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Tomas Urbina
Freelancer
I graduated with a Master's degree in Behavior Analysis. I am passionate about social issues, and keeping up with current events, and understanding how I can best inform people around me in areas of science, technology, behavior, and education.
Articles
Education
Educating for Impact: Inside America’s Quiet Revolution in Secondary Education
<p class="mb-4">Across the country, America’s classrooms are evolving into laboratories for civic engagement, economic opportunity, and digital fluenc...
January 7, 2026Read article
Education
Raising Critical Thinkers in an AI World: A Playbook for Parents and Educators
<p class="mb-4">Your seventh grader sits at the kitchen table, proudly announcing that “AI already finished” their essay before you have even seen the...
January 2, 2026Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
No Wrong Door: Building a System Where Every Appointment Is a Mental Health Visit Too
<p class="mb-4">On a rainy Tuesday morning, a woman walked into her usual clinic for a blood pressure check and walked out with something she never ex...
December 29, 2025Read article
Education
From Prank to Felony: How Legal Literacy Can Shut Down School Swatting
<p class="mb-4">Legal literacy can be a powerful antidote to swatting when it becomes part of everyday school life, not a once-a-year assembly. When s...
December 26, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Voices Rewired: How Brain‑to‑Voice Tech Can Transform Local Public Health
<p class="mb-4">The emergence of high-fidelity brain-to-voice neuroprosthetics presents unique opportunities for local governments to expand health eq...
December 24, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Ensuring Clinical Oversight and Quality Standards in Digital Mental Health
<p class="mb-4">While digital tools have made help more accessible, the absence of consistent clinical oversight presents a growing concern for local ...
December 21, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Smart Communities, Healthier Minds: The Future of AI-Driven Mental Wellness
<p class="mb-4">As AI accessibility continues to grow, it is beneficial to understand the bidirectional relationship between artificial intelligence a...
December 16, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Rewiring the Brain: How Neuroplasticity Is Changing Chronic Pain Treatment
<p class="mb-4">Building on the concept of chronic pain as a learned neurological pattern, recent advancements in neuroplasticity have opened doors to...
December 12, 2025Read article
Education
Designing Assessments for Authentic Understanding in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
<p class="mb-4">To ensure students are genuinely learning and not simply leveraging AI tools to complete their work, educators must shift toward asses...
December 8, 2025Read article
Health and Mental WellnessPublic Policy
Designing for Wellness: How Urban Nutrition Programs Can Boost Mental Health
<p class="mb-4">As the connection between gut health and mental wellness becomes clearer, municipal health departments and local agencies have an oppo...
December 1, 2025Read article
Education
Rethinking Financial Aid: Empowering Students with Grants, Guidance, and Grit
<p class="mb-4">In addition to scholarships and work-study programs, schools should actively guide students through the process of identifying and app...
November 25, 2025Read article
Education
Integrating Humanities into K-12 Education for Holistic Development
<p class="mb-4">Expanding access to humanities subjects such as psychology, philosophy, civics, and anthropology during the K-12 years offers students...
November 18, 2025Read article
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