Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl has been appointed the new Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). Dr. Schonert-Reichl has a long history of working on research projects with HELP, working closely with HELP’s founding Director, the late Dr. Clyde Hertzman. Dr. Schonert-Reichl has held the position of Interim Director since July 2014.
Dr. Schonert-Reichl is a world renowned expert in the area of social and emotional learning (SEL) and development, Dr. Schonert-Reichl’s research focuses on the identification of the processes and mechanisms that foster positive human qualities such as empathy, compassion, altruism, and resiliency in children and adolescents.