William Ellery Samuels

Biographic Data

ID171101
NAMEWilliam Ellery Samuels
GIVEN NAMESWilliam Ellery
FAMILY NAMESamuels
SIGNATURESAMUELS W E
AFFILIATIONSCity University of New York
ORCID0000-0002-4048-7007
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS14
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Effects of adverse childhood experiences and personal resilience on household emergency preparedness

    Open AccessTara Heagele, William Ellery Samuels et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events occurring during childhood that can affect adulthood health and wellness, including preparedness for disasters. This study aimed to understand how ACEs, personality traits, personal resilience, and healthcare provider discussions of preparedness affect household emergency preparedness to inform interventions for individuals with a history of ACEs. Methods: This cr…

  • A Home Disaster Preparedness Intervention Study with Korean American Residents in New York City

    Open AccessTara Heagele, JungMoon Hyun et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2025References: 2

    This study investigated the effectiveness of the Nurses Taking on Readiness Measures (N-TORM) intervention in improving disaster preparedness of Asian immigrant residents in New York City. N-TORM is an innovative, nurse-led, household disaster preparedness educational intervention provided to community members to help them create their disaster-related evacuation and communication plans, build disaster supply kits, and understand community resour…

  • Humane Education’s Effect on Middle School Student Motivation and Standards-Based Reading Assessment

    Open AccessJulie O’Connor, William Ellery SamuelsARTICLESocial Sciences2021References: 4

    Students educated in the juvenile justice system face acute challenges such as lack of motivation and negative attitudes toward school. Schools in the system are expected to provide rigorous, Common Core-standards-aligned instruction. Humane education—lessons that nurture kindness and empathy towards humans, animals, and the environment—has been shown to motivate students and encourage their pro-social sentiments. This randomized control trial (w…

  • Improving Upper Elementary Students' Humane Attitudes and Prosocial Behaviors through an In-class Humane Education Program

    William Ellery Samuels, Lieve Meers et al.ARTICLEAnthrozoös2016Cited by: 5References: 15

    Humane education is a long-standing field of education that endeavors to nurture kindness, compassion, and concern for nonhuman \nanimals, people, and the environment. Despite its long history, however, few randomized control studies have evaluated its effectiveness to promote the development of relevant outcomes. The current study sought to address this dearth by investigating the effects of a humane education program on not only participating s…

  • An In-class, Humane Education Program Can Improve Young Students' Attitudes Toward Animals

    Kate Nicoll, William Ellery Samuels et al.ARTICLESociety and Animals2008Cited by: 9References: 5

    All 8 first-grade classes of an elementary school participated in a study of the efficacy of an in-class humane education program that incorporated regular visits from therapy animals. The study also investigated the relative efficacy of a popular, printed humane-education publication, although it was not possible to use this printed material in its optimal manner. The in-class humane-education program—but not the printed material—significantly i…