Hannah Maria Garvert, M.A.
School of Social Science
Willy-Brandt-Platz 1
68161 Mannheim
Research Interests
- Compassion-based interventions; implementation research on SEE Learning® (Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning), a school programme developed at Emory University, Atlanta, USA
- Project: SEEL.cares – Compassion and Resilience in Elementary and Middle Schools through SEE Learning® – a longitudinal study investigating the implementation and impact of SEEL in Germany and Switzerland
- https://101.seelearning.emory.edu/
- https://www.see-learning.ch/
- Cultivating compassion in relationships with oneself and others; an intervention study on psychological well-being among university students through CBCT® (Cognitively-Based Compassion Training), developed at Emory University, Atlanta, USA
- Developing relational competence through empathy training based on the work of Helle Jensen and Jesper Juul; intervention research in primary schools
- Project: Empathie macht Schule (Empathy in Schools)
- www.empathie-macht-schule.de
Professional Experience and Research Training
since 2024 Postgraduate training towards licensure as a child and adolescent psychotherapist, specialising in systemic psychotherapy, Würzburg Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy since 2023 Doctoral researcher at the Chair of Clinical Psychology, Interaction and Psychotherapy Research, University of Mannheim 3 – 5/ 2024 Research stay at the Social and Emotional Learning Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Chicago, USA; supervisor: Prof. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, PhD 2 – 3/ 2024 Research stay at the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics (Emory Compassion Center), Emory University, Atlanta, USA; supervisor: Prof. Lobsang Tenzin Negi, PhD 2022–2023 Research associate at the Institute of Medical Psychology, Heidelberg University (Prof. Dr. Corina Aguilar-Raab, Department of Psychosocial Medicine) 2021–2024 Advanced training in systemic counselling and therapy at the Helm Stierlin Institute, Heidelberg 2021–2022 Research associate at DIPF Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Frankfurt; Department of Educational Governance, “Schule macht stark” initiative; director: Prof. Dr. Kai Maaz 2018–2022 Teaching at the Alexander von Humboldt Peruvian-German School, Lima, Peru Academic and Professional Background
since 2024 Postgraduate training towards licensure as a child and adolescent psychotherapist, specialising in systemic psychotherapy, Würzburg Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy 2015–2018 Master’s degree in School Development and School Research, University of Tübingen; Master of Arts 2014–2015 Teacher training at the teacher training seminar in Sindelfingen; Second State Examination with distinction 2009–2013 Teacher education for primary and lower secondary schools, Heidelberg University of Education Publications and Conference Contributions
Publications
Aguilar-Raab, C., Nielsen, B. L., Herrmann, L., Garvert, H., & Jensen, H. (2026). Empathy and Social Emotional Learning: Insights from a Whole-School Approach and Implementation Process in German Elementary School. Social and Emotional Learning Research, Practice and Policy, 7, 100196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2026.100196
Conference Contributions
Aguilar-Raab, C., Frericks, C., & Garvert, H. (2026). SEE Learning® als Orientierungsrahmen für soziales, emotionales und ethisches Lernen – Erfahrungen aus Implementierung, Forschung und Praxis [SEE Learning® as a framework for social, emotional, and ethical learning: Experiences from implementation, research, and practice]. [Conference presentation]. CHANCEN-Fachtag 2026: Sozio-emotionale Kompetenzen, Selbstregulation und berufliche Orientierung, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Garvert, H., Frericks, C., & Aguilar-Raab, C. (2026). SEEL-CARES: Soziales, emotionales, ethisches Lernen im deutschsprachigen Raum – präliminäre Ergebnisse einer Mixed-Method Studie zur Implementierung und ersten Wirksamkeitsüberprüfung [SEEL-CARES: Social, emotional, and ethical learning in German-speaking countries: Preliminary findings from a mixed-methods study of implementation and initial effectiveness]. [Conference presentation]. 13th Congress of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Technical University of Munich (TUM), München, Germany.
Aguilar-Raab, C., Garvert, H., & Herrmann, L. (2025). Qualitativ – Verstehen und Erfahrung sowie Quantitativ – Verläufe und Veränderung: Startbedingungen für Empathie macht Schule – Clusteranalyse [Qualitative perspectives on understanding and experience and quantitative perspectives on trajectories and change: Baseline conditions for Empathie macht Schule – a cluster analysis]. [Conference presentation]. Empathie macht Schule – Forschung trifft Praxis [Empathy in Schools – Research Meets Practice], Nordic Embassies, Berlin, Germany.
Garvert, H., & Aguilar-Raab, C. (2024). SEE Learning – Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning: An educational program for the heart and mind [Conference presentation]. 25th German Congress of School Psychology, “Mentally Healthy into the Future!”, Hamburg, Germany.
Garvert, H., Aguilar-Raab, C., et al. (2023). Gaining insights about relationship functioning and quality in elementary school through different lenses: Combining qualitative and quantitative data sources to get the whole picture? A whole-school intervention focusing on empathic relationships: “Empathie macht Schule”. [Conference presentation]. Relation-Centered Education Network (RCEN) Conference, University of East London, Stratford Campus, London, United Kingdom.