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Personal Summary

Prospective Ph.D. Applicants in School Psychology

Although I will be on sabbatical during the 2024-2025 academic year, I will be accepting a Ph.D. school psychology student for mentorship in the 2025-2026 academic year (applications due December 1st, 2024).

If you want to find out more information about my research lab, I encourage you to visit the following website:  http://hs.umt.edu/graylab 

Applicants with an interest in school-based crisis prevention and intervention, bereavement, resilience, and international school psychology are encouraged to apply. Please feel free to contact me if you have any specific questions.

Please note that I only accept school psychology graduate students. If you're applying for the Clinical or Experimental Psychology programs, thank you for contacting a faculty within one of those programs to express your interest in working with them.

Education

Ph.D., Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (School Psychology Emphasis, APA Accredited), University of California- Santa Barbara (2014)

APA Accredited Doctoral Internship, Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology- Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health, 2013-2014

M.A., School Psychology, University of British Columbia (2010)

B.A., Psychology, Dalhousie University (2007)

Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP)

Courses Taught

Graduate Courses

PSYX 580 Principles and Practices of Professional School Psychology (Fall)

PSYX 587 (Section 2, Spring) School Psychology Methods 

PSYX 680 Consultation and Supervision (Spring; Every other year)

PSYX 535 Child Interventions (Spring; Every other year)

Research Interests

School-based crisis prevention and intervention

Evidence-based support for bereaved students

Building resilience in school-age students 

International School Psychology 

Projects

Selected Publications

Edited Books

Brown, J. A. & Jimerson, S. R. (Eds.) (2017). Supporting Bereaved Students at School. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Examples of Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Brown, J. A., Snider, K. M., Hall, H. G., Rotzal, J. L., & Gow, M. M. (2024). School psychologists’ training and experience in providing grief support. Psychology in the Schools. Advanced online publication. doi:

Brown, J. A., Goforth, A. N., & Machek, G. (2018). School Psychologists’ experience with and training in suicide assessment: Challenges in a rural state. Contemporary School Psychology, 22, 195-206. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-017-0147-9

Hun Lee, D., Khang, M., Shin, J., Jung Lee, H., & Brown, J. A. (2017). Life Experience of bereaved parents after the 2014 Sewol Ferry disaster in South Korea. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 0, 1-29. doi: 10.1177/0030222817744954

La Salle, T. P., Wang, C., Parris, L., & Brown, J. A. (2017). Associations between school climate, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and ethnicity among middle school students. Psychology in the Schools, 10, 1294-1301. doi: 10.1002/pits.22078

Goforth, A. N., Yosai, E. R., Brown, J. A., & Shindorf, Z. R. (2017). A multi-method inquiry of the practice and context of rural school psychology. Contemporary School Psychology, 21, 58-70. doi:10.1007/s40688-016-0110-1

Brown, J. A., Watanabe, Y., Lee, D. H., & McIntosh, K. (2016). School psychology research and practice in East Asia: Perspectives on the past, present, and future directions of the field. School Psychology International, 37, 557-582. doi:10.1177/0143034316671354

Goforth, A. N., Brown, J. A., Machek, G., & Swaney, G. (2016). Recruitment and retention of Native American graduate students. School Psychology Quarterly, 31, 340-357. doi:

Brown, J. A., & Jimerson, S. R. (2015). Towards understanding school psychology around the globe: Economical, educational, and professional factors. International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, 3, 73-84. doi: 10.1080/21683603.2014.983212

Brown, J. A., Jimerson, S. R., & Comerchero, V. A. (2015). Cognitive development considerations to support bereaved students: Practical applications for school psychologists. Contemporary School Psychology, 19, 103-111. doi: 10.1007/s40688-014-0018-6

Jimerson, S. R., Stein, R., & Brown, J. A. (2013). School psychology in the United States: Origins and contemporary context. International Journal of Education Sciences - Educatio, 3, 152-170.

Brown, J. A., Jimerson, S. R., Dowdy, E., Gonzalez, V., & Stewart, K. (2012). Assessing the effects of school-wide Second Step implementation in a predominately English Language Learner, low SES, Latino/a sample. Psychology in the Schools, 49, 864-875. doi: 10.1002/pits.21639

Examples of Recent Book Chapters

Brown, J. A., Kincaid, A., & Rotzal, J. (2024). Trauma-informed care in children and adolescents. In L. A. Theodore, B. A. Bracken, & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Desk reference in school psychology. Oxford University Press.

Brown, J. A, Hattouni, E., & Russell, S, & Kincaid, A. (2020). Psychoeducation. In G. van Schalkwyk & L. F. Zhang (Eds.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education, Oxford University Press.  

Brown, J. A., Hattouni, E., & Russell, S. (2019). School-based mind body interventions in the treatment of childhood trauma. In M. Bray & C. Maykel (Eds.), Mind-Body Health: School Based Interventions. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

MacKay, L. D., McIntosh, K., & Brown, J. A. (2019). Incorporating function-based support into social skills interventions to enhance generalization. In B. G. Cook, M. Tankersley, & T. J. Landrum (Eds.), Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities (Vol. 30, pp. 145-160). Bingley, U.K.: Emerald.

Jimerson, S. R., Brown, J. A., & Weber, M. (2019). Grief: Supporting Students at Home and School. In G. Bear and K. Minke (Eds.), Helping Handouts: Supporting Students at School and Home. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Examples of Recent Conference Presentations

Brown, J. A., Snider, K., Hall, H., Ward, C., & Wilcox, G. (2024). Effectively supporting grieving students following crises. Mini-skills session presented at the 2024 Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), New Orleans, LA.

Brown, J. A., Hall, H. G., Snider, K. M., & Rotzal, J. (2023, February). Supporting grieving students during and following a pandemic. Mini-skills session presented at the 2023 Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Denver, CO.

Hattouni, E. & Brown, J. A. (2023, February). How do school psychologists actually use mindfulness? Paper presented at the 2023 Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Denver, CO.

Rotzal, J., & Brown, J. A. (2021, February). School mental health professionals’ perceived efficacy of violence prevention programs and school climate in rural schools. Poster presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Salt Lake City, UT.

Kincaid, A., & Brown, J. A. (2021, February). Childhood trauma, resilience, and foster care experience in college students. Symposium presented at the 2021 Graduate Student Conference (GradCon), 猎奇重口, Missoula, MT.*Hattouni, E., & Brown, J. A. (2021, February). Mindfulness among school psychologists. Oral presentation at the 2021 Graduate Student Conference (GradCon), 猎奇重口, Missoula, MT. 

Brown, J. A., Kincaid, A., Hattouni, E., & Rotzal, J. (2020, February). Providing effective school-based grief supports to students. Mini-skills session presented at the 2020 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Baltimore, MD.

Brown, J. A., Russell, S., Hattouni, E., & Jimerson, J. (2018, February). Supporting grieving students at school. Mini-skills session to be presented at the 2018 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.

Brown, J. A., Russell, S., Cyr, K., & Zuraff, H. (2018, February). Strategies for fostering resilience in underserved youth. Paper presented at the 2018 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.

Brown, J. A., Russell, S., & Jimerson, S. R. (2017, February). School-based strategies for supporting grieving students. Mini-skills session to be presented at the 2017 Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.

Affiliations

猎奇重口 Association of School Psychologists

National Association of School Psychologists

American Psychological Association, Division 16 (School Psychology)