School Psychology Faculty Awarded Research Grants
Students Hired as Research Assistants

Program faculty have recently been awarded research grants to support their scholarship. Jon Lasser is collaborating with Emily Summers (Department of Curriculum and Instruction) to study the effects of media on girls' self-efficacy and beauty perceptions. School Psychology Student Jennifer Covington has been hired as a Graduate Research Assistant to work on the project. Cindy Plotts and Paul Jantz received a grant to study parents' experiences in the transition back to school from hospital or rehab for their children with traumatic brain injury. School Psychology Student Megan Cotterell has been hired as a Graduate Research Assistant to support this study.

School Psychology Program Welcomes New Cohort and Faculty

 Pictured here are some new faces in the School Psychology Program at Texas State. Dr. Paul Jantz relocated from Idaho to Texas to join the program faculty. He's pictured with our newest cohort. 

Front row, seated, left to right: Angela Juliano, Megan Nail, Melissa Piccino, Laura Dolan

Texas State Students, Graduates and Faculty at the State Capitol

 Representing TASP, Sarah Church, Jon Lasser, Jennifer Heimbecker, Laurie Klose, Ashley Arnold (and Jeff Luce, not pictured) on the Senate floor, giving testimony on a bill that would allow LSSPs to use the NCSP credential.

Texas State Welcomes Dr. Paul Jantz

 We are pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Jantz will join the School Psychology program faculty in August of 2011. Paul is coming to us from Idaho State University. He received his PhD in School Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado. You can view his new faculty website here. 

Dr. Laurie Klose Receives National Award

 Dr. Laurie Klose was presented with the National Association of School Psychologists Presidential Award for Exceptional Service to Children and NASP at the annual conference in San Francisco last month. Kathy Minke, NASP President, recognized Dr. Klose's unrelenting efforts to advocate for school psychologists. An excerpt from the presentation:

"As you probably know, things are a little bit different in Texas. Where school psychologists are something called LSSPs and get in trouble for using their NCSP credential. And over the past year, Texas NCSPs have started to fight back, challenging the Texas board to do the right thing and let them use the credential that they have duly earned. The fight isn't over, but I wanted to take this opportunity to acknowledge one of the individuals who is leading the charge on behalf of all Texas NCSPs: Laurie Klose."

NASP 2011 Presentations by Texas State faculty and students

Holder, C., & Robillard, R. (2011). An argument for self-compassion over self-esteem: The Adolescent Perspective.

Robillard, R., Klose, L., Drzymalla, A. (2011). Professional Response to Response to Intervention in Texas.

Trundt, K., Robillard, R., Holder, C. (2011). Dual language immersion-- An exploration into benefits and best practices.

Klose, L., Lasser, J. (2011). Context-sensitive ethics in school psychology.

Dr. Jorgenson Recognized at 2010 TASP Conference

Dr. Cynthia Plotts named Outstanding School Psychologist

The 2010 TASP winner of the Outstanding School Psychologist award at the doctoral level in Dr. Cynthia Plotts. Dr. Plotts is an associate professor in the School Psychology Program at Texas State and was recognized for her excellence.

Texas State School Psychology Program Receives NASP Approval Through 2016

We are pleased to announce that our program has received full approval from the National Association of School Psychologists through 2016. Click here to see the certificate.

NASP 2009

Drs. Klose and Plotts presented a poster at NASP on teacher and student evaluations of the consultation experience. Pictured (L to R) are Texas State University school psychology graduates John Davis and Ashley Arnold, Dr. Cynthia Plotts, current intern Vera Johnston, Dr. Laurie Klose, and current intern Marissa Ximenez.

Dr. Laurie Klose elected as TASP President Elect

Texas State University-San Marcos Assistant Professor Dr. Laurie Klose has been elected to the office of President Elect of the Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP). Dr. Klose has served on the board as the Trainers representative.  She brings a great deal of experience and energy to the organization and will work hard to help school psychology shine across the state and beyond.

Pictured at left are Dr. Klose with Steven Prater (Treasurer), Maureen Hicks (Area IV representative), Kelly Anderson (Government and Professional Relations Chair), Ashley Arnold (Conference Chair), and Andrea Dennison (Webmaster).

School Psychology Program Replaces Master of Arts (MA) with Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) degree

The School Psychology Program is pleased to announce that out request to replace our MA with the SSP degree was approved by the Texas Higher Education Corrdinating Board.  In December of 2008 the University will award its first SSP degrees.