Extending its work on the Best Practice Guidelines for School Psychology Intern Field Supervision and Mentoring, NASP and its Graduate Education Committee have created a program for recognizing field-based internship supervisors who consistently demonstrate these best practices in supervision and mentoring. Each professional selected for the recognition will be designated as a NASP-Recognized Model School Psychology Intern Supervisor.

Each NASP-approved program may nominate one internship supervisor per academic year and identify submission procedures using this nomination form. Deadlines for submission occur once per year on September 15. Programs may wish to download and utilize the intern supervisor evaluation form found within the rubric to use for all field supervisor evaluations, as well as to help streamline the nomination process.

The recognition is an honor and not a credential or certificate; thus, the recognition will have no expiration date. Based on the assumption that quality supervision and intern experiences requires collaboration between school psychology graduate programs, interns, and field sites (a process that has been evaluated by external peers as part of NASP program reviews) the nomination process for the recognition will originate with faculty or program directors in NASP-approved graduate programs. Nominations will also include the input of a colleague of the nominee and at least two interns who have received internship supervision from the nominee in recent years.

To qualify, the nominee must:

• have supervised at least two school psychology interns over the past five-year period;
• have consistently demonstrated the preponderance of qualities reflected in the NASP Best Practice Guidelines for Intern Field Supervision and Mentoring, with no major concerns noted;
• be a current NASP member (preference will be given to supervisors holding the Nationally Certified School Psychologist [NCSP] credential); and
• have not received the recognition in the last five years.

Model School Psychology Intern Supervisors (2022)

• Rachel Binnix, West Carrollton City School District, OH
• Alicia Hoerner, Canyons School District, UT
• Elizabeth McKenney, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
• Kathleen Robinson, Clark County School District, NV
• Deborah Umansky, Santa Barbara - Psychology Internship Consortium, CA

Model School Psychology Intern Supervisors (2020)

• Lynne Einberg, Hewlett-Woodmere School District, NY
• Abby Gottsegen, Jordan School District, UT
• Annie Hansen-Burke, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, MN
• Jason Pedersen, Derry Township School District, PA
• Marci Plumb, Woodstock School District #200, IL
• Tanya Tucker, Rock Hill School District, SC
• Joann Vaccaro, Oceanside School District, NY
• Blake Zweig, Maple Middle School, IL

Model School Psychology Intern Supervisors (2019)

• Gwen Badgerow, Woodford County Special Education District, IL
• Lisa Bernard, Fort Mill School District, SC
• Elizabeth Hagen, Madeira City School District, OH
• Pamela Lampman, Fort Leboeuf School District, PA
• Edel McCarville, Levittown Public Schools, NY
• Cynthia Olaya, Huntington Beach Union High School District, CA
• Jennifer Reilly, Guilford County Schools, NC
• Elizabeth Rudrud, Minneapolis Public Schools, MN
• Luke Scholten, Wyoming Public Schools, MI

Model School Psychology Intern Supervisors (2018)

• Sonia Azevedo, Mineola School District, NY
• Robert Drago, Mineola School District, NY
• Andres Nuñez, District of Columbia Public Schools, DC
• Marcelina Roussos, Long Beach Unified School District, CA

Model School Psychology Intern Supervisors (2017)

• Robert Babigian, Brookline Public Schools, MA
• Joe Bauter, Woodford County Special Education Association, IL
• Erin Bradic, Aurora City School District, OH
• Amy Diebolt, Tucson Unified School District, AZ
• Agnieszka Dynda, Great Neck Public Schools, NY
• Cortney Farrell, Glen Cove School District, NY
• Leonard Ferrante, Palm Beach County School District, FL
• Fulvia Franco, Jordan School District, UT
• Mary Schnell, Mahtomedi School District, MN
• Brenda Wesson, Nebo School District, UT

Model School Psychology Intern Supervisors (2016)

• Norma Brigido Zavala, Central Islip School District, NY
• Lisa Gainer, Monongalia County Schools, WV
• Emma Leah Hettrich, Commack School District, NY
• Bruce Kelsay, Addison Trail High School, IL
• Robert Kubick, Akron Public Schools, OH
• Ravit Stein, EASTCONN, CT
• Bruce Weiner, Berlin Central School District, MA

Model School Psychology Intern Supervisors (2015)

• Sylvia Cohen, Scottsdale Unified School District, AZ
• Kelly Juskiv, Henry-Stark Counties Special Education District #801, IL
• Robyn Kurasaki, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District, NY
• Michelle LaForest, Long Beach Public Schools, NY
• David Lillenstein, Derry Township School District, PA
• Sandra Manning, Richland School District Two, SC
• Michael Markowitz, Southwestern City Schools, OH