School psychology students present, lobby in Washington, D.C.

School psychology faculty members Lisa Stewart and Peg Potter and graduate students David Gano, Hannah Korcuska and Kelli McGovern recently attended the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in Washington, D.C. Gano, McGovern, and Stewart were part of a symposium, “Incremental Rehearsal: Effective and Efficient Research-Based Memory Interventions” where Gano and McGovern presented the results of […]

School Psychology graduate students and faculty attend and present at state conference

Five School Psychology graduate students: Jesse Hennen, Hannah Korcuska, Tori Cowles, Adam Boles and Maggie McLean, presented posters at this year’s Minnesota Association of School Psychologists (MSPA) MidWinter conference held Jan. 30 and 31 in St. Louis Park. Dr. Lisa Stewart and graduate student Maggie McLean also co-presented a conference session titled “Vocabulary Does Matter and Can Be Taught.” Three […]

Psychology student and Dr. Lisa Stewart present at conference

Psychology student Rebecca Spanier and Dr. Lisa Stewart present at Northern Lights Conference in Grand Forks. Psychology major Rebecca Spanier presented a poster titled “Establishing the Reliability of the Preschool Receptive Vocabulary Measure (RVM) and the Expressive Vocabulary Measure (EVM)” at the October Northern Lights Psychology Conference at UND in Grand Forks, ND. Stewart was advisor on the project and […]

Center for Evidence Based Practice meeting

Thursday, Oct. 24 from 2-3 p.m. Open to all for input. Anyone interested in developing an interdisciplinary center focused on improving outcomes for kids, families, or schools through promoting evidence based practices join us Oct. 24 from 2-3 p.m. in the Faculty Development Center. Input from faculty and staff across campus is very welcome. Contact Dr. Lisa Stewart stewart@mnstate.edu if […]

Lisa Stewart works with Rothsay schools to meet student needs

Dr. Lisa Stewart, School Psychology, met with the principal and elementary staff on Sept. 9 to work on the implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) and begin training on the FAST assessment measures and data management system. MSUM school psychology alum, Mark Everson, a local RTI coordinator for the Lake Agassiz Coop, also attended and contributed to the discussion.