SBCOE’s Robison recognized for impact on students and families
Miami’s Ohio School-Based Center for Excellence works with K-12 schools around the state
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Deb Robison of Miami University's Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence recently received the Research-to-Policy Collaboration Scholar Award from the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State.
SBCOE’s Robison recognized for impact on students and families
Miami’s Ohio School-Based Center for Excellence works with K-12 schools around the state
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Published
As a first-year student at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Deb Robison wanted to help students. She was certain the way to do that was to become a teacher.
Robison’s first field practicum was at a sixth-grade classroom where she met Travis, a student whose permanent seat was in the corner. That struck a chord with Robison, who realized then that helping students was about more than reading or math.
At the time, Robison didn’t quite have the words on what she wanted to do or how. But she found that path anyway. As director of outreach and collaboration at Miami University’s Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence (SBCOE), Robison connects with K-12 schools around the state, providing training, tools, research, and more to positively impact students and their families.
Her work with the center has not gone unnoticed. Robison recently received the Research-to-Policy Collaboration Scholar Award from the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State. Given annually, the honor is for scholars who have a demonstrated commitment to achieving the public benefit of research at scale through public policy relationships.
“I found my way back to what my passion truly was,” Robison said. “I took sociology and psychology classes and went out to resident foster care homes to find ways to support all the Travises whose permanent seats are in the corner with teachers who aren’t sure how to help.”
As part of SBCOE, Robison provides guidance for Ohio’s schools through podcasts, the center’s resource library, and with Project AWARE, which develops sustainable, school-based mental health services in order to promote student wellness.
Robison works with behavioral health and wellness coordinators within participating Project AWARE schools. In its fourth year, Project AWARE has seen decreases in absenteeism and in-school suspensions, as well as an increase in community partnerships, according to Robison.
“I really enjoy helping the schools reach their communities,” Robison said. “Ultimately, it impacts how the schools receive services. That’s the main outcome, that the kids are getting what they need to be successful.”
After nearly 20 years as a supervisor for family and student services at Norwood City Schools, Robison joined Miami and the SBCOE. She’s been at the center for seven years and in her current role for close to four years.
“I love the idea that we’re reaching more broadly with the work we do,” Robison said. “The work we do at the center has the potential to impact virtually every student or parent in Ohio. We’re getting the research out there and into hands where it can make a difference. That’s the key.”
Robison’s first field practicum was at a sixth-grade classroom where she met Travis, a student whose permanent seat was in the corner. That struck a chord with Robison, who realized then that helping students was about more than reading or math.
At the time, Robison didn’t quite have the words on what she wanted to do or how. But she found that path anyway. As director of outreach and collaboration at Miami University’s Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence (SBCOE), Robison connects with K-12 schools around the state, providing training, tools, research, and more to positively impact students and their families.
Her work with the center has not gone unnoticed. Robison recently received the Research-to-Policy Collaboration Scholar Award from the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State. Given annually, the honor is for scholars who have a demonstrated commitment to achieving the public benefit of research at scale through public policy relationships.
“I found my way back to what my passion truly was,” Robison said. “I took sociology and psychology classes and went out to resident foster care homes to find ways to support all the Travises whose permanent seats are in the corner with teachers who aren’t sure how to help.”
As part of SBCOE, Robison provides guidance for Ohio’s schools through podcasts, the center’s resource library, and with Project AWARE, which develops sustainable, school-based mental health services in order to promote student wellness.
Robison works with behavioral health and wellness coordinators within participating Project AWARE schools. In its fourth year, Project AWARE has seen decreases in absenteeism and in-school suspensions, as well as an increase in community partnerships, according to Robison.
“I really enjoy helping the schools reach their communities,” Robison said. “Ultimately, it impacts how the schools receive services. That’s the main outcome, that the kids are getting what they need to be successful.”
After nearly 20 years as a supervisor for family and student services at Norwood City Schools, Robison joined Miami and the SBCOE. She’s been at the center for seven years and in her current role for close to four years.
“I love the idea that we’re reaching more broadly with the work we do,” Robison said. “The work we do at the center has the potential to impact virtually every student or parent in Ohio. We’re getting the research out there and into hands where it can make a difference. That’s the key.”
Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg. Interested in learning more about the Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence? Visit the website for more information.