Responding to the Needs of Children, Families, and Schools: The 2002 Multisite Conference on the Future of School Psychology

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsPatti L. HarrisonPatti L. Harrison, PhD, currently is a Professor in the School Psychology Program and Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Alabama. A former editor of School Psychology Review, she currently serves on the NASP Executive Council as the manager for information services programs. She represented NASP as co-chair of the planning committee for the 2002 Conference on the Future of School Psychology.Jack A. CummingsJack A. Cummings, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Indiana University. His research interests include applications of technology to the preparation of school psychologists and ways digital tools may improve practice. A Past President of Division 16, he currently coordinates the Futures website, www.indiana.edu/~futures, and the APA Division 16 website, www.indiana.edu/~div16.Margaret DawsonMargaret M. Dawson, EdD, is a staff psychologist at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She received her doctorate from the University of Virginia. She is a past president of the National Association of School Psychologists and is currently Immediate Past President of the International School Psychology Association. Dr. Dawson's areas of expertise include learning and attention disorders, and executive skills in children and adolescents.Rick J. ShortRick Jay Short, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and serves as the Director of the Center for Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment Research (CLEAR). His research interests include prevention and public health, conduct disorders, and engagement. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The School Psychology Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia is accredited by the APA and espouses a public practice model.Susan GorinSusan Gorin is the executive director of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Her degrees are in special education (BS, Boston University) and social foundations of education (MA, University of Virginia). She is a Certified Association Executive (CAE), and spends time in service to the association community on national boards and committees as well as the education and mental health communities through advisory and foundation boards. Prior to beginning her position at NASP in 1993, she served as assistant executive director of the Council for Exceptional Children for 12 years.Ron PalomaresRonald S. Palomares, PhD, is an assistant executive director in the practice directorate of the American Psychological Association and directs the Office of Policy and Advocacy in the Schools. His work and research interests focus on both practice and legislative policy work related to ensuring children have access to psychological services in all settings. Dr. Palomares received his PhD from Texas A&M University.