GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Local school officials and teachers are
preparing to help school-age children, displaced by the hurricane,
make a smooth transition into classrooms. The following Grand Valley
education and child psychology experts are available for comment.
Linda McCrea, 616-331-2080, chair of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education
Professor McCrea coordinates all of the student elementary teachers at Grand Valley and is available to comment on ways teachers can help students, displaced by the hurricane, acclimate into a new school.Andrea Rotzein, 616-331-2195, assistant professor of psychology
Professor Rotzein can comment on the trauma children and adults may feel after the hurricane, and what steps are necessary to ease stress.
For more information, contact Grand Valley's News and Information Services at 616-331-2221.
