Dr. Shane R. Jimerson, a professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, is the recipient of the 2020 Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP) Outstanding Trainer Award. This award recognizes Dr. Jimerson’s outstanding research and scholarship in the field of school psychology. The award is given to a school psychology trainer who, throughout their career, has demonstrated exceptional scholarly contributions to training that merit special recognition. Dr. Jimerson will be presented the award in February at the TSP annual conference in Baltimore, MD.
The Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP) professional association is committed to innovation and excellence in graduate training programs for school psychology graduate students. The purpose of TSP is to foster high-quality training in school psychology programs.
Dr. Jimerson has an extensive scholarly record. He served as an Editor, Senior Editor, and Associate Editor of multiple school psychology journals. Presently, Dr. Jimerson is the Editor-Elect of the School Psychology Review journal, published by Taylor and Francis, in partnership with the National Association of School Psychologists. He also currently serves as the Senior Editor of International Science for the School Psychology (SP) journal published by the American Psychological Association in partnership with Division 16 (School Psychology). Throughout his career he has also served as editor of numerous handbooks that are frequently used in school psychology training programs. In addition, his research and scholarship has been featured in many graduate school programs. His research interests include school violence and safety, reading education, safety education, educational psychology, and numerous other fields.
“It is an incredible honor to receive this recognition from TSP and fellow faculty colleagues who are engaged in preparing the next generation of school psychologists,” Dr Jimerson noted. “The collective contributions of faculty at UC Santa Barbara and nationally are inspiring and humbling.”