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 |
Appointments
| 2019 – present | NIH Grant Funded Project CoordinatorClinical Research Associate II Epidemiology & Cancer Control | St Jude Childrens’ Research Hospital |
| 2018 – 2020 | Post-doctoral FellowCounseling and Clinical Mental Health | The University of Memphis |
| 2018-2019 | Post-doctoral Fellowship CollaborativeEpigenetics, Genomics, & Informatics | The University of Tennessee Health Science (Funding) |
| 2007 – 2014 | Executive Director | United States All Star Federation |
Grants and Sponsored Research
| 2019 | Research Coordinator, PRO-CTCAE-CSS: Patient Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology for Adverse Events for Childhood Cancer Survivors. Funded. With the National Institute for Health. |
| 2018/2019 | New Investigator Travel Grant. Funded. Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Research with The University of Memphis. $4,000 |
| 2017/2018 | 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. |
| 2017/18 | 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. |
| 2016/2017 | 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. |
| 2016/2017 | Student Research Travel Grant. Funded. With the Department of Educational Psychology. $1,000. |
| 2015/2016 | 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. |
Part-time Appointments
| 2019 – present | Part-time FacultyPsychology | Rhodes College |
| 2016 – 2018 | Adjunct FacultyPsychology | Christian Brothers University |
| 2014 – 2016 | Intern | Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence |
