Tara Madden-Dent

Tara Madden-Dent, PhD, is currently serving as the Director of Global Programs at Sierra Nevada University and a Social Emotional Academic Development Specialist for the Nevada Department of Education. She previously taught at the University of Nevada, Reno while finishing her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. Since then, Dr. Madden-Dent has traveled the world further studying, researching, teaching, and publishing on social emotional learning and cultural intelligence for academic and workforce development.

Publications

Bridging Academic and Industry Skills via Digital Collaboration: Training for International Assignment
Bridging Academic and Industry Skills via Digital Collaboration: Training for International Assignment
Tara Madden-Dent. © 2022. 23 pages.
As culturally responsive, social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies continue being essential skills in a 21st century workforce, both university and industry will continue...
Leading Schools With Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)
Leading Schools With Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)
Tara Madden-Dent, Deborah Oliver. © 2021. 336 pages.
There is a growing need for social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) in classrooms, schools, districts, and state offices of public education, but educators struggle to...
Culturally Responsive Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD): Three Case Studies Implementing SEAD
Culturally Responsive Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD): Three Case Studies Implementing SEAD
Tara Madden-Dent, Iesha Jackson, Jo Ann L. Cason. © 2021. 22 pages.
Culturally responsive social-emotional competencies continue being essential skills for college, career, and life success, especially today, as the world seeks global citizens...
Higher Education Leading With Social, Emotional, and Academic Development: University Case Study on Explicit SEAD Coursework
Higher Education Leading With Social, Emotional, and Academic Development: University Case Study on Explicit SEAD Coursework
Tara Madden-Dent, Deborah Oliver, Brooke Stratton, Eleanor A. Strand, Kimberly Reed. © 2021. 22 pages.
Institutions of higher learning serve as global catalysts for equitable educational systems as drivers of educator workforce that lead with social, emotional, and academic...
Social Emotional Learning as a Lever for High School Student Mental Health and Academic Success: A Reflective Analysis
Social Emotional Learning as a Lever for High School Student Mental Health and Academic Success: A Reflective Analysis
Kimberly Reed, Tara Madden-Dent. © 2021. 18 pages.
The following case study demonstrates how one high school Social Studies teacher embedded social emotional learning (SEL) into content and classroom management practices for...