Ryan is a fifth year school psychology PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He completed his undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular biology from Harvard College and previously worked as a middle school science teacher in Greensboro, North Carolina. His research interests include the mentorship of beginning and lateral entry teachers, the implementation of school-wide antiracism programming for educators, and strategies to address the disproportionate discipline of students based on race.

Lilly is a fifth year School Psychology PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She completed her undergraduate degree in Counseling Psychology at Wheelock College and her MS in Child Life and Family-Centered Care at Boston University. Her interests as a researcher and practitioner include supporting the LGBTQ+ community and other historically marginalized groups with a focus on youth empowerment through participatory action research.

Elisa is a third year School Psychology Ph.D. student at UMass Boston. She presently holds a B.A. in Child Development from Tufts University and later received an M.S. in Critical Ethnic and Community Studies at UMass Boston while working as a therapeutic mentor. Her research interests include culturally-appropriate assessments and healing modalities that promote healthy development and support learning outcomes of African diasporic youth.

Rayaan is a third year School Psychology PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She received her BS in Psychology with a minor in Family, Youth and Community Sciences at the University of Florida, and later her MEd in School Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her research interests include culturally responsive multi-tiered systems of support and school psychology practices in states with laws censoring DEI in schools.

Emily is a fourth year doctoral student in the School Psychology program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She received her B.S. in Psychology and Sociology from Fordham University. She has a long history of community-engaged research and service with the youth population in the Bronx, with a focus on adolescence. Her interests include 1) implementation and evaluation of community-based interventions to help support traditionally marginalized students; 2) the relationship between educators and family members supporting students; and 3) social, cognitive, and structural predictors of resilience amongst youth facing chronic adversity.

Diana is a fourth year school psychology doctoral student in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.  She completed her BA in Psychology at Boston University, and previously worked at the BU Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders contributing to clinical and research activities. Her research interests include multi-tiered intervention for emotional challenges in schools and school-based parent coaching initiatives.

Julia is a fourth year School Psychology PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She received her BA in Criminal Justice and Psychology at University of Delaware working in the Attachment and BioBehavioral Catch-Up  Lab as an fMRI and Autonomic Nervous System Technician. Her research interests include strengthening student resilience, despite social-ecological factors, through school responses to at-risk youth in the form of culturally-informed prevention and intervention practices. 

Juan is a second year School Psychology PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He earned his BS in Psychology from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His work focuses on advancing equity in education, and research on culturally responsive practices within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). His broader research interests include educational systems, culturally grounded interventions, and teacher training.

Audra is a second year School Psychology student at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She completed her Master's in Education and Education Specialist degree in School Counseling at UMass Amherst. She also finished her undergraduate degree in Psychology with a double major in Legal Studies. Her research interests include trauma-informed care, and queer and neurodivergent youth.

Abby is a first-year School Psychology PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She received her BA in Psychology from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and worked as a Research Coordinator and Research Assistant at the Emory Autism Center on projects related to biosocial markers of interaction in autistic adults and access to early autism diagnosis for toddlers enrolled in Georgia's birth-to-three program. Her research interests include service equity and culturally informed assessment/intervention for neurodivergent children/children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

Brian is a first-year School Psychology PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Boston working with Dr. Lindsay Fallon and Dr. Brian Daniels. He received his BS in Neuroscience from the University of Cincinnati, then received a M.Ed./Ed.S. in School Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. His research interests include strengths-based, culturally responsive assessment and intervention of diverse students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and implementation and evaluation of social-emotional learning programs/interventions.