Halley Gruber is the Co-Founder & Director of On-Site and Educational Support at Educational Access Group. She also serves as the Program Co-Coordinator for the Neurosequential Network’s Neurosequential Model in Education. She holds a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Denver and is a licensed elementary school generalist and special educator with an endorsement in linguistically diverse education. Halley is a trainer in both the Neurosequential Model in Education and Neurosequential Model in Sport. She received her undergraduate degree in Marine Science and played basketball for the University of Hawaii, Hilo.

Along with her work in schools, she supports cohorts of educators and youth serving professionals across the nation as they complete their NME/NMS training and she is passionate about infusing trauma-informed practices into schools, organizations, classrooms, and sport. Before founding the Educational Access Group, she worked as a Trauma-Informed Behavioral Skills Interventionist as well as a general educator. Her work and experiences as an educator in partnership with the research of Katie Lohmiller have led to the development and formation of the Educational Access Group.

Publications

The S.I.T.E. Framework: A Novel Approach for Sustainably Integrating Trauma‐Informed Approaches in Schools

Lohmiller, K., Gruber, H., Harpin, S. et al. The S.I.T.E. Framework: A Novel Approach for Sustainably Integrating Trauma-Informed Approaches in Schools. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma (2022).
https://rdcu.be/cORIh

The Point of Missed Shots: Pursuing Greatness in the Urban Classroom

Contributor to “The Point of Missed Shots: Pursuing Greatness in the Urban Classroom” in Renga, I. P., & Benedetti, C. (2018). Sports and K-12 education: Insights for teachers, coaches, and school leaders.  https://www.amazon.com/Sports-K-12-Education-Insights-Teachers/dp/1475841396