Academics

Tegan studies embodied literacy, through yoga instruction and mind-body integrative therapy.

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Education

2018, PhD	The University of Memphis	Educational Psychology
2015, MS	The University of Memphis	Instructional Curriculum and Leadership
2002, BA	Iowa State University	emphasis on Health and Human Performance

Grants & Sponsored Research

2021, Co-Investigator/Research Coordinator, Assessing the feasibility of Remote Mindfulness Based Intervention for Childhood Cancer Survivors A Pilot Study. Internally Funded. Epidemiology Department at St Jude Children’s’ Research Hospital. $3,000.

2020, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training. Funded. Oncology Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. $11,000.

2019, New Investigator Training Grant. Funded. Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Research with The University of Memphis. $4,000.

2018, Co-Investigator, Building resilience in under-served populations a multidisciplinary study of the sweeping impact of developmental trauma. Year 1- funded. Years 2 – 3 city-wide redaction. With the Memphis Research Symposium. $3 mil.

2017, Co-Investigator, Building resilience in tier 3 students through integrative neuroscience in a local urban school. Not funded. With the Child Life Institute. $1,500,000.

2017, Consultant, Conceptualizing culture, epistemology, and learning through Hip Hop in an urban school. Funded. With the American Educational Research Association via Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. $18,000.

2016, Student Research Travel Grant. Funded. With the Department of Educational Psychology. $1,000.2015, Primary-Investigator, Mindfulness and movement in schools: Implementing a research-based yoga curriculum for students and teachers in a local urban school. Not funded.  With the Strengthening Communities initiative via the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. $28,000.

Appointments

2019 – Present	NIH Grant Funded Research Associate	St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
2018 – 2020	Post Doctoral Fellow	University of Memphis
2007 – 2014	Executive Director	USASF

2019 – present	Part-time FacultyPsychology	Rhodes College
2016 – 2018	Adjunct FacultyPsychology	Christian Brothers University
2014 – 2016	Intern	Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence