UCR School Psychology Program

First-year student, Abigail Pellitteri, presented this week at the Critical Questions in Education Conference 2026 !!📝🗣️

Our faculty member, Dr. Sims, and second-year student, Jordan Gallegos, presented this week at the Critical Questions in Education Conference 2026 !!📝🗣️

A great opportunity for graduate students in our program is lecture experience🌟. Depicted above, we have third-year student Christina Jeffredo and second-year student Jordan Gallegos guest lecturing for an undergraduate Education course.

🌷Winter Painting Social!🌷

Our students had a blast relaxing and following a paint along!

Congratulations to our fourth year student Viviana Padilla for being awarded APA’s Society for the Study of School Psychology Dissertation Award!!🎉🎉

“I am deeply honored to receive the SSSP Dissertation Grant Award. This funding will allow me to advance research aimed at understanding and promoting culturally responsive social-emotional learning practices in schools. I am beyond excited to engage in scholarship that has the potential to meaningfully support our marginalized communities!”

Congrats Viviana!! We are all so proud of you!

Yesterday, our faculty and students were busy at our fall writing retreat! 📝💻

Such a productive day fueled by delicious snacks!😋

Happy National School Psychology Week! 🧠📝
Thank you to our psychs for all that you do in our schools and communities!! This week especially, we are recognizing and celebrating the dedication that goes into your work!
This year the theme is “Finding Your Path,” highlighting the role that school psychologists play in supporting students, families, and communities in reaching their goals.

Today our first-year student Abigail Pellitteri presented a talk at CASP entitled Supporting Foundational Life Skills Using the Preschool Life Skills Curriculum!!

Today our second-year student Jordan Gallegos presented a talk at CASP entitled Class-Wide Function Related Intervention Teams to Support Students At Risk for Emotional Disabilities!!