Most recently, she worked on a multi-year research and training project focused on early childhood social-emotional development, mental health and challenging behaviors called Bridging Education and Mental Health or BEAM. Her current training, research, and teaching interests center around addressing challenging behavior in early childhood and early childhood social-emotional development. Leah received her Specialist Certificate in School Psychology and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Psychology with a thesis examining the effects of intensive coaching on teacher behavior aimed at decreasing challenging behavior in children and facilitating social-emotional development. Leah teaches CEED's online course