Personal profile
Research interests
Mindy is currently the Co-Director for the Center for Character and Citizenship (CCC) and Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Educational Psychology, Evaluation and Research, College of Education, University of Missouri, St. Louis. Mindy’s expertise spans the fields of Character Education, teacher preparation and professional development, and the design and use of instructional technology for enhanced teaching and learning. She has extensive experience in the adoption of K-12 educational innovations, providing and managing professional development for geographically and culturally diverse teachers, and in the philanthropic sector. Mindy is the principal investigator for a series of cross-disciplinary service learning projects that address the social determinants of health disparities called Youth Empowerment in Action (YEA!)
Research Interests
- Citizenship and Character Education
- teacher preparation and professional development
- the design and use of instructional technology for enhanced teaching and learning
Disciplines
- Education
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CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF SCHOOLS*: Promoting Servant Leadership Virtues to Solve Internationally Relevant Problems in Education
Bier, M. C., O’Reilly, D. S., Kingori, P., Samtani, S. & Berkowitz, M. W., Jan 1 2024, The Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volume I: Conceptualizing and Defining Character. Taylor and Francis, p. 121-139 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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PRIMED FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION: Deriving Design Principles for Effective Practice from Empirical Evidence
Berkowitz, M. W. & Bier, M. C., Jan 1 2024, The Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volume I: Conceptualizing and Defining Character. Taylor and Francis, p. 104-120 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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THE CENTER FOR CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP
Berkowitz, M. W. & Bier, M. C., Jan 1 2024, The Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volume II: Moderators, Threats, and Contexts. Taylor and Francis, p. 274-285 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A comprehensive meta-analysis of character education programs
Brown, M., McGrath, R. E., Bier, M. C., Johnson, K. & Berkowitz, M. W., 2023, In: Journal of Moral Education. 52, 2, p. 119-138 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing the Science of Character Education: Twenty Plus Years of Reviewing the Literature in Character Education
Bier, M. C., Brown, M., McGrath, R., Berkowitz, M. W. & Johnson, K., 2023, Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer Nature, p. 483-496 14 p. (Springer International Handbooks of Education; vol. Part F1708).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter