Alissa Der Sarkissian, Jill Sharkey and their colleague Texas A&M assistant professor Erin Harper after their NASP 2020 presentation
Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will take major roles in several events at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in Baltimore, MD from February 18-21. 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 18
1-1:50 pm
Jill Sharkey
Alissa Der Sarkissian
with Erin Harper (Texas A&M Commerce)
“Need Belonging in Junior High: Risk for Commercial Sexual Exploitation”
1-2:20 pm
Shane Jimerson
with Frank C. Worrell (University of California, Berkeley), Hiral Vekaria (Wake County School System), Celeste Malone (Howard University), Samuel Song (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
“NASP Distinguished Lecture: Be the Change—Taking the Lead to Diversify Our Profession”
4-5:20 pm
Jill Sharkey
Alissa Der Sarkissian
Sruthi Swami
Mihya Weber
“Ethical Decision Making on Critical Issues in School Psychology”
Wednesday, February 19
8:30-9:20 am
Alissa Der Sarkissian
Jill Sharkey
“Mental Health Stigma and Somatic Complaints Among Latinx Youth”
Rhea Wagle
Agustina Bertone
Isabelle Fleury
Tameisha Hinton
“Considerations for Mental Health Screening with Latinx Dual Language Learners”
8:30-9:50 am
Shane Jimerson
with Lindsay Fallon (University of Massachusetts Boston), Kathrin Maki (University of Florida), Bridget Dever (Lehigh University), Bridget Hier (Syracuse University), Faith Miller (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
“Effectively Mentoring Student Research: Leading a Productive Lab”
4:30-5:20 pm
Mihya Weber
Shane Jimerson
Chloe Zhang
“Examining District-Wide Implementation of MTSS: Measuring Fidelity and Student Outcomes”
5:30-6:30 pm
Chloe Zhang
Shane Jimerson
“Multicultural and International Training in School Psychology Programs”
Thursday, February 20
9:30-11 am
Stephanie Moore
Isabelle Fleury
Agustina Bertone
“Comparing Informants for Mental Health Screening at the Preschool Level”
Isabelle Fleury
Rhea Wagle
Tameisha Hinton
Agustina Bertone
“Convergent Validity of the Spanish BESS-Parent Preschool Form”
11:30 am – 1 pm
Daniel Feinberg
Jennifer Scheller
Emily Edelman
“The Effect of a Bilingual Education Model on Student Language Proficiency”
Friday, February 21
8-8:50 am
Stephanie Moore
Tamiesha Hinton
“Implementing Universal Mental Health Screening: Understanding Teacher and Parent Beliefs”
11-11:50 am
Tamiesha Hinton
Rhea Wagle
“Implications of Active Versus Passive Consent”
2-2:50 pm
Meiki Chan
Chunyan Yang (UC Berkeley)
“Relations of Disciplinary Techniques Profiles with School Climate and Bullying”