Steven Karaiskos

25 years of strategic leadership, mentorship, and teaching supporting educational institutions, organizations, and communities nationally and internationally • Architect of impactful, research-informed programs designed to elevate community culture and advance emotional intelligence through training, mentoring, and professional development that integrates research, emotional literacy, and cultural insights • Deeply versed in contemporary research on child and adolescent neuroscience, emotional intelligence, grief and loss, positive psychology, motivation, projectbased and experiential learning, suicide prevention theories, and progressive educational methodologies • Recognized educator, administrator, researcher, and community advocate specializing in social and emotional learning to enhance emotional intelligence and resilience in children, adolescents, and adults • Leader in collaborative community engagement on relationship-building initiatives, educational policy, grief and loss, and comprehensive suicide prevention, awareness, intervention, and postvention efforts

Cultivating restorative communities that foster hope, advancing organizational health, community well-being, and individual resilience • Directing strategic, contextualized professional development, workshops, and organizational consulting built on principles of dignity, reflective practice, empathetic listening, and well-being • Delivering crisis support for international school communities affected by traumatic events, including the war in Ukraine, the Türkiye earthquake, and the conflict in Sudan • Subject-matter expert in well-being, community-building, and social-emotional learning for adults and youth, supporting educators, administrators, and parent communities in Helsinki, Kyiv, Lima, Lusaka, Munich, Prague, Riyadh, Tarsus, Zurich, and various U.S. regions, including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Ohio • Designer of a contextualized support framework in support of marginalized groups impacted by suicide, with focused work for railroaders, teens, & children

B.A., B.S., Masters in Psychology, PhD in Psychology