Flexible and Culturally Relevant

Emozi® Program Authors


The Emozi® SEL program is specially designed for the unique developmental needs of higher grade learners in middle and high school. It was developed by teachers and subject matter experts for flexible implementation in the modern classroom.

Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed., Emozi® Program Author

Anna-Lisa Mackey, M.Ed., is an SEL expert with more than 20 years of experience in SEL training and professional development, and student behavior, academic performance, and personal skills. She has worked with Head Start Cares and the Canadian Mental Health Association on two large-scale implementations, and trained school staff and mental health professionals in Canada and the United States. Ms. Mackey has also presented on social and emotional learning at numerous conferences. She is also the author of the upcoming book The Social Emotional Classroom: A New Way to Nurture Students and Understand the Brain (Wiley, 2022) and the host of the Social Emotional Us podcast.

Anna-Lisa Mackey is available for interviews on social emotional learning, school culture, health, and student and educator wellness in education.

A visit with the authors of the social emotional classroom. Melissa Ragan, the Chief Learning Officer of Navigate 360 is joined by her co-author Anna-Lisa Mackey to discuss their new book and talk about about a new way to nurture students and understand the brain.