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Bradley Minotti 

Clinical Assistant Professor

Bradley Minotti

Email

bminotti@ufl.edu

Address

Norman Hall,
PO Box 117040,
Gainesville, FL 32611

About

Dr. Bradley J. Minotti is a Clinical Assistant Professor of School Psychology within the College of Education at the University of Florida. His research and clinical work specialize in pediatric and school psychology, with particular focuses on transition planning for students with specific learning disabilities and emotional-behavioral disabilities, disability identity development, and youth mental health. He also brings extensive clinical experience delivering evidence-based cognitive-behavioral interventions (including Exposure and Response Prevention) across outpatient, inpatient, pediatric oncology, and school-based settings.

Affiliations

  • School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

Research Interests

Clinical Interventions, Diverse Learners, Evidence-based Practices, Group Counseling, Learning Disabilities / RTI, Pediatric Screening, School Psychology, Secondary / High School Transition, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Foundations of Early Learning

Education

  • Ph.D. in School Psychology (Specialization: Pediatric Psychology), University of Florida (2025)
  • Predoctoral Psychology Internship, Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan: Division of Pediatric Psychology (2025)
  • M.Ed. in School Psychology, University of Florida (2022)
  • B.S. in Psychology, B.A. in Spanish (Minor: History), University of Florida (2020)

Professional Appointments

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, UF Health Division of Psychology (OCD and Related Disorders Clinic, General Therapy Clinic, Behavioral Health Hub) (2025–2026)
  • Predoctoral Psychology Intern, Michigan Medicine Integrated Behavioral Health Canton Clinic & C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Pediatric Oncology Service (2024–2025)
  • Advanced Practicum Student, UF Health Division of Psychology & UF Health Shands Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital (2022–2024)
  • Practicum Student, P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School (2020–2022)
  • Graduate Research Assistant, School Psychology Doctoral Program Research Lab, University of Florida (2020–2025)
  • Research Assistant, Disability and Human Development Lab, Vanderbilt University (2018–2021)

Activities and Honors

  • Graduate Student Representative, Research Assistant/Associate Research Professor Search Committee, UF College of Education (2023)
  • Student Representative, Disability Resource Center External Review Team, University of Florida (2019)
  • Vice President of Programming, UF DRC Disability Ambassadors (2019–2020)
  • Peer Leader and Treasurer, Sources of Strength at UF (2018–2020)

Selected Publications

Articles

  • Forber-Pratt, A. J., Hanebutt, R., Minotti, B., Cobb, N. A., & Peagram, K. (2022). Social-Emotional Learning and Motivational Interviews with Middle School Youth With Disabilities or At-Risk for Disability Identification. Education and Urban Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/00131245221110557
  • Forber-Pratt, A. J., Minotti, B. J., Burdick, C. E., Kate Brown, M., & Hanebutt, R. A. (2021). Exploring disability identity with adolescents. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(4), 550–564. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000411
  • Minotti, B. J., Ingram, K. M., Forber-Pratt, A. J., & Espelage, D. L. (2021). Disability community and mental health among college students with physical disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(2), 192–201. Minotti, B. J., Ingram, K. M., Forber-Pratt, A. J., & Espelage, D. L. (2021). Disability community and mental health among college students with physical disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(2), 192–201. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000377

Books / Book Chapters

  • Mueller, C., Andrews, E. E., & Minotti, B. J. (2023). Disability Identity and Disability Culture. In The Psychological and Social Impact of Chronic Illness and Disability (pp. 55–68). Springer Publishing Company.
  • Forber-Pratt, A. J., & Minotti, B. J. (2022). Disabled Lives: Worthiness and Identity in Disabled Youth. In F. R. Waitoller & K. K. Thorius (Eds.), Sustaining Disabled Youth: Centering Disability in Asset Pedagogies (pp. 3–16). Teachers College Press.

Presentations

  • Minotti, B. J., & Kranzler, J. (2023, February). Exploring Mental Health Concerns Among Diverse College Students with Disabilities [Poster Presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
  • Mueller, C., Sakar, T., & Minotti, B. (2022, January). #OwnVoices: Youth Authors with Disabilities in Children's Literature Constructing Disability Identity [Poster Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
  • Forber-Pratt, A. J., Minotti, B., & Hanebutt, R. (2021, April). Exploring disability identity with adolescents. In M. Holt & T. Shah (Co-Chairs), Identities in Context: Understanding how Context Influences Adolescents' and Emerging Adults' Functioning [Paper Presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
  • Forber-Pratt, A. J., Bronson, A., Peagram, K., Striken, J., Minotti, B., Fernandez, C., Barnett, C., Siedlecki, S., Zundel, S., & Cobb, N. (2019, August). Social-Emotional Learning & Motivational Interviews with Youth with/and At-Risk for Disability [Poster Presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  • Hoy, K., Minotti, B., Mason, B., & Ridgewell, N. (2019, February). Do You See Me?: Identifying Disabilities in Student Populations [Paper Presentation]. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Ridgewell, N., Minotti, B., Hoy, K., Mason, B., & Stein, M. (2018, November). Othered: How We Speak Louder than Disability [Paper Presentation]. National Association for Multicultural Education Conference, Memphis, TN.
  • Ridgewell, N., Minotti, B., Mason, B., & Stein, M. (2018, October). Do You See Me?: Identifying Diversities, Identities, and Disabilities in Student Populations [Poster Presentation]. 2nd Annual Diversity Graduate Research Symposium, Gainesville, FL.