Arise Lab
ARiSElab
Our Research Lab
The Accelerating Research-to-Practice in School Mental Health for Equity (ARiSE) lab aims to promote psychological wellness for youth and families, focusing on populations that are historically underserved, through improving the use of multi-tier frameworks, strength-based approaches and culturally responsive evidence-based practices in schools. Efforts towards this goal include:
- Understanding professionals’ behavior related to the uptake, adoption, and implementation of multi-tier frameworks and evidence-based interventions
- Identifying efficient and effective models of school-based service delivery that build the capacity of school personnel and caregivers to support students’ functioning
- Examining outcomes of evidence-based prevention and intervention programming for diverse youth with internalizing disorders (effectiveness and replication trials)
Research Interests/Foci
- School Mental Health/Interconnected Systems Framework
- Implementation of Evidence-based Practices (EBPs) in Schools
- Implementation Strategies (i.e., Consultation/Coaching)
- Internalizing Mental Health Issues
- Contextual Fit of EBPs to School Context and Culturally Responsive Practices
- Social justice/Disparities in Youth Educational and Mental Health Outcomes
- Training for Social Justice and Anti-racism in School Psychology
Our Team
Dr. Jennifer Cooper, PhD, NCSP, is an Assistant Professor in the School-Clinical Child Psychology program in the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University. She is a Nationally Certified and Licensed School Psychologist. Dr. Cooper earned her PhD in School Psychology from the Ohio State University. She previously served as the Director of Clinical Training at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and as an Assistant Professor and Co-Program Director of the School Psychology program at National Louis University in Chicago, IL. Dr. Cooper currently serves on the Editorial boards for School Psychology Review, Journal of School Psychology, and the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation. She serves on the Executive Board for the Trainers of School Psychologists and as the former Chair of the National Association of School Psychologists’ Social Justice Interest Group.
Dr. Cooper’s research agenda is focused on preventing and treating youth mental, emotional, and behavioral issues through improving the use of multi-tier frameworks and culturally responsive evidence-based practices in schools. Dr. Cooper is especially interested in equitable access to mental health and behavioral supports in schools and training issues related to advocacy and social justice in psychology and education. She has presented nationally and published on topics related to social justice and mental health in schools. She teaches courses in consultation and supervision, assessment and school mental health.
Juliet Schwarz, M.S., is a doctoral student in Ferkauf’s Combined School-Clinical Child Psychology PsyD program. She received her B.A. in psychology and elementary education from Middlebury College and has training experience in settings including a public K-12 school, community-based clinic, and outpatient program specializing in anxiety treatment for youth. Her research interests focus on the identification, assessment, and treatment of anxiety disorders in school settings across the lifespan, from K-12 through graduate school.
Arielle Misrok, B.A., is a doctoral student in Ferkauf’s Combined School-Clinical Child Psychology PsyD program. She received her B.A. in psychology and educational studies from Dickinson College and has training experience in a public K-12 school, and outpatient programs specializing in executive functioning difficulties, selective mutism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Her current research interests include identification and treatment of ADHD in the adolescent and young adult population and in the prevention of eating disorders in student athletes.
Zainub Mallick, B.S., is a doctoral student in Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology’s School-Clinical Child Psychology program. She received her B.S. in Psychology from University of Houston and has training experience in a community based clinic specializing in learning disabilities and a public elementary school. Her current research interests include mental health and educational outcomes for children from underserved populations, as well as differences between attachment and parenting styles across cultures.
Baila Kivelevitz, B.A., is a doctoral student in Ferkkauf’s Graduate School of Psychology’s School- Clinical Child Psychology program. She received her B.A in Psychology from Yeshiva University. Baila has training experience in supporting adolescents and teens with anxiety, depression and eating disorders. Baila is also a behavioral therapist and has experience treating children with Autism, ADHD, OCD and learning disabilities. Her current research interests include examining the concept of resilience and utilizing evidence based interventions to promote resilience among children and adolescents with mental health challenges.
Coming soon…
Our Current Projects
Fidelity in School-based Behavioral Health
Social Justice in International School/Educational Psychology
Anti-racism and Social Justice in School Psychology Training
Graduate Student Perspectives on Pushout as a Training Tool
Exploring the Mental Health Needs of BIPOC Girls in Schools
Upcoming Conferences
National Association of School Psychologists
Trainers of School Psychologists Conference
American Psychological Association
Past Conferences