School Psychology student awarded Minn-LInK Fellowship

Aleksis KincaidAleksis Kincaid, school psychology Ph.D. student in the Department of Educational Psychology is a recipient of a Minn-LInK Fellowship.

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and the Minnesota Linking Information for Kids (Minn-LInK) award fellows interested in child welfare. Fellows have access to a large cross-systems database to explore a research questions related to the complexities of what impacts the well-being of a child. The Minn-LInK Doctoral Fellowship program is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds and research interests.

Kincaid’s research focuses on developing a deeper understanding of the characteristics, needs, and outcomes of juvenile offenders with disabilities. During his fellowship, he will be studying the characteristics and experiences of youth with disabilities who were involved with the juvenile justice system.

Kincaid is the second student in the Department of Educational Psychology to win this fellowship this year. Sarah Cronin in the counseling and student personnel psychology program was also a recipient of this award.

On behalf of the Department of Educational Psychology, we would like to congratulate Aleksis Kincaid on this great achievement!