“My husband found out about the earthquake through Facebook,” said Pandey, a part-time faculty member in the Department of Child and Adolescent Development at CSUN. It was April 25, 2015, and a 7.8-magnitude earthquake had just rocked Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and its surrounding areas. The temblor had killed thousands of people, destroyed homes, schools and infrastructure. Pandey harnessed her teaching experience in Nepal and familiarity with the local education system to help. She worked with authorities to organize a training for Nepalese teachers, educating them on how to help students and colleagues cope with trauma. Read more
