University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Dart, Evan

Dr. Evan Dart is an associate professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of South Florida. He is a licensed psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst. Dart completed his graduate training in the school psychology program at Louisiana State University. His research interests are best summarized as school-based behavioral interventions implemented within a multi-tiered …

Dowdy, Erin

Dr. Erin Dowdy is a professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a licensed psychologist and a nationally certified school psychologist. Dowdy’s research career and scholarly publications have focused on universal assessment for social and emotional health and risk. She is focused on …

Eklund, Katie

Dr. Katie Eklund is an associate professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received her doctorate in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan. Prior to entering academia, Eklund worked in public education …

Garbacz, Andy

Dr. Andy Garbacz is a professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research emphasizes building, testing, and scaling programs that interconnect school, home, and community systems to promote mental health and reduce the risk of later mental health concerns. He focuses on universal, school- and community-wide programs to support all …

Kilgus, Stephen

Stephen Kilgus, Ph.D., is a professor in the School Psychology program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also co-director of the School Mental Health Collaborative, a national research and technical assistance center and the Executive Director of METRICS, a national school mental health technical assistance center. Kilgus’s research has informed the development and testing …

Suldo, Shannon

Dr. Shannon Suldo is a professor and director of Clinical Training in the School Psychology Program at the University of South Florida. She is a licensed psychologist who trained at the School Psychology Program at the University of South Carolina. Suldo has extensive research and clinical experiences in school-based mental health services, including: establishing empirical …

Vogelgesang, Kari

Kari Vogelgesang is a clinical professor of Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa with over 25 years of experience in education. She began her career as an elementary classroom teacher before earning a master’s degree in Library and Information Science with a focus on curriculum development and evaluation, and a Ph.D. in Special …

von der Embse, Nathaniel

Dr. Nathaniel von der Embse is a professor of School Psychology at the University of South Florida and is an associate editor at the Journal of School Psychology. He utilizes a social justice framework to examine the intersection of education policy and school mental health. His research has resulted in over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, …