Erin Yosai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School Psychology
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Information
Mailing Address
University of Northern Colorado
School Psychology
Campus Box 131
Greeley, CO 80639
Education
- Ph.D. School Psychology – University of Montana – Missoula, MT
- M.S. Psychological Sciences – Montana State University – Bozeman, MT
- B.S. Psychology – Baker University – Baldwin City, KS
Research/Areas of Interest
- Wellness ecology and positive psychology
- Mindfulness-based intervention in school settings
- Post-secondary school psychology
- Diversity factors in school psychology
- Rural school psychology
- Autism spectrum disorders
Publications/Creative Works
- Yosai, E., Goforth, A. N., & Shindorf, Z. (2017). Social Caring. In R. Summers (Ed.), Social psychology: How other people influence our thoughts and actions. Greenwood Publishing: An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC. Santa Barbara, CA.
- Goforth, A.N., Yosai, E.R., Brown, J.A., & Shindorf, Z.R. (2017). A multi-method inquiry of the practice and
context of rural school psychology. Contemporary School Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s40688-016-0110-1
- Yosai, E. R., & Goforth, A.N. (2016). Native American school psychologists: Helping students succeed
in school and in life. Tribal College Journal. http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org/archives/32327
- Yosai, E.R., Ahlers, K., Rose Baker, M., & Goforth, A.N. (2016). The special education process:
A primer for psychologists outside of school settings. TheMontana Psychologist.
- Goforth, A.N., Pham, A. V., Chun, H., Castro-Olivo, S. M., & Yosai, E.R. (2016). Association of acculturative stress, Islamic practices, and internalizing
symptoms among Arab American adolescents. School Psychology Quarterly. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000135
Honors and Awards
2016 Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) International Woman of
Merit Scholarship Awards. International Semifinalist, Representative for State of
Montana
2015 Department of Psychology Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and
Mentorship, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2012 Outstanding Second Year Graduate Student, Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT