Kizzy Albritton received her BS from the University of Alabama, and MEd and PhD from Georgia State University. Prior to completing her PhD, she worked as an elementary and middle school special education teacher. Dr. Albritton's research agenda includes three lines of inquiry: (1) expanding the role of school psychologists working in early childhood settings; (2) exploring the implementation of multi-tiered frameworks in early childhood settings; and (3) examining school-based issues that may influence the academic and social-emotional outcomes for students from minoritized and marginalized backgrounds.
Dr. Albritton will be considering applications for new doctoral students for Fall 2025.
B.S. in Management Information Systems, University of Alabama
M.Ed. in Behavior/Learning Disabilities, Georgia State University
Ph.D. in School Psychology, Georgia State University
Examines ways that school psychologists can improve the academic, social-emotional, and behavioral outcomes for young children (i.e., preschool) from minoritized and marginalized backgrounds in early childhood settings.
Albritton, K., Stuckey, A. & Patton Terry, N. (2021). Multi-tiered early literacy identification in 3-year-old children in Head Start Settings. Journal of Early Intervention. doi:10.1177/1053815121998434.
Stein, R. & Albritton, K. (2020). Early childhood focused training in school psychology.
Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000350. doi:10.1037/tep0000350.
Albritton, K., Cureton, J., Byrd, J. & Storlie, C. (2020). Exploring perceptions of the path to work/life success among middle school students of color.
Journal of Career Development,
47(4), 440–453.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845319832667. doi:10.1177/0894845319832667.
Albritton, K., Ching-I, C., Boyle, S., Johnson, A. & Matthews, R. (2019). Collaborating with school psychologists: Moving beyond traditional assessment practices.
Young Exceptional Children.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1096250619871951. doi:10.1177/1096250619871951.
Distinguished Faculty Researcher Award, Kent State University College of Education, Health, and Human Services (2021)
Outstanding Research and Creativity Award Early Career, Kent State University College of Education, Health, and Human Services (2020)
Early Career Scholar, Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) (2019)
Kenia Cruz (Supervisor)I am interested in prevention and intervention strategies in early childhood, particularly with culturally and linguistically minoritized, and economically marginalized preschool-aged children. Additionally, I am interested in examining the role of bilingual school psychologists in early childhood settings. Further, I am interested in the language development and social-emotional competencies of DLL preschoolers and the delivery of culturally responsive services, supports, and assessment/evaluation procedures.
Courses by year and semester| Year | Semester | Course |
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| 2024 | Spring | EDP 385C: 14-School Consult Thry/Prctce |
| 2023 | Fall | EDP 385C: 8-Law/Ethics/Hist Of Schl Psy |
| 2023 | Spring | EDP 384C: 18-Multicultural Counseling |
| 2023 | Spring | EDP 385C: 14-School Consult Thry/Prctce |
| 2022 | Fall | EDP 385C: 8-Law/Ethics/Hist Of Schl Psy |
| 2022 | Spring | EDP 385C: 14-School Consult Thry/Prctce |
| 2021 | Fall | EDP 318T: Intro To School Psychology |
