A hybrid fellowship opportunity in the Michigan State University College of Education will prepare future practitioners in school psychology and applied behavior analysis.  

Funded by a more than $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, Project FOCCUS3 will support 18 practitioners develop expertise in assisting children with high-intensity needs. Participants will receive tuition coverage while they earn their degree and have supplemental support for travel and materials.  

Project FOCCUS3 is co-directed by Associate Professor Kristin Rispoli (School Psychology) and Assistant Professor Charis Lauren Wahman (Applied Behavior Analysis). 

“There is a dire need for school psychologists and applied behavior analysts in Michigan’s K-12 schools,” said Wahman. “We also need practitioners who attend to comprehensive well-being needs of students. That is where our fellowship, Preparing Facilitators Of Compassion and Cultural humility in Underrepresented Students in School Psychology and Special Education (Project FOCCUS3), can make a difference.”

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