Trauma is defined as an experience that threatens the life or physical integrity of oneself or others (Enlow, et al., 2019). A significant number of school age children are impacted by trauma. According to Martin et al. (2017), two-thirds of the US child population have been exposed to some level of trauma. Although trauma affects children from all demographic groups, it is most common in low-income, poverty-stricken areas (Kasehagen et al., 2018). Regardless of their gender, race or ethnicity, students from lower income families consistently score lower academically than their more affluent peers and have double the chance of having poor outcomes through their education and tend to repeat grades, get expelled, suspended or even drop out of school (Kasehagen et al., 2018; Ryan et al.,2018). [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]