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About the PREPaRE Developers/Core Trainers

PREPaRE curriculum developers/core trainers are leading national experts in school crisis prevention and response. They are members of the NASP PREPaRE Workgroup and/or NASP’s National Emergency Assistance Team (NEAT), a group of specially trained school psychologists who provide crisis response support to schools significantly impacted by trauma. In addition to formal training, PREPaRE trainers have direct experience designing and implementing crisis plans and responding to crises ranging from school shootings such as Columbine and Red Lake, acts of terrorism such as the Oklahoma City Bombing and September 11, 2001, natural disasters such as the Gulf Coast Hurricanes and the Indian Ocean Tsunami, student suicide, the impact of war, and various local crises.

Stephen Brock, PhD, NCSP,received his doctorate from University of California, Davis, where he researched AD/HD, school crisis intervention, and school suicide prevention. Currently he is an Associate Professor at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), the California Delegate to NASP, the Western Region Delegate Representataive to the NASP Executive Counsel, a Past-President of the CASP, and a member of the National Emergency Assistance Team. Before joining the CSUS faculty, Dr. Brock was the Lead Psychologist for the Lodi USD. He is an author of numerous crisis related publications and lead editor of the NASP publication Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention.Click here for full resume.

Ted Feinberg, EdD, NCSP, NASP Assistant Executive Director has extensive background in crisis prevention and intervention as well as direct service and consultation. His administrative responsibilities at NASP include program development, supervision, and advocacy for many of the NASP initiated or shared efforts on behalf of crisis response. He has developed and taught Crisis Prevention and Intervention graduate courses for the University of New York and the University of Maryland. He is also a founding member of the NASP National Emergency Assistance Team. Click here for full resume.

Shane Jimerson, PhD, NCSP is an associate professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Jimerson is the author of numerous publications, including co-editor of Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention, and co-editor of The Handbook of School Violence and School Safety. Click here for full resume.

Richard A. Lieberman, NCSP coordinates the Suicide Prevention Unit of the Los Angeles Unified School District and he is a lecturer in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University. Mr. Lieberman has authored numerous chapters and articles on crisis intervention, suicide prevention and self-injury. He is founding member and current chair of NASP’s National Emergency Assistance Team and past chair of NASP’s Crisis Prevention and Intervention Workgroup. Click here for full resume.

Amanda B. Nickerson, PhD, NCSP is Assistant Professor at the University at Albany, SUNY, past coordinator of the NASP Crisis Management in Schools Interest Group and serves on the Advisory Committee on Campus Security. She has published in the areas of school crisis prevention/intervention, emotional/behavioral disorders, and family and peer relationships. Click here for full resume.

Melissa Reeves, PhD, NCSP is a school psychologist, licensed special education teacher, licensed professional counselor, and adjunct lecturer at Winthrop University in Rock Hill. SC. She was a founding member of the Colorado Society of School Psychologists State-Wide Crisis Response Team and has experience responding to a variety of school crisis situations. She is also a former Colorado NASP Delegate and NASP Executive Council member. She has trained and consulted with numerous school districts across the country in regards to crisis PREPaREdness and response. She currently serves as chair of NASP's PREPaRE Workgroup.  Click here for full resume.