Nicole Skaar, Ph.D.  Educational Psychology, Univ of Minnesota Assistant Professor University of Northern Iowa Schindler Educ Ctr 605 Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0607 Phone (319) 273-7649 Email: Nicole.skaar@uni.edu

Classes Taught:  Introduction to School Psychology, Classroom Assessment

Research Interests:  Assessment of adolescent behavior, School based mental health systems, Post-secondary transition

Stephanie Schmitz, Ph.D. School Psychology, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln Assistant Professor University of Northern Iowa Schindler Educ Ctr 623 Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0607 Phone (319) 273-7634 Email: Stephanie.Schmitz@uni.edu

Classes Taught:  Psychological Consultation in Schools, Individual Intellectual Assessment, Practicum in Education and Psychology

Research Interests:  Early Childhood literacy, Efficacy of literacy and behavioral interventions, School Psychologists' Involvement in prevention activities at the elementary level, Bully prevention

Support Faculty

Beyond the faculty who hold doctorates and/or certificates in school psychology, the department also has faculty members with doctorates in Educational Psychology, Special Education, Educational Measurement and Research, and Social Foundations who teach support courses and serve on thesis and specialist committees.

Classes Taught: Human development, instructional psychology, mental health in the classroom, psychology of adolescence
Research Interests: conflict resolution strategies, moral development of forgiveness, psychology of revenge psycho-social development of adolescents, attribution retraining and peer mentoring

Classes Taught: Human development, field work
Research Interests: Self-study of teacher education, preservice teacher education, research regarding practice (how we become better practitioners), inclusion

Classes Taught: Special Education Law, Educational Management
Research Interests: Special education legal issues, inclusion for students with disabilities, behavioral disorders

Classes Taught: Learning and Instruction in Classroom Contexts, Teacher as change agent,
Foundations of Instructional Psychology, Classroom Assessment
Research Interests: the role of motivational processes in mathematics learning. Specific research interests include motivational processes that influence collaborative learning, the role of teacher reflection in the development of teacher efficacy, and instructional strategies that reduce achievement gaps in at-risk students. 

Classes Taught: Learning and Instruction in Classroom Contexts, Teacher as a Change Agent, Foundations of Instructional Psychology, Educational Research
Research Interests: mathematical thinking, instruction designed to enhance students' understanding of mathematics, preservice and practicing teachers' beliefs, gifted and talented education 

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