July 30, 2015

Matt Easter

Dr. Easter is an Educational Psychologist who teaches applied, introductory statistics courses and educational psychology courses in the Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology department. His research interests include scale development, motivation, conceptual change, and online learning environments. He has experience in curriculum design and development and has worked on projects to develop online learning materials for the US Navy, US Department of Labor, US Department of Energy, and the University of Missouri.

July 16, 2015

Sarah Owens

Sarah is an Associate Teaching Professor, Program Coordinator, and Director of Clinical Training (DCT) for the School Psychology program. She is responsible for overall program management, recruitment and admissions, and accreditation. Sarah  earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Missouri. She is the Director of the Family Access Center of Excellence School-Based Services (formerly Boone County Schools Mental Health Coalition) in partnership with local school districts. Her areas of interest include Supporting teacher implementation of evidence-based practices, effective adoption and translation of interventions to schools, measurement and support for fidelity of implementation, prevention of mental health problems.

July 13, 2015

Stephen Whitney

July 9, 2015

Cheryl Offutt

Cheryl Offutt is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program at the University of Missouri. She is responsible for overall program management, recruitment and admissions, and accreditation. Dr. Offutt is an award-winning instructor whose primary interests center on professional issues in school psychology and classroom factors impacting student motivation, engagement, and learning. She received her doctorate in School Psychology from the Michigan State University. Prior to joining the faculty at MU, she worked as a school psychologist in Michigan and served on the faculty at Michigan State University.