Investigating Teacher Health With Non-Invasive Biomarkers: Trends and Lessons in a Field Trial of a Mixed-Method Protocol (Poster 25): Division K - Section 08: Teachers’ Lives, Identities, and Journeys, Stage 2, 10:47 AM

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Abstract

The Covid pandemic increased attention to health and stress in schools. This interdisciplinary paper (education and medicine) reports on a single-site field trial of a protocol meant to gauge teacher health through the collection of quantitative and qualitative perception data (survey, questionnaires, logs, and interview) and non-invasive biomarkers (via wearable device). The small scale of this trial provides lessons to inform future studies and highlights a need for understanding teacher health, particularly considering the nationwide teacher shortage and the emerging impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. As such, the authors advocate for continued work to investigate the health of the teaching workforce. In the full paper, descriptive trends are discussed along with a discussion on benefits, feasibility, and limitations.

Authors

• Amanda Slaten Frasier, East Tennessee State University

• Chad R Frasier, East Tennessee State University