Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will take major roles in 18 events at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in Seattle, WA on February 12-15. The National Association of School Psychologists represents and supports school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence of all children. Its annual conference brings together leading researchers and scholars in the field as a way to disseminate the latest findings in the field.

The Gevirtz School’s School Psychology doctoral program, part of its Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, is fully approved by NASP, making it one of only two such lauded programs in California.

The Gevirtz School presentations are:

Tuesday, February 12

Abdou, A., Ruderman, M. A., & Shahroozi, R. (2013, February).  Hopeful directions: School-based hope interventions for response to intervention models. Paper presentation.

Chin, J., Abdou, A. S., & Dowdy, E. (2013, February). Moving toward equitable discipline practices: alternatives to exclusionary discipline. Paper presentation.

Jimerson, S. R.  & Conolly-Wilson, C. (2013, February). Prevention and Preparedness: Comprehensive School Safety Planning (PREPaRE Workshop #1: Second Edition). Workshop presentation.

Wednesday, February 13

Ruderman, M. A., & Jimerson, S. R. (2013, February). Latent class typologies of defending behaviour in bullying. Paper presentation.

Abdou, A., Ruderman, M. A., & Shahroozi, R. (2013, February).  Hopeful directions: School-based hope interventions for response to intervention models. Paper presentation.

Thursday, February 14

Fenning, P.; Raffaele Mendez, L.M.; Sharkey, J.D.; Sullivan, A. L.; Mcloughlin, C. S., & McNoltemeyer, A. et al. (2013, February). Disproportionality: Understanding the Issues and Creating Equitable Schools. Symposium presentation.

Furlong, M. J., You, S., Renshaw, T., & O’Malley, M. (2013, February). Positive Experiences at School Scale: Positive Psychology Traits Grades 4-6. Poster presentation.

Jimerson, S.R., Gillespie, A., Haddock, A., Rime, W.J. (2013, February), Playground Strategies to Promote Problem Solving and Reduce Discipline Referrals. Paper presentation.

Jimerson, S. R. (2013, February). International School Psychology: Recent Developments. Symposium presentation.

Mayworm, A. & Sharkey, J. D. (2013, February). Ethical Considerations in School Discipline. Paper presentation.

Nylund-Gibson, K., Quirk, M., Grimm, R., & Furlong, M. (2013, February). Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile Predicts Academic Achievement Through Grade 5. Poster presentation.

Proctor, S., Muse, T., Haque, T., Rivera, N. (2013, February). Diversifying the Pipeline: Persistence Strategies for Graduate Students of Color. Paper presentation.

Rebelez, J., & Furlong, M. J. (2013, February). Predictive Validity of a School Climate Safety Progress Monitoring Measure. Poster presentation.

Rime, W.J., Haddock, A.D., Shahroozi, R., & Jimerson, S.R. (2013, February). Triarchic Conceptualization of Advocacy: Confluence of Science, Practice and Policy. Paper presentation.

Friday, February 15

Brown, J. A., Jimerson, S. R., & Oakland, T. (2013, February). International school psychology: Training and practices around the globe. Paper presentation.

Brown, J. A., & Jimerson, S. R. (2013, February). Preparing for and responding to sudden and unexpected student death. In V. Comerchero (chair), Review and discussion of tools to assist grieving students. Symposium presentation.

Shahroozi, S. R., Jimerson, S. R., Haddock, A., Rime, W. J., & Ruderman, M. A. (2013, February).  Show Me the Money: Promoting School Mental Health. Paper presentation.

Stein, R., Haddock, A., Binmoeller, C. Jimerson, S. (2013, February). A positive approach to reducing bullying and improving school climate. Paper presentation.