Carol Newbauer, M.Ed.

Carol Newbauer, M.Ed., is a product of Cincinnati, OH, public pre-K-12 education. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with minors in Sexuality Studies and Communications, at The Ohio State University. After graduating, she spent 2 years in AmeriCorps, serving 2 organizations in Columbus, OH. The 1^st year was with City Year, supporting public high schoolers in English Language Arts and Behavior Intervention. This work gave her insight into the public education system, barriers to education, and educational inequities and resource gaps that many youth in the United States face. In her 2^nd year, she was the Parent Engagement Coordinator at Community Development for All People (CD4AP), providing resources and education to parents, caregivers, educators, and students at 3 public elementary schools. After gaining these perspectives – public K-12 systems, parent and caregiver engagement, and overall individual and community empowerment – Carol went back to her preschool and elementary roots in Montessori Education, earning a Master of Education in Montessori Education from Xavier University. While working toward her M.Ed., she worked at the Xavier University Montessori Lab School as both a lower- and upper-elementary assistant teacher, stepping into primary and middle school classrooms as needed.  

In 2022, Carol moved to Tucson, AZ, with her partner and began her Southwest workforce journey by taking over an upper elementary classroom at an infant-through-8th-grade Montessori Charter School, providing individualized education to 9- to 12-year-olds navigating a post-pandemic world. She shifted into her role as Engagement Coordinator with the Ramírez-Andreotta Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Lab in September 2024 and has loved taking part in the interconnectedness of research projects, youth, and community engagement, working with undergraduate and graduate research assistants, and implementing Dr. Ramírez-Andreotta’s vision for her Transdisciplinary Community-Based Participatory Lab. Carol intends to continue her studies by pursuing a PhD in Educational Psychology to explore how learning environments can cultivate empowerment, resilience, intrinsic motivation, creativity, and joy to protect against adverse mental health conditions and burnout.