Dr. Kim Vigil, consultant, mindfulness instructor, and assistant professor, is the owner of Raye Educational Services, LLC.
Background
As a mindfulness trained educator, Kim Vigil is an expert in weaving mindful pedagogy and innovative instructional and presentation practices into her work. She is an assistant professor at Murray State University, an education consultant, and a three-discipline Kentucky certified teacher (IECE, ELE, K-12 PE). After nearly two decades in education in a variety of roles, working with all ages, Dr. Vigil is at the forefront of transdisciplinary practices, artfully blending movement, outdoor education, mindfulness and best practices across multiple disciplines. Her teaching and speaking engagements are both engaging and interactive, and students and participants leave feeling motivated and inspired. Dr. Vigil is a military wife with five children and an avid runner.
Education
PhD, Northcentral University, 2019
Major: Education
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Early Childhood Education
Dissertation Title: Investigating the relationship between portable screen time and kindergarteners’ attention with content as a potential moderator using a non-experimental causal comparative design
MEd, Arizona State University, 2011
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Supporting Area of Emphasis: Early Childhood Education
Action Research Project: Improved reading skills through focused phonemic awareness and phonics instruction
MEd, Arizona State University, 1999
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Supporting Area of Emphasis: Secondary Education
Applied Project: Graduate Teaching Assistant
BS, Arizona State University, 1996
Major: Exercise Science
Supporting Area of Emphasis: French minor