Deborah Schussler

Deborah Schussler is a professor in the Department of Educational Policy & Leadership. She joined the University at Albany faculty in 2023. Dr. Schussler uses an implementation science lens to investigate the development of educators’ dispositions and social-emotional competencies and the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on the resilience and well-being of educators and students. She has partnered with educators and school districts across the country on grants totaling over $10 million, and she has published dozens of articles and book chapters in a wide variety of outlets including Mindfulness, Journal of Teacher Education, and Psychology in the Schools. She is an associate editor of Mindfulness.