Dr. Travis Wright is the founder/director of the BASES Project, a school and community-based intervention for homeless preschool students, their families, and teachers. Dr. Wright is a nationally recognized expert on resilience and emotionally responsive teaching, especially for children developing in the midst of adversity. Previously, he worked as a school-based mental health counselor, public school teacher, and early childhood educator in Washington, D.D. and Boston Public Schools.
Education
- CAS (Certificate of Advanced Study) School Mental Health Counseling, Harvard University, 2006
- EDD Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, 2006
- M Ed Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, 2002
- BA College Scholars, University of Tennessee, 1998
Select Publications
- Wright, T., Roach, V., & Yukins, B. (2012). Is that all there is? GLBTQ adolescent support in the best of circumstances: One family’s story.. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 15(4), 105-114.
- Wright, T. (In Press). Making it vs. satisfaction: How women raising young children in poverty assess how well they are doing. Journal of Social Service Research
- Wise, V., & Wright, T. (2012). Critical Absence in the Field of Educational Administration: Framing the (Missing) Discourse of Leadership in Early Childhood Settings.. International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 7(2), 1-9.
- Wright, T. (2011). Tell me lies: Confronting the preschool closet. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 14(2), 1-7.
- Wright, T. (2011). Countering the politics of class, race, gender, and geography in early childhood education. Educational Policy, 25(1), 240-261.
- Brown, C., & Wright, T. (2011). The rush towards universal public pre-k: A media analysis. Educational Policy, 25(1), 115-133.
- Wright, T. (2010). On Jorge becoming a boy: A counselor’s perspective. In Brion-Meisels, G., Cooper, K., Deckman, S., Dobbs, C., Francois, C., Nikundiwe, T., & Shalaby, C. (Eds.), Humanizing Education: Critical Alternatives to Reform (pp. 267-288). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
- Wright, T. (2010). Learning to laugh: A portrait of risk and resilience in early childhood. Harvard Educational Review, 80(4), 444-463.
- Wright, T. (2007). On Jorge becoming a boy: A counselor’s perspective. Harvard Educational Review, 75(2), 164-186.
Select Presentations
- Wright, T. Teaching Young Children Developing in the Mist of Trauma. presented at the University of Texas-Austin School of Education, Austin, TX.
- Wright, T. Reframing Risk and Resilience for Young Children with Messy Lives. presented at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children, Philadelphia, PA.
- Wright, T. Supporting Children with Challenging Lives. presented at the Virginia Children Together Conference, Alexandria, VA.
- Wright, T. Contested Masculinities in the Toddler Classroom. presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
- Wright, T. Too Afraid to Learn: Trauma and the Development of Young Children. presented at the Canterbury Christ Church University Address, Canterbury, England.
- Wright, T. Too Afraid to Learn: Trauma and the Development of Young Children. presented at the United Kingdom National Baby Room Conference, London, England.
- Wright, T. Teaching from Hope: Reframing Resilience for Young Children with Messy Lives. presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, D.C..
- Wright, T. Tackling the Opportunity Gap for Young Children. presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C..
- Wright, T. The Impact of Trauma on the Development of Young Children. presented at the Symposium on Early Childhood Special Education, Washington, D.C..
- Wright, T. Messy Lives: Critical Perspectives on Resilience for Young Children Navigating the Demands of Challenging Environments. presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.