Dr. nate von der Embse
Professor of School Psychology
Co-Executive Director, School Mental Health Collaborative
University of South Florida
Professor of School Psychology
Co-Executive Director, School Mental Health Collaborative
University of South Florida
WHAT I DO
Research
Key Areas:
- Improving educational decision making
- High-stakes testing and education accountability policy
- Teacher emotional health and student test anxiety
- Universal screening and multi-informant assessment
- Supporting early childhood mental health
- Training educators in population-based mental health services
Teaching
Classes Taught:
- SPS 6936 Into Seminar: Roles and Functions of School Psychologists
- SPS 6196 Assessment III: Social Emotional Assessment
- SPS 6701C Behavior Interventions II
- SPS 7701: Advanced Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy
Service
Positions Held:
- Associate Editor, Journal of School Psychology
- Member, University Research Council
- Admissions Coordinator, School Psychology Program
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Michigan State University
2008-2012, East Lansing MI
Doctor of Philosophy
Major: School Psychology
APA-Accredited, NASP-Approved
Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health
2011-2012, Omaha NE
Pre-doctoral Intern
APPIC Internship, APA-Accredited
Miami University
2005-2008, Oxford, OH
Educational Specialist
Master of Science
Major: School Psychology
NASP-Approved
University of Dayton
2001-2004, Dayton, OH
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Psychology
Magna Cum Laude
Research on Assessment and Intervention to Support Equity (RAISE) LAB
Mission statement: “The mission of the RAISE Lab is the empirical pursuit of evidence-based practices for the promotion of socio-emotional and academic outcomes for all children. Infused within all of our work is the advancement of social justice, leadership development, and focus on systemic change processes.”
Visit the lab @ http://raiseatusf.strikingly.com
The lab manual and personal philosophy on graduate training.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Changing the world through awesome social justice driven research
Our lab has several ongoing research projects with opportunities for collaboration and student involvement. Below are a few of the questions we are pursuing. For more information please contact natev@usf.edu.
- What are the best methods to train educators in population-based assessment and intervention for behavioral and mental health concerns?
- How do schools combine multiple sources of data (student self-report, teacher report, parent report) to efficiently identify student concerns and accurately match intervention with need?
- What is the most efficient and reliable manner in which to develop and implement universal screening for behavioral and mental health concerns? Are schools identifying and serving students with internalizing behavior problems?
- How do we best support the emotional wellbeing of teachers through effective and tiered intervention?
- What is the cost-effectiveness of universal mental and behavioral health interventions and assessments?
- What is the influence of test-based accountability policies (e.g., Common Core State Standards, Every Student Succeeds Act) on instructional practices and teacher wellness? Does teacher stress influence student anxiety?
- What are significant predictors of test anxiety and what are the most salient mediating/moderating relationships within high-stakes testing situations? Are these relationships similar across cultures, both domestically and internationally?
VITA
CONTACT ME
Popular media and Social Feed
(2021) Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/kids-anxious-school-11630797800?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
(2019) Bay News 10:https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/education/pasco-schools-mental-health-research-could-help-identify-risks/67-8a3e2393-871a-4b6e-b1ab-44228929412f(2019) WUSF: https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/usf-grant-funding-mental-health-first-aid-training-teachers
(2019) NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/well/family/helping-students-with-test-anxiety.html
(2019) Special Ed Connection: https://www.specialedconnection.com/LrpSecStoryTool/splash.jsp
(2018) TheConversation: https://theconversation.com/schools-shouldnt-wait-for-red-flags-to-address-student-mental-health-needs-92247
(2018) BYU Radio: https://www.byuradio.org/episode/ca3550b6-bc5f-4c58-beb8-3f31ac556d11/the-matt-townsend-show-schools-and-student-mental-health-successful-people-and-rest
(2018) Thrive Global: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/schools-shouldn-t-wait-for-red-flags-to-address-student-mental-health-needs/
(2018) PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/opinion-schools-shouldnt-wait-for-red-flags-to-address-student-mental-health-needs
(2018) RawStory: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/schools-shouldnt-wait-red-flags-address-student-mental-health-needs/
(2013) TIME Magazine: http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,2135124-1,00.html
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