Name | Contact | Research Interests |
James Deni | denijr@appstate.edu Department Bio | Professional issues in School Psychology, Special Education, and related areas; School Psychology accreditation; Specific learning disabilities; School-based mental health; Revise Connect for ADHD students; Multi-tiered systems of support; Implementation science; Intervention fidelity |
Sandra G. Gagnon | gagnonsg@appstate.edu Department Bio | High school and college bullying; Preschool social-emotional-behavioral development; INSIGHTS into children's temperaments; Child temperament; Adult-child relationships; Parent and teaching stress; Peer interactive play; Intervention fidelity; Needs assessment; Examiner errors in graduate student standardized test administration |
Crystal Taylor | taylor3nc@appstate.edu Department Bio | Universal Screening for Social-Emotional and Behavioral Risk; Intervention for Social-Emotional and Behavioral Risk; Social-Emotional Learning; Teacher stress and burnout; Teacher self-efficacy; Classroom Management |
Thomas Gross | grosstj@appstate.edu Department Bio | Universal Social/Emotional/Behavioral Assessments and Supports; Program assessment and evaluation for social and academic support of learners; School psychology cultural competency |
Jamie Yarbrough, Program Director | yarbroughjl@appstate.edu Department Bio | MTSS/RTI implementation; Empirically supported academic and behavioral interventions; Curriculum-based measurement; School consultation; Research to practice gap in education; Resistance to change; Prevention of school failure |