College of Education and Human Development

Department of Educational Psychology

People

Amanda Sullivan

  • Pronouns: she, her, hers

  • Emma Birkmaier Education Leadership Professor; program coordinator, school psychology

    DEGREES

    PhD, Arizona State University, 2009
    MA, Arizona State University, 2006

      AREAS OF INTEREST
      • Advancing anti-racism and social justice in education, particularly in school psychology and special education
      • Education and health disparities affecting young children and school-age youth
      • Characteristics, experiences, and outcomes of children and adolescents with disabilities
      • Intersections of ethics, policy, and scholarship in treatment of individuals with disabilities
      • School psychology and special education practices for multiply minoritized learners
        PUBLICATIONS

        Sullivan, A. L., Weeks, M., Miller, F. G., Nguyen, T., Kulkarni, T., Williams, S., & Kim, J. (2024). No “top of the triangle kids:” Toward conceptual clarity of students, behaviors, and tiers in MTSS to advance justice. Journal of School Psychology, 106, 101325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101325

        Sullivan, A. L. (2022). Overcoming disaster through critical consciousness and ideological change. School Psychology Review, 51(6). 676-691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2022.2093127

        Sullivan, A. L., Harris, B., Miller, F. G., Fallon, L. M., Weeks, M. R., Malone, C. M., Kulkarni, T., Proctor, S. L., Johnson, A. H., Rossen, E., Nguyen, T., & Shaver, E. (2021). A call to action for school psychology to address COVID-19 health disparities and advance social justice. School Psychology, 36(5), 410-421. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000463

        Sullivan, A. L., Sadeh, S., & Houri, A. (2019). Are school psychologists’ decisions reliable and unbiased? A multi-study experimental investigation. Journal of School Psychology, 77, 90-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2019.10.006

          PRESENTATIONS

          Sullivan, A. L. (2022, August). Educational disparities in context: Reckoning with our past and present. Invited Presidential Address at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.

          Sullivan, A. L. (2021, April). Developing and advancing anti-racist scholarly practice. Presentation at the virtual conference, Decolonizing Psychology Training: Strategies for Addressing Curriculum, Research Practices, Clinical Supervision, and Mentorship. Teachers College, Columbia University.

          Amanda Sullivan