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David Miller, PhD
Program Director & Assistant Professor
Certified School Psychologist
Lehigh University
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Dr. Miller joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 2004. His areas of research include childhood internalizing disorders, particularly issues in school-based suicide prevention; school-based interventions for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders; and applications of positive psychology to schools. He is currently the director of the school psychology program. |
Maureen Cohan, PsyD
Clinical Supervisor
Licensed Psychologist
University at Albany, State University of New York
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| Dr. Cohan joined the faculty in 1997 as the interim practicum supervisor. Prior to that she served as a school psychologist in a number of area school districts. Currently, as clinical supervisor, she is responsible for the on-site supervision of second year students completing the practicum experience. She currently teaches the supervision course related to practicum, and
supervises the advanced field training and internship seminar.
As a licensed psychologist, she works locally in a private practice setting with children, adolescents, adults, and families completing assessments and performing counseling. |
Deborah K. Kundert, PhD, NCSP
Associate Professor
Licensed Psychologist
University of Wisconsin |
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| Prior to joining the faculty at Albany in 1986, Dr. Kundert was on the faculty at Oklahoma State University and worked as a practicing school psychologist. Her major research interests relate to issues training and practice in school psychology. She completed post-doctoral training in child and adult neuropsychology, and consults with a local agency. She currently teaches courses in psychoeducational assessment and developmental neuropsychology, and is the Director of Field Training |
Joan Newman, PhD
Associate Professor
Licensed Psychologist
University at Albany, State University of New York
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| Dr. Newman practices as a school psychologist in Australia before coming to Albany. As a licensed psychologist, she has consulted with numerous local schools and programs, and supervised school psychology students in practicum. She joined the department faculty in 1989. Her research interests are in sibling relationships, task attitudes and intrinsic motivation, and topics in cognitive development and adolescence. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of School Psychology. At the present time, she is engaged in investigation of the effects of industrial pollution on adolescent development in a Native American community.She currently teaches courses in developmental psychology. Dr. Newman currently serves as the Director of the Division of Educational Psychology and Methodology. |
Amanda Nickerson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Licensed Psychologist
University of South Carolina
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| Dr. Nickerson joined the faculty in 2002. Her research and clinical interests include the assessment and treatment of children with emotional and behavioral disorders, school crisis prevention and intervention, and parent and peer attachment relationships. She currently teaches behavioral and social-emotional assessment, psychotherapy of children and adolescents, social psychology foundations in professional psychology, and a research seminar. She is engaged in research with a residential treatment center and a school for children with emotional and behavioral disorders, and is developing a curriculum on emergency preparedness in schools with the School of Public Health. |
STACY A.S. WILLIAMS, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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Dr. Williams joined the faculty in 2005 as an assistant professor. Her research areas of interests include identifying environmental factors that can aid in the achievement of African-American students, determining if high stakes assessment motivate or alienate African-American students from achieving; developing appropriate reading interventions for all students; and deconstructing the achievement paradox in the African-American community. |
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