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Media Advisory: Harvard Graduate School of Education Faculty Available to Comment on Clinton's Speech on School Violence

President Clinton spoke on school violence in Worcester, Massachusetts today.

Michael Nakkula, Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Margot Welch, Director of the Collaborative for Integrated School Services, are available for interview or comment on Clinton's speech, violence in schools, and promising school- and community-based violence prevention and mentoring programs in Massachusetts and across the country.

Mike Nakkula specializes in applying psychology and education theory to the real-world difficulties of at-risk children and adolescents. His research focuses on ways to improve the study of child and adolescent high-risk behavior. Nakkula is the founder of Project IF, a school and community-based mentoring program in Massachusetts. Nakkula holds the Kargman Chair for Human Development in Urban Education Advancement at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Margot Welch founded The Collaborative for Integrated School Services (CISS) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1991 to provide professional support and workshops for school counselors working to make a lasting difference in the lives of at-risk kids. Since 1993, CISS has sponsored local and national training programs for school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses on such topics as "Resilient Youth in a Violent World: New Perspectives and Practices" and "Sexual Abuse: Helping Kids Cope in Schools."

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Contact Christine Sanni at 617-496-5873 or Kathleen Gillespie at 617-496-1884