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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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Lourdes Santiago-Poventud, Ph.D., is currently a research assistant in the Department of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Before joining the University of Florida, Lourdes worked with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) for 18 years. During her time with M-DCPS, she worked in a variety of capacities, including: […]
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Pamela Chalfant, Ph.D. is the Early Learning Initiatives Manager at the Lastinger Center for Learning in the College of Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Chalfant’s research focuses on early literacy and language interventions and the prevention of reading difficulties through teacher education. She has conducted studies on effective teacher professional development and […]
Donna Spencer Pitts, doctoral candidate, University of Florida; M.Ed. in special education, University of Florida. As a doctoral candidate in the Department of Special Education, School Psychology & Early Childhood Studies at UF, my research is focused on the impact of Executive Function on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Previously, I spent more than 2 decades […]
Kristen Merrill, M. Ed. I am a doctoral candidate in Special Education at the University of Florida. Previously, I taught kindergarten in an inclusive setting for students with a variety of special needs, specifically many students with significant emotional and behavioral problems. As the recipient of a UF Graduate School Fellowship, I have served as […]
Michelle Cumming I am a doctoral candidate in Special Education at the University of Florida. Previously, I was a learning specialist, working with students from kindergarten through eighth grade with mild to moderate learning disabilities. Since 2013, I have been a graduate research assistant on I Control. My research interests include the identification and treatment […]
Tia N. Barnes, Ph.D. Tia Navelene Barnes, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research associate at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She is a member of Yale’s Recognizing Excellence in Learning and Teaching (RELATE) Project, which studies classrooms that serve students with diverse learning needs. Tia’s primary research focuses on prevention of and intervention in emotional […]
Gregory Taylor, Ph.D. Gregory possess a unique combination of education and experience across a spectrum of settings lending insight into the practical application of evidence based approaches for students with high incidence disabilities. The blend of over a decade of work experience in urban settings as a group home teaching parent, high school teacher, and […]
Brian Barber is an doctoral student in the Department of Special Education, School, Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida, Gainesville. His work on federally funded projects has addressed the cognitive characteristics of children at risk for academic and behavioral problems. The recipient of a pre-doctoral fellowship and a leadership grant award, […]
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Jeisha Gleaton (Research Assistant, University of Florida)
/in Research Group Profiles /by kmerrillJeisha 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 […]
Lindsey Tropf (Doctoral Candidate, School Psychology)
/in Research Group Profiles /by kmerrillLindsey 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 […]
Kristofer Kraul (Research Assistant, University of Florida)
/in Research Group Profiles /by kmerrillKristofer 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 […]
Alyssa Scafidi (Research Assistant, University of Florida)
/in Research Group Profiles /by kmerrillAlyssa 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 […]
Lourdes Santiago-Poventud, Ph.D. (Research Assistant, University of Florida)
/in Research Group Profiles /by desireefarnumLourdes Santiago-Poventud, Ph.D., is currently a research assistant in the Department of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Before joining the University of Florida, Lourdes worked with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) for 18 years. During her time with M-DCPS, she worked in a variety of capacities, including: […]
Pamela Chalfant (Early Learning Initiatives Manager, University of Florida)
/in Research Group Profiles /by desireefarnumPamela Chalfant, Ph.D. is the Early Learning Initiatives Manager at the Lastinger Center for Learning in the College of Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Chalfant’s research focuses on early literacy and language interventions and the prevention of reading difficulties through teacher education. She has conducted studies on effective teacher professional development and […]
Donna Spencer Pitts (Doctoral Candidate, Special Education)
/in Research Group Profiles /by sophie2Donna Spencer Pitts, doctoral candidate, University of Florida; M.Ed. in special education, University of Florida. As a doctoral candidate in the Department of Special Education, School Psychology & Early Childhood Studies at UF, my research is focused on the impact of Executive Function on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Previously, I spent more than 2 decades […]
Kristen Merrill (Doctoral Candidate, Special Education)
/in Research Group Profiles /byKristen Merrill, M. Ed. I am a doctoral candidate in Special Education at the University of Florida. Previously, I taught kindergarten in an inclusive setting for students with a variety of special needs, specifically many students with significant emotional and behavioral problems. As the recipient of a UF Graduate School Fellowship, I have served as […]
Michelle Cumming (Doctoral Candidate, Special Education)
/in Research Group Profiles /byMichelle Cumming I am a doctoral candidate in Special Education at the University of Florida. Previously, I was a learning specialist, working with students from kindergarten through eighth grade with mild to moderate learning disabilities. Since 2013, I have been a graduate research assistant on I Control. My research interests include the identification and treatment […]
Tia Barnes, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yale)
/in Research Group Profiles /byTia N. Barnes, Ph.D. Tia Navelene Barnes, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research associate at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She is a member of Yale’s Recognizing Excellence in Learning and Teaching (RELATE) Project, which studies classrooms that serve students with diverse learning needs. Tia’s primary research focuses on prevention of and intervention in emotional […]
Gregory Taylor, Ph.D. (Teaching Faculty, Florida State University)
/in Research Group Profiles /byGregory Taylor, Ph.D. Gregory possess a unique combination of education and experience across a spectrum of settings lending insight into the practical application of evidence based approaches for students with high incidence disabilities. The blend of over a decade of work experience in urban settings as a group home teaching parent, high school teacher, and […]
Brian Barber, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Kent State University)
/in Research Group Profiles /byBrian Barber is an doctoral student in the Department of Special Education, School, Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida, Gainesville. His work on federally funded projects has addressed the cognitive characteristics of children at risk for academic and behavioral problems. The recipient of a pre-doctoral fellowship and a leadership grant award, […]