A recent article by School Psychology Quarterly identified the faculty and students in the school psychology program as the most productive in the field for over 100 years of scholarship.
“The emergence and evolution of school psychology literature: A scientometric analysis from 1907 through 2014” reviewed articles from 20 school psychology journals, including: Journal of School Psychology, Psychology in the Schools, School Psychology Review, School Psychology International, and School Psychology Quarterly. The results showed that 10 percent of all articles written were authored by researchers at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of South Carolina, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Austin Texas.
Emeritus professor Sandra Christenson, former University of Minnesota professor (now associate dean for research at the University of Missouri) Matthew Burns, and alumnus Shane Jimerson (now professor at the University of California-Santa Barbara) were noted for their exceptional contributions to the field.
According to program coordinator Amanda Sullivan, “This study is a powerful reminder of the University of Minnesota’s enduring legacy of exceptional scholarly contributions to school psychology. The school psychology program has clearly been a leader in the field for many, many years and our students and faculty continue to do outstanding work.”
