Karen Nylund-Gibson, Ph.D., is a professor of quantitative research methodology in the Department of Education. She has been at UCSB since 2009. Prior to joining the department, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Ph.D. at UCLA, working with Bengt Muthen. Her research focus is on latent variable models, specifically mixture models and she has published many articles and book chapters on developments, best practices, and applications of latent class analysis, latent transition analysis, and growth mixture modeling.
Michael Furlong, Ph.D., is a Research Professor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has received the 2022 School Mental Health Research Award from the National School Mental Health Center and the 2021-22 UCSB Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship in recognition of his contributions. Dr. Furlong's expertise includes providing consultation and support to the California Department of Education and WestEd on California Healthy Kids Survey matters. He is also a co-editor of the Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools (2009, 2014, 2022). Vitae
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Erin Dowdy, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the University of California Santa Barbara. She is a licensed psychologist and a nationally certified school psychologist. Her research career and scholarly publications have focused on universal assessment for social and emotional health and risk. She is focused on equitable screening practices. Dr. Dowdy has a record of past success at disseminating research in peer- reviewed journals and at professional conferences, and her research and collaborative work with schools, state, and community agencies has been funded by various agencies.