Jeisha Gleaton (Research Assistant, University of Florida)

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Jeisha Gleaton Jeisha Gleaton is an educational specialist student in School Psychology at the University of Florida. Previously, Jeisha was a co-investigator for a research study working with pre-school children and their executive functioning, theory of mind, and metalinguistic awareness. Currently, Jeisha is a graduate assistant on Project SELF, a Goal 2 development grant with the National Center for Special Education, Institute of Education Sciences. SELF is a theoretically grounded intervention designed to tap self-regulatory mechanisms (collectively known as executive function) that play a role in social-emotional skill development and early literacy. The goal of SELF is to develop language and skills related to social-emotional learning for kindergarten and first grade children who have been identified as at risk for developing emotional and behavioral difficulties.

 

Lindsey Tropf (Doctoral Candidate, School Psychology)

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 Lindsey Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed., is a School Psychology doctoral candidate with a specialization in Program Evaluation and minor in Research and Evaluation Methodology.  She is the founder and CEO of Immersed Games, a startup developing a video game as a platform for deep, empowering learning experiences.  Her dissertation work is related to her educational gaming startup, as she examines specific design-based elements of her educational video game.

 

Kristofer Kraul (Research Assistant, University of Florida)

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 Kristofer Kristofer Kraul
I am an Ed.S student in the School Psychology program with the Department of Special Education, School Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Currently, I am on internship gaining experience as a practitioner and in the use of technology to aid in direct service delivery of empirically supported interventions. I hope to share my passion for school psychology and technology with others to create and improve systems that best meet the needs of schools, teachers, and students in various applied settings.

 

Alyssa Scafidi (Research Assistant, University of Florida)

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 alyssa Alyssa Scafidi

I am an Ed.S. student in the School Psychology program with the Department of Special Education, School Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida.  Previously, I have had practicum experience in school settings where I have designed and implemented behavior management plans and provided direct services to students by administering social-emotional, behavioral, and academic assessments, conducting direct observations, and providing counseling services.  I have served as a graduate research assistant on I Control since 2013.  My research interests include social-emotional assessment and intervention within the schools.