Category: SMHC Role

Erin Dowdy, PhD
Dr. Dowdy 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.  

Shannon Suldo, PhD
Dr. Suldo is a Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the School Psychology Program at the University of South Florida. She is a Licensed Psychologist who trained at the School Psychology Program at the University of South Carolina. She has extensive research and clinical experiences in school-based mental health services, including: establishing empirical links between student mental health and academic success; conceptualizing and measuring student mental health in a dual-factor model that considers psychopathology and subjective well-being; promoting positive indicators of student and educator well-being; and identifying youth with mental health problems.