Kids & Family
For those of you parents wondering what you can do to "make" your child become more motivated with their sport, or other aspects of life, check out this interview with Gina Riley, PhD!Gina Riley, Ph.D. is an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Coordinator of the Adolescent Special Education program at CUNY - Hunter College. Dr. Riley has over fifteen years experience working with teens with learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral disorders. Her research interests include intrinsic motivation, Self Determination Theory, Cognitive Evaluation Theory, homeschooling, unschooling, and other alternative learning environments. Dr. Riley also has extensive experience in online education and distance learning at the college/university level. Dr. Riley's first book, Unschooling: Exploring Learning Beyond the Classroom, will be published by Palgrave Macmillan in the Fall of 2020. You can get in touch with Dr. Riley through this link.