Justin Allen PhD, LP, LSSP, NCSP

School Psychologist, Educational Researcher, Assistant Professor @TAMU, Father, Husband.

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

If you support eliminating the Department of Education, you do not support our students. Period.

@USEDgov provides funding for:
✅Students w/ disabilities
✅Rural students
✅Programs that make college affordable

This would be bad for students, and bad for America.

[School Psychology Review @SchoolPsycRev]

This meta-analysis looks at preschool developmental outcomes of child-focused interventions in rural settings. Moderation analyses found more pronounced results for students of color and those enrolled in Head Start. https://t.co/XcVjWMsbI1

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How SEL sounds in theory may not always align with how it looks in schools. This study examines how SEL teaching methods correlate with students' SEL competency. https://t.co/vQg2qCRxDX

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Teachers' attitudes towards bullying, classroom climate, and students' own prosocial behaviors all influenced peer victimization in this study. An authoritative classroom environment was associated with reduced peer victimization. https://t.co/WKgS6Vz2tJ

[Zion Kamau, M.S. @becomingdrkamau]

We are still recruiting!

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This MTSS-B framework had little positive effect on school climate, and led to negative staff perceptions in middle schools where MTSS-B fidelity was already high. https://t.co/0RW5p76kYX

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SEL competencies had the highest buffering effect for Hispanic/Latinx immigrant males in this study of four subgroups, suggesting the importance of developing SEL skills to protect against victimization and substance use. https://t.co/KpYstBUuTt

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This study found Chinese students with strong relationship skills, responsible decision-making, self-management, and other SEL competencies experienced less bullying victimization and problematic Internet usage than peers: https://t.co/1ZkXIB9s1R

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This study presents the importance of examining school climate for students with intersecting marginalized identities. Black girls with IEPs rated peer and adult social support and cultural acceptance lower than those without IEPs. https://t.co/mG9frL5Id5

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This study found clinically significant rates of stress, depression, and/or anxiety in school psychology graduate students: https://t.co/WDVl5caCTZ

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This systematic review looks at 24 peer-reviewed studies that focused either on school psychology student recruitment, retention, or both to address workforce shortages. Implications are discussed. https://t.co/qpq1Kmq3tm

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Self-efficacy turned out to be critical to Hispanic students' writing skills in this recent study. By fostering self-efficacy, emerging bilingual learners can strengthen their writing abilities: https://t.co/T8Hazzu58L

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This paper provides guidance on reducing communication barriers and improving collaboration between schools and Asian immigrant families, improving parental involvement in schools, and promoting the social and emotional well-being of Asian immigrant youth. https://t.co/ycGhnSfggH

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This paper presents 13 bilingual school psychology competencies and their alignment with the NASP Practice Model and California's School Psychology Performance Expectations. Challenges to certification are also discussed. https://t.co/8cEdDiE1Na

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This study examined how migrant youth create their own paths to meet their educational and socio-emotional needs and how virtual learning impacts migrant youth. https://t.co/Xvj12mqeWl

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While open science presents unique benefits for rural school psychologists, there are still barriers to address. This article takes a closer look: https://t.co/NHOKRJnrDx

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This comprehensive review of state-level school discipline guidance examines zero tolerance policies, corporal punishment, use of SROs in discipline, reviews of disproportionality in discipline, and more. https://t.co/Vhy8KlOs6v

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Procedures for identifying SLD have been controversial for decades. This study found "that PSW identifies SLD at the level of chance (e.g., a coin flip) regardless of PSW method used, instrument employers, and whether real or simulated data are used." https://t.co/z0FpajlbYN

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In this study, students with math anxiety actually performed better under overtly timed conditions, underscoring the benefit of timing for math fluency performance. #mathanxiety #academicintervention https://t.co/fUooNJYq9R