The Journal of Trauma Studies in Education

We are pleased to announce our migration to a new journal hosting platform through @appstate! You can now find us at journals.library.appstate.edu/index.php/JTSE… Remember, we accept articles on a rolling basis. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts!

We want to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Di-Tu Dissassa to the JTSE team as Administrative Editor! Read a little bit about her below⬇️

As JTSE enters its fifth anniversary year, we are expanding our editorial team and review capacity. See position descriptions in the flyer. If interested in a position, please submit your materials by Friday, March 27th, to Dr. Jason Lynch at lynchrj@appstate.edu.

JTSE celebrates Black History Month. We acknowledge and honor the voices, contributions, and knowledge of Black scholars & researchers, that have significantly transformed academia and beyond.

Fear of deportation & family separation can lead to high stress in young kids—disrupting sleep, eating, behavior, & emotional regulation. Studies find increased anxiety, depression, & trauma-related behaviors among kids in immigrant families. Learn more: cep.asu.edu/resources/Supp…

AERA is seeking nominations for the 2026 #AERABrownLecture! Nominations for the 2026 lecturer are due by February 17, 2026. Read the full Call here: aera.net/Events-Meeting…

Happy New Year! 🎉Begin the year reading the new JTSE issue here: journals.library.appstate.edu/index.php/JTSE… A reminder that our online open-access journal accepts submissions on a rolling basis. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts!

5/5 resiliency and intervention to academic learning. Using a constructivist, trauma-informed framework can provide students with a greater sense of control and agency over their trauma experiences and impart confidence in achieving school success.

4/5 applied to teachers, it can be used for purposeful coping mechanisms through restorative justice and dispositional mindfulness. When applied to students, the framework can implement proactive, student-based practices such as Response to Intervention and the 4 Rs to connect

1/5🚨 Publication Alert 🚨: Trauma: Constructivist Theoretical Framework Read more here: journals.library.appstate.edu/index.php/JTSE…

3/3 to recover. In this paper, geographies of grieving Black girlhoods are centered in moving toward an interdisciplinary framework of culturally reflective trauma-informed care that allows the space and time necessary to navigate the grief journey.

2/3 Black girlhood creates space for the affirmation of Black girls' lives, voices, and genius. Centering progressive actions for the wellness and future of Black girls, Black girlhood captures lived experience within an upheaval of safety across dimensions, often void of spaces

1/3 🚨 Publication Alert 🚨: Grieving Out Loud: Towards an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Black Girlhood and Culturally Reflective Trauma-Informed Care Read more here: journals.library.appstate.edu/index.php/JTSE…

Reminder - the extended #AERA2026 deadline is this week on August 1! aera.net/Events-Meeting…

This study also found that the type of sexual violence experienced and the methods used were differentially associated with MH symptoms. This study highlights the importance of acknowledging different types of sexual violence & their impact on the MH of female students.

The results of the study revealed that students reporting any form of sexual violence had higher scores for depression, anxiety, stress, and posttraumatic stress than students who did not report sexual violence.

This study examined the mental health of postsecondary students who reported sexual violence and explored whether the mental health effects of depression, anxiety, stress, and posttraumatic stress were related to the types and forms of sexual violence experienced.

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨: Sexual Violence Characteristics and Postsecondary Women’s Mental Health Read more here: journals.library.appstate.edu/index.php/JTSE…

Building a classroom culture where students exposed to trauma feel psychologically safe is critical for their academic success. “That’s how we move kids through a trauma experience into a learning experience,” says Dr. Tammy Hughes. Learn more: at.apa.org/825a58