Dr. Kathrine M. Koehler-Hak
Dr. Koehler-Hak is Assistant Professor of school psychology. She received a Ph.D. in school psychology from University of Oregon 1996 and an MA in psychology with an emphasis in counseling from Pepperdine University in 1991. Prior to teaching at UNC, Dr. Koehler-Hak worked for 13 years as a school psychologist in the public schools. Her roles included school psychologist, behavior interventionist and counselor. She provided leadership for the incorporation of a Response to Intervention model (RTI) including staff development, training and collection and use of local norms. Dr. Koehler-Hak has provided teacher training nation-wide in the areas of early childhood assessment and intervention, effective teaching practices, early literacy development and intervention, Dynamic Indicators of Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM). Areas of research interest include early intervention, early literacy assessment and intervention, effective teaching practices, curriculum design and RTI. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and a licensed school psychologist in Colorado.