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May 2021 | Volume 10: Issue 2
Video Resource Spotlight
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Out and About in the (Virtual) Community

These are just some of the events and presentations from over the past few months:
February

DASA coordinator training take-aways and next steps - Buffalo Anti-Bullying Task Force

Surviving Lunch viewing and panel presentation - NASP Annual Convention

March

Reducing the Bystander Effect: Preventing and Responding to Bullying - Campbell County, Kentucky

Graduate School of Education's Beloved Community event - breakout discussion

April

Understanding and Preventing Bullying in Schools - webinar

Helping Students At-Risk for Suicide - workshop
NYSED DASA Training

Registration dates are now full through May 2021. We will be opening additional dates by mid-June as we are currently transitioning to a new online platform to host the training. Feedback from recent participants:

The material was engaging and gave a lot of concrete strategies that I believe would work in most school environments.
 
I was empowered to think about ways in which I can foster a positive and encouraging community in my place of work.
Alberti Center Early Career Award
The Alberti Center Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Bullying Abuse Prevention Award, presented annually, recognizes an individual who has made exemplary scholarly contributions to the field of bullying abuse prevention and conducted research that has the potential to influence practice and policy. Applications for this award will be accepted through Friday, July 16, 2021. The recipient of this award will receive a plaque and $1,000.00. Qualifications and instructions to apply can be found on our website!
Infographic illustrating 5 steps of Bystander Intervention
Norms and Bystander Intervention Training (NAB IT!) Update
The Alberti Center has continued work on the NAB IT! Project, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences. Since the last update, we have launched a six-week social norms campaign designed to target students' perceptions of bullying, sexual harassment, and bystander intervention strategies. We have also worked with 27 peer-nominated influential students. These students were trained to be Upstanders in their school and in their communities by learning and practicing the 5 steps of bystander intervention. Students, faculty, and staff at Williamsville East High School have provided invaluable feedback to help us make improvements for next year's pilot study, which will be conducted at two other schools. 
Photos of Tim Parks in graduation attire (front and back view)
Timothy Parks, PhD
UB Class of 2021
We would like to congratulate Timothy Parks on completing his combined Counseling/School Psychology doctoral degree! Tim has worked as a graduate assistant at the Alberti Center for the past four years and has now accepted a post-doctoral position with Devereux Center for Effective Schools. Congratulations to Dr. Parks and the entire University at Buffalo Class of 2021!
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Alberti Center in the Media

A three-part story by CNN on how lockdown drills affect U.S. children quoted Amanda Nickerson, director of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention. The story provided a comprehensive view of how drills are conducted, perceptions of students, and arguments for and against drills. It also highlighted the research that Nickerson has conducted, much of it in collaboration with Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (SUNY Oswego) and national expert on mass shootings, on the impact of lockdown drills. The series emphasizes how conducting drills following best practices as advocated by the National Association of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Resource Officers, such as the I Love U Guys Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol, increase student preparedness without causing adverse reactions.
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Research Collaboration with Lancaster Central School District

Stephanie Fredrick, associate director of the Alberti Center, partnered with Lancaster Central School District during the 2020-2021 school year to help with a district-wide assessment of school climate and student and teacher well-being. They worked together to administer surveys to obtain student, teacher, and parent perspectives on school climate, school engagement, stressors, and positive aspects of this challenging and unique year. Results from the surveys will help inform district and school-wide initiatives to continue to promote student and educator wellness and school community within Lancaster schools.
Alberti Center Resource Spotlight: Bullying Prevention Toolkit for Elementary and Middle School Educators
In the Winter 2021 issue of our newsletter, we spotlighted the updated Bullying Prevention Toolkit for High School Educators. We are excited to announce that we now have updated Elementary and Middle School versions of the toolkit for educators as well!
The new Elementary and Middle School Toolkits include updated lists of both fiction and non-fiction books for students, parents, and educators, as well as website resources, videos, apps, and podcasts. All three versions (Elementary, Middle, and High School) of the updated toolkits can be found in the Resources section of our website!
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