Michael Furlong
Distinguished Professor Emeritus & Interim Co-dean Emeritus, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Michael Furlong, Ph.D., is a Research Professor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of School Psychology at the University of California Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. The National School Mental Health Center recognized him with the 2022 School Mental Health Research Award. He received the 2021-22 UCSB Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship. Furlong provides consultation and support to the California Department of Education and WestEd related to the California Healthy Kids Survey. A co-editor of the Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools (2009, 2014, 2022), he collaborates with colleagues on Project Covitality, supporting schools' efforts to foster all students' social-emotional development. https://linktr.ee/mjfurlong