My name is Rebecca Baelen and I’m a Researcher specializing in Contemplative Science and Social-Emotional Learning research in the context of education.

The core of my research focuses on the design and rigorous testing of programs and interventions that foster social-emotional competenciees and well-being in teachers and students.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 
 
 
 
 

Visiting Lecturer

Princeton Program in Teacher Preparation, Princeton University

May 2020 – Present Princeton, NJ
 
 
 
 
 

Visiting Lecturer

Klingenstein Center, Teachers College at Columbia University

May 2020 – Present New York, NY
 
 
 
 
 

Research Coordinator & Graduate Assistant for Rebecca Maynard

Division of Education Policy, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

May 2016 – Aug 2020 Philadelphia, PA
 
 
 
 
 

Research Coordinator for Angela Duckworth

Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania

May 2014 – Aug 2016 Philadelphia, PA
 
 
 
 
 

History Teacher

The Island School

May 2013 – Aug 2013 Eleuthera, The Bahamas
 
 
 
 
 

History & Religious Studies Teaching Fellow

The Lawrenceville School

Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 Lawrenceville, NJ
 
 
 
 
 

Student Teacher

Princeton High School

Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 Princeton, NJ
 
 
 
 
 

Princeton in Asia Teaching Fellow

Can Tho University

Jan 2010 – Dec 2011 Can Tho, Vietnam
 
 
 
 
 

Americorps/VISTA Volunteer

Venice Community Housing Corporation

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 Venice, CA

Grants, Awards and Fellowships

1440 Grant Award Recipient for Outstanding Research Proposal

Mind and Life Institute Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

Lee Spelman Doty & George E. Doty, Jr. Endowed Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania Jan 2016 – Mar 2020

New Jersey State Certificate of Eligibility, Advanced Standing for Social Studies

State of New Jersey Jul 2012 – Dec 2012

Carolyn L. Drucker ‘80 Prize for Best Senior Thesis in Field of Judaic Studiese

Princeton University Jul 2009 – Dec 2009

Selected Publications

(2020). Mindfulness in schools: Evidence on the impacts of school-based mindfulness programs on student outcomes in P– 12 educational settings. Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center.

(2020). Yoga as a unifying and all-inclusive framework of leadership styles. In S. K. Dhiman (Ed.), Routledge companion to leadership and change management.

(2020). Using an iterative experimental evaluation to accelerate program improvement: A case example. Evaluation Review.

DOI

(2020). A brief self-compassion intervention builds a resilient mindset and growth orientation toward teaching six-months later: A longitudinal field experiment with first-year teachers..

(2020). A brief self-compassion intervention builds a resilient mindset and growth orientation toward teaching six-months later: A longitudinal field experiment with first-year teachers.. Abt Associates Inc.