Psychology & Research in Education
The School Psychology Program is a unique professional program within the School of Education, administered through the Department of Psychology and Research in Education. The program is coordinated by a committee composed of representatives from the Department of Psychology and Research in Education and school psychology students. The program offers both the Ed.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The Ph.D. program is accredited by the American Psychological Association*. Both the Ed.S. and Ph.D. programs are approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the Kansas State Department of Education.
Steven W. Lee, PhD - General and test anxiety in children and youth; school program evaluation; functional behavior assessment; classroom-level observations and interventions; student assistance teams.
Patricia Lowe, PhD - Anxiety in children, adolescents, and adults; behavioral and personality assessment; measurement; prevention; neuropsychology
Matthew Reynolds, Ph.D. - Psychometric structure and measurement of human cognitive abilities; latent variable modeling; and longitudinal modeling of developmental psychopathology
Julia Shaftel, PhD - School psychology and learning disabilities, assessment and management of learning and behavior problems, large-scale assessment of students with special needs, attitude and behavior assessment.
For admissions and degree requirements click Admissions Information.
The University of Kansas School Psychology Doctoral Program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). According to APA's Commission on Accreditation, each APA-accredited doctoral graduate program is required to provide potential applicants, current students, and the public with information about and expectations of their program. The purpose of this disclosure is to inform potential applicants, current students, and the public about the program and to assist potential applicants to make informed decisions about applying to a doctoral program and accepting an offer of admissions into a program.
Please see SPSY Doctoral Program Full Disclosure Data on Time to Complete the Program, Program Costs, Internship Information, Attrition, and Licensure Information.
Please see SPSY Program Student Characteristics - GRE scores, GPAs, and Undergraduate Education
This information is also available in the SPSY Handbook.
