Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom, First Edition: Promoting Mental Health and Academic Success (The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series)

Kenneth W. Merrell, PhD, until his death in 2011, was Professor of School Psychology and Director of the Oregon Resiliency Project at the University of Oregon. For 25 years, Dr. Merrell's influential teaching and research focused on social-emotional assessment and intervention for at-risk children and adolescents and social-emotional learning in schools. He published over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles; several books and nationally normed assessment instruments; and the Strong Kids programs, a comprehensive social and emotional learning curriculum. Dr. Merrell was a Fellow of the Division of School Psychology (Division 16) and the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53) of the American Psychological Association. He received the Senior Scientist Award from Division 16, the Division's highest honor for excellence in science.

Barbara A. Gueldner, PhD, is a nationally certified school psychologist with over a decade of experience in the public school systems in Wisconsin and Oregon. She is a licensed psychologist in Colorado and has extensive experience working with children and families in pediatric primary care and intensive medical and psychiatric inpatient settings. Her research and clinical interests are in the areas of universal prevention and early intervention of children's mental health concerns, issues in pediatric psychology, integrated care, consultation, and training mental health professionals. She has coauthored several articles and book chapters in these areas, as well as a social and emotional learning curriculum for students.