Dr. Robyn S. Hess
Dr. Hess is Professor of School Psychology and the Chair of the School Psychology programs at the University of Northern Colorado. After receiving her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, she taught at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Colorado at Denver. Her research interests are in the areas of school dropout/completion especially among Latino students, culturally responsive assessment and intervention, systemic interventions, and stress/coping in children. Recent publications have appeared in Best Practices in School Psychology-V and Journal of Special Education. She will have two co-authored texts coming out in Fall 2012, Counseling Children and Adolescents in Schools and Comprehensive Children’s Mental Health Services in Schools and Communities. Dr. Hess is actively involved in different school psychology professional organizations in her role as Co-Chair of the School Psychology Leadership Roundtable, Treasurer of the School Psychology Specialty Council, and Secretary of the American Academy of School Psychology. Dr. Hess is certified in the area of school psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), is a licensed psychologist, and a licensed school psychologist in Colorado.
Sample Publications:
Hess, R. S., Magnuson, S., & Beeler, L. (2012). Counseling children and adolescents in the schools. Thousand Oaks, CA :Sage.
Magnuson, S., Hess, R. S., & Beeler, L. (2012). Counseling children and adolescents in schools: Practice and application guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (both books printed Nov 2011)
Hess, R. S., Short, R., & Hazel, C. (2012). Comprehensive children’s mental health services in schools and communities: A public health problem-solving approach. New York: Routledge.
Miller, J. A., & Hess, R. S. (2010). Strand #3 – Specializations in school psychology and respecialization, Trainers’ Forum, 29(2), 16-19.
Contact Info:
Robyn S. Hess, Ph.D.
Professor of School Psychology
Department of School Psychology
C.B. 131, McKee 293
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
(970) 351-1636 (office)
(970) 351-2625 (fax)