Academic Director
Applicant, Student, and Instructor Assistance
Professional Ed Program Specialist
amiller-adamany@uwlax.edu
Dean Grad & Extended Learning
mthomsen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8245
Instructors
Anthony Adamowski
School Psychologist
Speciality area - Assessment
Course taught - SPY 757 Psychoeducational Assessment I
Christina Berens
School Psychologist/Director of Special Education
Speciality area - Special education
Course taught - SPY 715 Special Education and the Law
Ericka Check
School Psychologist, Ed.S., NCSP
Specialty areas - Early Childhood, Social Emotional Learning, Culturally Responsive Practices & Assessment, Systems Change
Course taught - SPY 756 Early Childhood Assessment
Jean Gatz
Manager of School Psychology and Allied Health Services
Speciality area - NASP Domains
Course taught - SPY 700 School Psychology: Role and Function
Loren Houle
Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP)/Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA); Ph.D. Student in School Psychology
Speciality areas - Functional behavioral assessment and function-based behavioral intervention plans within the school setting
Course taught - SPY 775 Behavioral Assessment and Management
Shannon Huff
School Psychologist
Specialty area - Assessment
Course taught - SPY 758 Psychoeducational Assessment II
Melannie Litscher
Administrator, Office of Psychological Services
Specialty areas - School-Based Crisis Prevention and Intervention, Suicide Prevention and Intervention, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Assessment and Intervention, Nondiscriminatory Assessment, School-Based Mental Health Practices
Course taught - SPY 763 Supervised Practicum in School Psychology II
Dana McConnell
Director of Special Education
Speciality area - Special education
Course taught - SPY 752 Academic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Interventions
Kassie McOmber
Administrative & School Psychology Advisor
Speciality area - Mental health, collaboration and consultation
Course taught - SPY 717 Child and Adolescent Mental Health for School Psychologists
Christina Monfre
Courses taught - SPY 763 Supervised Practicum in School Psychology II
Katelyn Oellerich
SEL Coach & Consultant, LPC-IT
Speciality area - School Psychology, Family/ Community Mental Health Outreach Supports, and CBT and Mindfulness Based Approaches
Course taught - SPY 776 Psychological Consultation and Collaboration
Julia Rutkowski
School Psychologist
Specialty areas - Mental Health in Schools: DBT-A & CBT, Crisis response, Special Education Law
Course taught - SPY 772 Counseling and Therapy Methods
Brooke Soupenne
School Psychologist
Speciality area - Social Justice, Anti-Racist Practices, Intersectionality, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, and Cultural Equity
Course taught - PSY 771 School-wide Practices for Academics, Behavior, and Mental Health in a MTSS Model
Kristi Thoreson
Instructor: Psychology courses and Autism Spectrum Disorder Certificate Program, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
Speciality area - Development, Autism, Crisis Intervention
Course taught - SPY 759 Assessment of Students with Emotional/Behavioral Needs
Chris Weins
Director of Pupil Services
Speciality area - Multi Level Systems of Support (MLSS), crisis response
Course taught - SPY 751 School-wide Practices for Academics, Behavior, and Mental Health in a MTSS Model
Supporting student success
“...there were benefits to the UWL virtual psych program that I couldn’t ignore,” says Amy Schmidt, a kindergarten co-teacher in the School District of Bayfield.
UW-La Crosse to offer unique program to grow state’s school psychologists
