Joni Williams Splett, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School Psychology program at the University of Florida (UF). Dr. Splett’s research focuses on the prevention and intervention of emotional and behavioral concerns for youth in schools, including current projects examining the implementation of universal mental health screening, child and adolescent mental health service utilization trends in school and community settings, and expanding multi-tiered systems of support to be inclusive of mental health promotion, prevention and intervention (Interconnected Systems Framework), and continued development and testing of a cognitive-behavioral, self-regulatory interventions for aggression. She has worked on several federally funded projects and secured more than $1.3 million in federal grant funding as Co-Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator. Dr. Splett was previously a school psychologist in South Carolina and has been a licensed psychologist since 2013.