VATLL Annual Conference

Cathleen Beachboard is an award-winning and bestselling author, international keynote speaker, TEDx and TED-Ed speaker, educator, and researcher specializing in the science of psychological hope and motivation. A classroom teacher for more than 20 years, Cathleen continues to teach while actively conducting research and translating the latest findings from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that help people flourish. She is the author of The School of Hope, a researcher and writer for Edutopia, a columnist for Psychology Today, and a doctoral candidate in psychology at Liberty University researching the key aspects of raising hope in school.