March 19, 2026 |

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Annual Convention was held in Chicago, IL, from February 24 to 27, 2023.  There were 12 papers and 5 posters, a total of 17 presentations provided by students and faculty affiliated with the School Psychology Doctoral Program from Minnesota State University Mankato (student presenters are indicated with an asterisk). 

*Hannah Clonkey-Keck & *Ali Hunstad. Examining Mentor Fidelity of Check and Connect Implementation. Poster presentation

*Serena Dhanowa, *Lucy Yeliseyeva, & Shawna Petersen-Brown. Paving New Pathways – Leading Mentorship for Tomorrow’s Leaders. Paper presentation

*Kaylee Engle & Chip Panahon. Examining School Psychologists’ Perspectives of School Resource Officers. Paper presentation

*Kaylee Engle, Shawna Petersen-Brown, *Brooke Odland, *Lizzie Schwenn, *Jasmine Mata Diaz, & *Katelyn Kelley. Adding Preteaching to Repeated Reading to Support Fluency and Comprehension. Poster presentation

*Taylor Ferrazzo, *Whitney Sumihi, *Nora Coughlan, *Miranda Bernier, & *Molly Zackrison. Transitioning Students from Alternative School Settings to Mainstream School Settings. Paper presentation

Kevin Filter, Jeffrey Brown (San Diego State University), Courtney Sowle, & *Megan Denhof. Teacher Self-Rating Measure of Tier 1 PBIS Fidelity. Paper presentation

Kevin Filter, *Sammi Cowger, *Tara Lovas, *Celine Lourens, & *Matt Hurst. Teacher Commitment to Implement PBIS: Understanding Through Lived Experiences. Paper presentation

Sycarah Fisher (University of Georgia), Kevin Filter, & *Tara Lovas. Making Interventions Work in Schools. Paper presentation

*Danielle German, *Janet Bechtold, & *Miranda Bernier. Examining PBIS Fidelity’s Role in School Connectedness for Secondary Students. Poster presentation

Allison Lundahl & Shawna Petersen-Brown. Supporting Team Problem-Solving through Goal-Setting, Coaching, and Feedback. Paper presentation

Allison Lundahl, *Kaia Treadway, *Layne Sherwood, *Emma (Loveall) Martin, *Ali Hunstad. Supporting Academic Achievement for Students with ADHD in the Classroom. Paper presentation

*Emma (Loveall) Martin & Allison Lundahl. Environmental Stimulation to Improve Academic Behaviors for Students with ADHD. Poster presentation

Chip Panahon, *Emma (Loveall) Martin, & *Ariana Jacobs. Combining Performance Feedback and Choice to Improve Students’ Writing Fluency. Paper presentation

Chip Panahon, *Stephanie Phillips, *Mikayla Eggers, & *Ali Hunstad. Combining Choice and Performance Feedback to Improve Students’ Writing Fluency. (Poster presentation)

Shawna Petersen-Brown, Alex Panahon, & Dana Wagner. Using Formative Assessment to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Graduate-Level Training. Paper presentation

Shawna Petersen-Brown, Allison Lundahl, *Kaylee Engle, *Kafiya Ahmed, *Regan Jankovic, & *Adam Xiong. Parents Supporting Math Achievement at Home. Paper presentation

*Melissa Schneider & Shawna Petersen-Brown. Using Bug-in-Ear Coaching to Support Paraprofessionals Skill Development. Paper presentation

Group of five atendees taking a picture infront of their presentation poster Two presenters stand beside a research poster from Minnesota State University, Mankato, smiling at a conference A conference room filled with attendees seated and listening to two presenters speaking at the front beside a projected presentation slide Attendees gather and interact in a conference space during a presentation or poster session. Two presenters stand beside a Minnesota State University, Mankato slide on evaluating graduate-level training, smiling at a conference A large group gathers indoors around tables, smiling for a group photo Melissa Scheider infront of her slide taking a picture A group of five presenters stand in front of a projection screen displaying a Minnesota State University, Mankato presentation titled ‘Supporting Academic Achievement for Students with ADHD in the Classroom.’ Picture of students attending NASP session Four presenters stand beside a Minnesota State University, Mankato presentation on improving students’ writing fluency, smiling at a conference.

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