Erin Yosai, Ph.D.

Contact Information

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