Meredith Wellman

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Program Manager, Center on Education and Training for Employment
(614) 688-1522

Biography

Meredith Wellman, Ph.D., is a Program Manager at EHE’s Center on Education and Training for Employment. She manages and contributes to several projects supporting family engagement in education from birth through high school graduation. She has developed content for a broad range of products, including online seminars, workshops, informational handouts and videos for parents, conference presentations, surveys for educational use, social media, and grants. She has presented to national, state, and local audiences about family engagement in education, particularly in the areas of student literacy and mental health. She is co-author of an implementation guide and professional learning series for educators called Partnerships for Literacy, which has been used in schools across the state of Ohio. She is the lead content developer and manager of the ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu website.

Education

  • Ph.D., Community and Prevention Research in Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2016.
  • M.A., Community and Prevention Research in Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011.
  • B.A., Psychology, Miami University, 2008.

Selected Grants

  • Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (2025-2027). Supporting high-quality family engagement implementation for Ohio's Comprehensive Literacy State Development project. $201,838 (Principal Investigator).
  • U.S. Department of Education (2023-2028). Statewide Family Engagement Center Grant. $4.6 million (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • U.S. Department of Education (2019-2023). Statewide Family Engagement Center Grant. $4.2 Million. (Co-Principal Investigator).

Selected Publications

  • Cunningham, P. D., Wellman, M. E., Park, G., Zyromski, B., Boone, B. J., & Osborn, E. C. (2026). Creating Protective Factors in Children Through Positive Home-School Practices. Chapter in Promising Practices for Engaging Families and Communities around Mental Health in Schools. Emerald Publishing Limited. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80686-821-6
  • Lee, S., Park, G., Wellman, M.E., & Zyromski, B. (2026). Individual and School District Variables Associated with Family Engagement in Special Education. Exceptional Children, 00144029261452212.

Selected Presentations

  • Wellman, M.E., DeShon, S. (2026, February). Educational Materials for Librarians about the Science of Reading. Virtual presentation to the SWON Libraries Consortium in Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
  • Wellman, M.E., Trivisonno, M. (2025, November). From Decodable Books to Advocacy: Equipping Libraries with Educational Materials to Support Families and Schools with the Science of Reading. Presentation at the 2025 Ohio Library Council Conference. Cleveland, OH.
  • Wellman, M.E., Bell West, S. (2025, September). Engaging Families for Literacy Development - Resources and Parent Perspectives. Virtual presentation at the 2025 Ohio Family Engagement Leadership Summit.
  • Wellman, M.E., Owens, W., Wilson, S., & Caspe, M. (2024, October). Developing Family Engagement Competencies: A Self-reflection Tool for Educators. Presented at the 2024 National Assembly for Family Engagement in Education. Denver, CO. 
  • Wellman. M.E., Cunningham, P., (2023, April). Partnering with Families for Student Mental Health and Well-Being. Presentation at the Rural Summit. Charlotte, NC.
  • Boone, B., **Wellman, M.E., ** (2023, March). Engaging families for early literacy in elementary schools. Presentation at Ohio Literacy Academy Lab. Columbus, OH.
  • Wellman, M.E., Tambyraja, S. (2022, Sept 23). New Ways of Communicating about Dyslexia in Ohio Schools. Presentation at the Ohio Family Engagement Leadership Summit. Virtual.
  • Wellman, M.E., Cunningham, P., Alvarez-Padilla, Y. (2022, June 2). Powerful Conversations: Launching Student Success in Middle School. Presentation at IEL National Family and Community Engagement Conference. Los Angeles, CA.