Paul Bueno de Mesquita

Professor

School Psychology

Office: Chafee 416 and MCC 202
Phone: 401-874-4216
Email: pauldem@uri.edu
Website: www.uri.edu/nonviolence

Educational Background

Ph.D. 1987, University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests

Nonviolence, violence prevention, school-based mental health services, social emotional development, problem-based learning, cultural diversity, self-efficacy, inquiry science education

Professional Interests

His teaching and research interests are in the areas of nonviolence, violence prevention, consultation, cultural diversity, stress reduction & meditation, school based mental health interventions, inquiry-based science, and problem-based learning. Currently he is serving as Interim Director of the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies.

Honors and Awards

Selected Publications

Wood, S., Bueno de Mesquita, P., & Champlain, K. (2009). Songs of social justice: Changing the world one song at a time. Kingston, RI: Blurb.

Collyer, C. E., Johnson, K. L., Bueno de Mesquita, P., Palazzo, L., & Jordan, D. (2009, under review). Nonviolence Training Affects Ratings of Violence Severity. Perceptual and Motor Skills.

Bueno de Mesquita, P., Dean, R., & Young, B. (2009, under review). Making Sure What You See is What You Get: Digital Video Technology and the Pre-Service Preparation of Teachers of Elementary Science. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.

Bueno de Mesquita, P. (2004). Teaching children to write: A conceptual framework for instructional decision making. In K. L. Johnson & P. V. Weskott, Writing like writers: Guiding elementary children through a writer’s workshop. (pp. 261-272). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Bueno de Mesquita, P. (Ed.) (2004). Higher Education Faculty Resource Guide for the Preservice Training of School Mental Health Professionals in Character Education and Social Emotional Learning. Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids Initiative, Rhode Island Department of Elementary & Secondary Education.

Young, B., Guglielmi, K., Bueno de Mesquita, P., Sullivan-Watts, B., & Webster, K. (September, 2004). Change Associated with Readiness, Education, and Efficacy in Reform Science -- C.A.R.E.E.R.S. National Science Foundation Grant.

Gilliam, W. S., & de Mesquita, P. B. (2000). The relationship between language and cognitive development and emotional-behavioral problems in financially-disadvantaged preschoolers: A longitudinal investigation. Early Child Development and Care, 162, 9-24.