY.
Reynolds, H. & Astor, R. (April, 2022). Reimagining school safety. Paper presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.
Reynolds, H.M. (October, 2021). Re-examining school safety practices and policies amid calls for social and racial justice. Virtual presentation at the 2021 NYSATE/NYACTE Annual Fall Conference.
Reynolds, H. M. (2021, Oct 13-15). Re-examining school safety practices and policies amid calls for social and racial justice. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association annual conference (virtual).
Reynolds, H. M. & Astor, R. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) A Case Study of School Board Deliberations on Armed Security: The Impact of Scientific Data and Community Activism [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/vkrdkof
Reynolds, H. & L’Hommedieu, D. (2019). Keeping Our Schools Safe: A Comprehensive Approach. Presentation at the New York State School Boards Association Annual Conference, Rochester, NY.
Reynolds, H. & Silvernell, D. (2018). Teaching in an era of political divisiveness: An exploration of strategies for discussing controversial issues. Paper presented at the NYSATE/NYACTE annual meeting in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Meyer, H. (2008). Helping new teachers navigate the complexities of school violence. Paper presented at the NYSATE/NYACTE Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Meyer, H.A., & Stein, N. (2002). School policies on sexual harassment in an era of zero tolerance. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual conference, New Orleans.
Meyer, H.A. (2001). The evaluation of gender violence/dating violence curricula: A review of what has been evaluated. Paper presented at the 7th International Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Meyer, H.A. (2001). Children’s routes to and from school: Are girls more at risk and/or more fearful? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual conference, Seattle.
Meyer, H.A. (2001). Dangerous routes to and from school: A child’s perspective. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual conference, Seattle.
Meyer, H.A. (2001). Teen dating violence prevention curricula: A review of what has been evaluated. Invited presentation at the Ohio Department of Health’s conference, “Making a difference-sexual assault prevention programs: What works and what doesn’t,” Columbus, OH.
Meyer, H.A., Astor, R.A., & Behre, W.J. (2000). Teachers' reasoning about school violence: The role of gender and location. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual conference, New Orleans.