Bay Area Superintendents Convening – Session 2

Each session invites a Stanford Faculty member to discuss a particular aspect of their research portfolio and its relevance to overall work of the district.

Dr. Phil Fisher is the featured faculty member for session two of the academic year.

Philip Fisher is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford. His research focuses on developing and evaluating scalable early childhood interventions in communities, and on translating scientific knowledge regarding healthy development under conditions of adversity for use in social policy and programs. He is particularly interested in the effects of early stressful experiences on children’s neurobiological and psychological development, and in prevention and treatment programs for improving children’s functioning in areas such as relationships with caregivers and peers, social-emotional development, and academic achievement.

This Session is Full. For more information please email Alethea Andree.