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Catherine Zeisner

Catherine Zeisner

Proud Canadian scholar and Gonzaga University assistant professor

Spokane, Washington, United States

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Dr. Catherine Zeisner is a proud Canadian scholar-practitioner who believes the best in education is right around the corner. As an assistant professor at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, Catherine teaches Master, Doctoral, and principal certification candidates. Catherine believes in the power of resiliency and positivity as demonstrated by conquering cancer in 2011 and completing 3 Chicago Marathons. Having taught and led in PK-12 education, Catherine believes all students can learn and all teachers can thrive in our diverse educational settings. As an ADHD program teacher, vice-principal, and principal, Catherine proved that relationships are the key to school success by bridging the gaps between what’s needed and what’s possible. Her message is simple, “Anything is possible if you have the right people in the right room at the right time, focusing on the right things".

Area of Expertise

  • Government, Social Sector & Education

Topics

  • Educational leadership
  • social emotional learning
  • Principal Leadership

Psychosocial skills (PSS) in Zambia: How culture, church, and the concept of Ubuntu lead the way!

The benefits of social-emotional learning and psychosocial skills in rural Zambia are the targets of this study. Taylor et al. (2017) found positive SEL effects for students from diverse socioeconomic demographics however, studies did not report ethnicity, and few reported students in poverty. They suggest studies to assess how students from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic groups respond to SEL.

Catherine Zeisner

Proud Canadian scholar and Gonzaga University assistant professor

Spokane, Washington, United States

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