Robin D’Antona is an educational consultant and Adjunct Professor at Nova Southeastern University. She is author of 101 Things Everyone Should Know about Bullying (2008 - Rowman and Littlefield Publishers) and The Comfort Zone: Providing a Safe and Bully Free Environment for School Age Childcare (2008 - Bryson-Taylor Publishers ). Her upcoming book Tackling Bullying in Athletics looks at this issue and offers some practical solutions for both coaches and parents.
She is a Certified National Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer and works with school districts, after school programs and other groups training parents, teachers, coaches and practitioners about bullying prevention. Robin frequently presents at conferences on a variety of topics related to school safety.
Robin is a founding Board Member of the International Bullying Prevention Association, Inc. and served as President of the Board in 2007. The IPBA supports research based best practices in bullying and violence prevention in schools.
She is the former Associate Director of the Project on Teasing and Bullying at the Center for Research on Women of the Wellesley Centers for Women. In addition, Robin was a Program Consultant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bullying Prevention Project expansion schools.
She conducted a study on the effects of bullying and teasing in athletics and authored Breaking Through The Line – Bullying and Athletics (1999) and has produced an award winning video The Point After (Media One).
Robin holds a Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University. She has dedicated her career to training and research to raise awareness and further the information base of the negative effects of bullying and school safety. She firmly believes that every child has the fundamental right to feel welcome and safe in school – and to be free from bullying.
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