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• The Marshall Memo. A Weekly Roundup of Important Ideas and Research in K-12 Education. A Skill-Building Approach to Reducing Student’s Anxiety and Challenging Behavior. May 2022.
• Top Education Leadership Articles of 2020. Jessica Minahan, et al.’s article What Can Teachers Do to Engage Anxious Students? Made the top 10 list for 2020
• The Huntington News. Online learning fosters difficulties among second-year students, December 20, 2021
• Mass Advocates for Children. A Pivotal Moment: Ensuring an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery in Massachusetts Schools Report, September 2021 – Jessica Minahan contributor
• Mashable.  Jessica is featured in the article: As schools reopen, trauma-informed teaching might be more important than ever:
  Building relationships can help kids thrive in tough times. September 25, 2021
• Family Early Years Blog, Denmark: What Behaviour Charts Get Wrong About Children:  Good Behavior calls for Self-Regulation, Not Incentives, April 21, 2021
• Special Ed Connection Increasing Student Engagement and Persistence – an interview with Jessica Minahan, March 3, 2021
• Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast on Youtube: Behavior Analyst and Author Jessica Minahan on her book “The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students, February 13, 2021.
• District Administration summary of an interview with Jessica Minahan Expect heightened anxiety, behavioral issues in returning students, July 6, 2020.
• Education Leadership Jessica’s article Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies was named by Education Leadership as #1 on the Top Ten Articles List for 2019.
• Special Ed Connection How to collect and analyze progress-monitoring data on anxiety, depression – an interview with Jessica Minahan, December 17, 2018.
• The Christian Science Monitor Discipline and special ed: Schools work to reduce suspensions, May 31, 2018.
• District Administration Magazine featuring Jessica Minahan How K12 is Outwitting Anxiety, April 9, 2018.
• Video Interview: ASCD Educational Leadership Safe Classrooms for Anxious Students December/January 2018.
• Contributor to New Book by Charlie Applestein: No Such Thing as a Bad Kid Soaring Wings Press 2017.
• ASCD Education Update Article featuring Jessica Minahan Helping Ease Student Anxiety, August 2017.
• Mobile Matthews – Mobile Educator Website – Canada A Plug for a Great Resource – Our Challenging Students January 2017.
• Mrs. D’s Corner Professional Development Books for Special Educators
• KQED News. Mind/Shift featuring Jessica Minahan 20 Tips to Help De-escalate Interactions with Anxious of Defiant Students, April 2016.
• Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Position Paper Behavioral Health and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) 2016.
• ABA in Classroom Settings. Behaviorbabe Top Ten Tips for Teachers
• League School of Greater Boston Trouble Transitioning. November 23, 2016.
• The Jordan Project Strategies for Supporting Anxious Children, April 2016.
• Unrestrained CPI Podcast and Blog How to Change the Lives of Troubled Kids! July 17, 2015.
• Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents (NESCA) The Best List of Behavioral Apps EVAH! May 2015.
• FriendshipCircle.org5 Books with Encouragement and Support for Mental Health Issues and Wellness. May 2015.
• The Carlat Report of Child Psychiatry Helping Teachers Help Your Patients – an interview with Jessica Minahan by Daniel Carlat, MD. March 2015.
• Special Needs Book Review Review of The Behavior Code Companion: Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behavior by Lorna d’Entremont. February 2015.
• The Boston Globe Help! My Fifth-Grader is still sucking his thumb! January 2015.
• National Institute for Student-Centered Learning Best Practices Features: Cracking the Behavior Code. June 2014.
• The Cornerstone for Teachers The Behavior Code Book Review
• Journal of The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Volume 52, Number 9 Book Forum: Review of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students by Sheryl Kataoka. September 2013.
• Psychology Today Breaking the Behavior Code, June 4, 2012.
• About.com | Children with Special Needs Helping Students Manage Social Demands: Lunch and Recess
• About.com | Children with Special Needs The Behavior Code: The Harried Parent’s Book Club Review
• Special Education Blog Attended Presentation at Harvard on Understanding and Teaching Behaviorally Challenged Students, October 2012.
• ASCD Inservice Blog Cracking the Behavior Code
• Voices in Education | The Blog of Harvard Education Publishing Anxiety: The Hidden Disability That Affects One in Eight Children
• SocialThinking.com Managing Impulsivity through Self-Regulation by Michelle Garcia Winner
• Education Week Teaching Now Teachers Lack Mental Health Training, April 2012.
• Special Education Advisor Book Review: The Behavior Code July 2012.
• Evolving School Psychologist Book Review: The Behavior Code. August 2012.
• Teacher’s Toolbox Review of The Behavior Code
• Child Mind Institute Breaking the Behavior Code
• Special Needs Book Review Review of The Behavior Code by Lorna d’Entremont
• GreatSchools.org Blog Way better than another mug… by Leslie Crawford
• Education Week | Teacher Blog Teachers Lack Mental Health Training by Liana Heitin
• Harvard Graduate School of Education The Principals’ Center Webinar
• Harvard Gazette Filling a gap between teachers, troubled children