About School Psychology Forum

School Psychology Forum: Research in Practice (SPF) is a refereed journal published electronically by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). SPF is:

• An outlet for making high-level scholarship accessible and relevant to the practice of professional school psychology.
• A forum for hosting the scholarly treatment and scientific evaluation of current clinical, legal, school, policy, practice, and professional issues.
• An interactive environment for scholars, professional school psychologists, and policy makers. Readers are expected to be contributors by making suggestions, discussing posted articles, and engaging in active leadership for the direction of our field.
• An opportunity for readers to contribute by making suggestions, discussing posted articles, and engaging in active leadership for the direction of our field.
• An approach to extend information from scholars beyond the professional borders and national borders. Internet-based journals allow information from school psychology to reach out and inform the practice of school psychology and all relevant professions from around the world.

Purpose and Goals

The purpose of SPF is to provide readers an interactive forum to access, discuss and expand on critical, current issues related to children's learning and mental health with the explicit goal of supporting school-based practitioners' ability to improve outcomes for students, families and schools. Importantly, SPF extends beyond the professional and national borders. Both the focus of the content and the Internet format allow information from school psychology to reach out and inform the practice of school psychologists and all relevant professions from around the world.

Content and Focus

SPF has theme issues consisting of invited articles for specific theme issues and general issues consisting of unsolicited manuscripts. SPF publishes original research, program evaluations, literature reviews, and reviews of evidence-based practices. Case studies and scholarly treatment of policy and legal issues will also be considered. All articles explicitly advance the practice of school psychology with concrete and actionable recommendations.

Upcoming Theme Issues

School Psychology Forum now has a call for papers for several upcoming theme issues. There are openings for papers in all theme issues. School Psychology Forum will continue to have space for and strongly encourage general submissions.

Editorial Advisory Board

Rhonda Armistead Charlotte, NC	Justin Barterian Michigan State University
Sarah B. Bassin Columbia, SC	John Begeny North Carolina State University
Michael B. Brown East Carolina University	Erica Backenson University of Calgary
Stephanie Cawthon University of Texas	Deborah Crockett Fayette County, GA
John Desrochers New Canaan, CT	Oliver Edwards University of Central Florida
John Mark Froiland University of Northern Colorado	Anisa Goforth University of Montana
Betsy C. Grier-Chesno Columbia, SC	Caroline Hexdall Center for Development and Learning—UNC
Jessica Hoffman Northeastern University	Anna M. Jankowska University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland)
Janine Jones University of Washington	Steven Lee University of Kansas
Chieh Li Northeastern University	Twyla Mancil University of Florida
Amanda Marcotte University of Massachusetts at Amherst	Laura Lee McIntyre University of Oregon
Daniel Miller Texas Woman's University	Kristin Sawka-Miller Sienna College
Kristin Missall University of Iowa	Monica Oganes Murray Tampa, FL
David Parker University of Minnesota	Shawna Petersen-Brown University of Minnesota
Mark Posey USC-School of Medicine	Lisa Sanetti University of Connecticut
David Shriberg Loyola University Chicago	Kristen Varjas Georgia State University
Nathan von der Embse East Carolina University