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I am a Professor of Psychology and Program Director of the Master of Science in School Psychology - Specialist program at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She received her doctorate degree in Child, Family, and School Psychology from the University of Denver and a Master of Science in Human Development from the University of Maine. I am a licensed School Psychologist in the State of Alaska, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NSCP), and a Licensed Psychologist in Alaska. My teaching encompasses a range of topics including infant and early childhood mental health, research methods, children and adolescent mental health, family-centered practices, and systems-level work.  I have published in numerous peer-reviewed journals on topics of early childhood behavioral assessment and intervention, family collaboration, children's mental health, and culturally-responsive practices in early childhood. I am passionate about workforce development in both early childhood and school psychology and have sought to secure numerous grants to support these efforts.

Other Grant Funded Projects:

• Project BLENDS, U.S. Department of Education, OSEP Personnel Preparation grant ($1.3M)

• K-12 Mental Health in Schools, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Appropriations Grant ($750,000)

• School Psychology Program Development, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority ($200,000)

• School Psychology Summer Psychoeducational Clinic, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development ($120,000)