Center for Intervention Research in Schools
Center for Intervention Research in Schools
The Center for Intervention Research in Schools (CIRS) is made up of 51ĀŅĀ× faculty, staff and students who are dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems through school-based interventions and supports. The CIRS team strives to conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research, provides training experiential learning opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students, and offers quality services to children, families and schools.
School Mental Health: Promoting meaningful engagement, interventions and leadership
Dr. Evans, Dr. Owens and colleagues recently published the Handbook of School Mental Health: Innovations in Science and Practice.
Upcoming Events
Fall Semester 2025 Psychology Events:
- Academic Skills for Success: Study Strategies and APA Style Basics. September 25th, 5-6 pm, located in Porter 102.
- Department of Psychology Fieldwork & Research Fair. October 14th, 5:30-7:30 pm, located on the first floor of Porter Hall.
CIRS Events:
- CIRS members Alison Pence-Ward and Sydney Aller, along with Dr. Julie Owens and Dr. Steven Evans, will present at the Advancing School Mental Health conference in Orlando this December 2-5th.
Congratulations!
- Congratulations to Dr. Kelsey Ogden, who successfully defended her dissertation titled Socialization of Child Coping: Examining Differential Associations for Mothers and Fathers.
- Congrats to Emily Glatt. Her thesis, titled āUnderstanding Inattention, Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, and Peer Rejection in Preschool: The Potential Role of Conduct Problems and Prosocial Behavior,ā was accepted for publication in Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
- Congratulations to Sydney Aller as she successfully proposed her thesis this July 2025!
- Emily Glatt for successfully proposing her dissertation project.
- Yuika Iwai and Carolyn Campbell for their most recent publication (A Scoping Review of Implementation of the PAX Good Behavior Game).
- Adam successfully defended his thesis. Congratulations on this major accomplishment!
- Congratulations to Victoria Ogbimi-Aiyemomi, as she is a recipient of the 2025-2026 Health Care Scholars United Graduate Scholarship.
- Congrats to Levi Toback as he has successfully passed his dissertation.
- Congratulations to Sydney Aller for being awarded the Graduate Student Senate Travel Award.
