Training
We train the next generation of school mental health researchers and practitioners through rigorous graduate and post-doctoral training programs.
Graduate Training
Project SPACE
The overall purpose of Project SPACE (School Psychologists Advocating for Culturally-responsive and Equitable mental health services) is to recruit and train 24 new school psychology graduate students to enter the field, prepared…
Project STARS
Project S.T.A.R.S. (Scholars in Teaching, Applied Research and Service) is a multi-site partnership between the doctoral school psychology programs at the University of South Florida and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project…
SMHC Graduate Student Research Award
The School Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC) Graduate Student Research Award is a scholarship designed to support the research activities of graduate students in School Psychology who are conducting theses or dissertations on a topic relevant to school mental health.
March 2026 Recipients
Post-Doctoral Research & Training Program
We provide postdoctoral training in school mental health that integrates sophisticated and rigorous methodological training with foundational school mental health research and social justice. The program is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences (IES). Training is provided at UW–Madison. The purpose of the program is to prepare post-doctoral fellows for a career in educational research.
