Andy Garbacz, Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program, was recently awarded a grant of $4 million from the Institute of Education Sciences for a five-year project to examine the efficacy of a family-school partnership …
School Psychology
School Psychology Information Session November 15th
If you’re interested in learning more about the field of school psychology or the UW Madison School Psychology Program, please attend one of our information sessions. RSVP to Lydia Wells, wells5@wisc.edu
School Psychology Information Session – September 27th
Interested in learning more about the field of school psychology or the UW-Madison School Psychology Program? Attend our information session on September 27th. RSVP: Professor Katie Eklund
Soto , Danya
Danya Soto Leyva (she/her) is a doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology. Steve Quintana is her advisor. Danya was born and raised in Mexico City and as a teenager moved with her family to the U.S. She graduated from DePaul University in 2019 with a degree in psychology and minors in early childhood education and political thought. Her research interests include community-based research, participatory action research, mindfulness interventions for BIPOC youth, race-based stress, acculturation, biculturalism, and child and adolescent psychopathology.
Bednarek, Gina
Gina Bednarek is a doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology and is advised by Dr. Andy Garbacz. She earned her BS in Psychology from UW-Madison and after graduation worked as a Research Specialist at the HealthEmotions Research Institute investigating childhood anxiety disorders. Gina currently collaborates with Dr. Garbacz to assist different state and community organizations with their goals surrounding family-school-community partnerships. Her research interests include learning how we can improve child and adolescent social-emotional assessment practices to better support families, schools, and clinicians.