Current Projects

The School Wellness Project: The major aims of this project are to support student and educator well-being, enhance universal social, emotional, and behavioral health supports through evidenced-based mental health screening and prevention programming, and support schools in data-based decision-making to identify students' social, emotional, and behavioral needs. The information collected is also used to support schools' climate and culture. This project is carried out in collaboration with other LSU School Psychology labs (e.g., the SWELL Lab).

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Long

Assessment Development: Our main goal in this area of research is to develop and validate rating scales to measure culturally responsive practices in schools. The Culturally Responsive and Inclusive School Scale-Parent (CRISS-P, initial validation completed), as referenced in https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02454-3, and The Culturally Responsive and Inclusive School Scale-Student (CRISS-S, in development) are measurement tools used to assess parents' and students' perception of teacher cultural responsiveness in their school.  

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Long

Project AWARE: The Louisiana Department of Education was awarded the 5-year SAMHSA Project AWARE grant to create trauma-sensitive schools in the state's school systems. The school districts are tasked with increasing access to mental health services in schools. SREC facilitates the collection of project data in order to inform the K-12 schools and their respective districts about new and expanded behavioral health services in schools. SREC leads the LSU team and works with other partners to create professional development and instruction in multitier trauma-informed care for school staff. The LSU team also develops behavioral health screening procedures and referrals to treatment for students. The LSU team includes members from SREC, the Department of Psychology, and the School of Social Work. https://www.lsu.edu/srec/projects/index.php 

• Co-Investigator: Dr. Anna Long 

Second Step + Bullying Prevention Unit: Together with colleagues from University of South Carolina and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Dr. Long was awarded a 5-year grant by the Institute of Education Sciences awarded aimed at evaluating the impact of a social and emotional learning (SEL) program plus a bully prevention program for students in grades K–5 on SEL, academic, and school climate outcomes. Namely, the grant will evaluate the effectiveness of the K-5 Second Step plus Bullying Prevention Unit curriculum within Louisiana, Minnesota, and North Carolina public schools.

• Co-Investigator: Dr. Anna Long

Advancing Meaningful Family-School Engagement: In partnership with the Louisiana Statewide Family Engagement Center, Dr. Long and fellow LSU School Psychology faculty are leading a 5-year grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education focused on increasing equity-driven, family-engaged positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) in Louisiana public schools. 

• Co-Investigator: Dr. Anna Long

Exploring the Recognition of Internalizing Problems Among Black Students: Delving Into the Youth Mental Health Help-Seeking Pathway (thesis project)

• Principal Investigator: Kita Adams, 3rd Year

Culture in the Classroom: Do Culturally Responsive Practices Shield Students from the Effects of Minority Stress? (dissertation project) 

• Principal Investigator: Julianne Flick, 4th year

Secondary Traumatic Stress and Other Contributors to Teacher Burnout and Attrition (thesis project)

• Principal Investigator: Mary Snellings Inabnett, 5th year 

Profiles of Racial Socialization Among Black Parents with Young Children: Associations with Parental Well-Being, Parenting Practices, and Children’s Psychological Adjustment (thesis project) 

• Principal Investigator: Ar'Reon Watson, 5th year