51ĀŅĀ×

Education

Ph.D. Purdue University, August 2001, Clinical Psychology
M.A. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, May 1996, Clinical Psychology
B.A. Clemson University, May 1994, Psychology, Senior Departmental Honors

Courses Taught

Research

Dr. Owens will be reviewing applications to accept a new Ph.D. student in the fall of 2025.

Strong applicants (1) have research interests related to school-based interventions for elementary school-aged youth with ADHD and related problems and implementation strategies to enhance educators' use of such interventions, (2) have experience engaging in their own research (e.g., honors thesis, first author poster, independent project), (3) have strong quantitative skills or an interest in learning quantitative skills, and (4) are a good fit for the scientist-practitioner model of training.

Please note the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) may be a required part of the application process. Check the Clinical Psychology, Ph.D. Admission Page for details. 

Research Interests

Dr. Julie Sarno Owens is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Intervention Research in Schools . Her research focuses on (1) developing and evaluating school-based interventions for youth with ADHD and related problems, (2) developing and evaluating implementation strategies to enhance teachersā€™ use of effective classroom interventions, and (3) enhancing systems of care in schools. Her work has been continuously funded by local, state, and national grants, including the Institute of Education Sciences and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is a Senior Associate Editor for School Mental Health and on the editorial boards of six journals. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Ohio and a Presidential Research Scholar at 51ĀŅĀ×. Dr. Owens mentors graduate students in the clinical child psychology specialty area, and undergraduates students interested in a variety of child-focused specialty areas (e.g., school psychology, school social work, school counseling). 

Research Areas

• Clinical
• Clinical child psychology
• ADHD
• Intervention Design and Outcome Evaluation
• Teacher Consultation Implementation Science

At a Glance

• Center for Intervention Research in Schools
• Publications and Recent Peer Reviewed Articles
• Graduate Students
• Grants
• Professional Activities and Associations

Specializations

• Intervention Design and Outcome Evaluation

Courses Taught

Graduate

• Child and Adolescent Therapy
• Child and Adolescent Assessment
• Clinical Practicum
• Seminars in School-Based Mental Health

Undergraduate

• Child and Adolescent Psychology

Graduate Students

• Sydney Aller
• Madeline Deshazer
• Elise Everly
• Yuika Iwai
• Hannah Grace Rew

Publications and Recent Peer Reviewed Articles

Edited Books

Evans, S. W., J. S. Owens, C. P. Bradshaw, & M. D. Weist (Eds.) (2023). Handbook of school mental health: Innovations in science and practice (3rd. ed.) New York, NY: Springer.

Weist, M. D., Lever, N. A., Bradshaw, C. P., & Owens, J. S. (Eds.) (2014). Handbook of school mental health: Research, training, practice, and policy (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

Recent Peer Reviewed Articles

Iwai, Y., Campbell, C. Boddapati, S., Rosencrans, M., Thomas, G., Evans, S. W., & Owens, J. S. (2025). The PAX Good Behavior Game: A Scoping Review of Implementation and Dissemination Strategies and Outcomes to Inform Expansion Efforts in Educational Contexts. School Mental Health, 

Dillon, C., Evans, S. W., & Owens, J. S. (2025). Assessing interrater agreement of artificial intelligence transcript analysis for use in consultation training. Journal of Educational and Psychology Consultation. 

Cappella, E., DeShazer, M., Park, C. Neal, J. W., Exner-Cortens, & Owens, J. S. (2025). Using Social Network Analysis to Identify Peer Coaches in the Real World of Elementary Schools: A Multi-Informant, Community Science Approach. American Journal of Community Psychology. 

Lyon, A. R., Connors, E. H., Lawson, G. M., Nadeem, E., & Owens, J. S. (2024). Implementation science in school mental health: A 10-year progress update and development of a new research agenda. School Mental Health, 16(4), 1013-1037. 

Owens, J. S., Margherio, S., Dillon, C., Evans, S. W., Rew, H. G., Hustus, C., & Pickel, C. (2024). The daily report card and check-in/check-out: A commentary about two siloed interventions. Education and Treatment of Children, 47(2), 183-196. 

Lawson, G. M., & Owens, J. S. (2024). Research-practice partnerships for the development of school mental health interventions: An introduction to the special issue. School Mental Health, 16(3), 593-600. 

Owens, J. S., Exner-Cortens, D., Cappella, E., DeShazer, M., May, N., Seipp, J., Claussen, C., Zieg, N. & Garcia, M. (2024). Partnering with educators to iteratively co-create tools to support teachersā€™ use of equity-focused positive behavioral supports. School Mental Health. 16(3), 824-845. 

Lawson, G. M., Owens, J. S., Mandell, D. S., Tavlin, S., Rufe, S., & Power, T. J. (2024). Exploring teachersā€™ intentions to use behavioral classroom interventions. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 9(1), 78-86. 

DeFouw, E. R., Owens, J. S., Pastrana Rivera, F. A., Lee, M., & Evans, S. W. (2024). Exploring how general education teachers use schoolā€based consultation. Psychology in the Schools, 61(2), 582-600. 

DeFouw, E. R., Owens, J. S., Margherio, S. M., & Evans, S. W. (2024). Supporting teachers via different consultation models: Which is more cost-effective for whom? School Psychology Review, 53(2), 151-166. 

DeShazer, M. R., Owens, J. S., & Himawan, L. K. (2023). Understanding factors that moderate the relationship between student ADHD behaviors and teacher stress. School Mental Health, 15(3), 722-736. 

Grants

Owens, J. S., Exner-Cortens, D. & Cappella, E. (Co-PIs). Institute of Education Sciences. Developing and Evaluating Processes for the Dissemination of Effective Universal and Targeted Classroom Management Practice. Amount: $1,797,791. 2021-2025.

Evans, S. W., & Owens (Co-PIs). Institute of Education Sciences. Bridging Science and Practice for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Problems. Amount: $1,999,128. 2021-2025.

Owens, J. S., & Evans, S. W. (Co-PIs). Institute of Education Sciences. Examining Outcomes of a Multi-Component, Individually-Tailored Consultation Process Focused on Classroom Management for Teachers (K-5). Amount: $3,297,119. 2019-2024.

Exner-Cortens, D., & Owens, J. S., (Co-PIs). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC in Canada), Insight Development Grant. Diffusing the Daily Report Card: Exploring the utility of an innovative coaching model to support dissemination of an evidence-based resource in Canadian elementary schools. Amount: $65,134. 2018-2020

Evans, S. W. (PI). 51ĀŅĀ× Innovations Fund. Bridging Science and Practice in School Mental Health.Co-I: Owens, J.S. Amount: $300,000. 2018-2020

McLennan J. & Owens J. S. (Co-PIs). PolicyWise for Children and Families (formerly Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research). Partnering to Implement an Evidence-based Tool within Schools to Improve Child Mental Health. Amount: $40,000. 2017-2018.

Wymbs, F. (PI). National Science Foundation. REU Site: Treatment-Related Research for Children with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems. Co-I: Owens, J. S. Amount: 96,787. 2017-2018

Professional Activities and Associations

Memberships

• American Psychological Association, Division 53, Division 16
• International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
• Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies
• Mental Health-Education Integration Consortium
• National Association of School Psychologists
• Ohio Psychological Association
• Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success
• Society for the Study of School Psychology

Editorial Boards

• Senior Associate Editor, School Mental Health
• Editorial Board, Implementation Research and Practice (2023 ā€“ present)
• Editorial Board, Child and Youth Care Forum
• Editorial Board, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
• Editorial Board, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology: Contributor to Special Issue (2013-2014)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology