Monica Romero is an Assistant Professor in the combined School/Clinical Child Psychology program in the Educational Psychology Department. Dr. Romero's research focuses on four lines of inquiry: (1) developing and evaluating culturally and linguistically responsive interventions and assessments, with a focus on oral language and literacy development for emergent bilingual/multilingual learners; (2) investigating the role of language environments at home and school among Spanish-Speaking Latinx/e students; (3) family engagement practices for newcomer students; and (4) training of bilingual school psychologists.
Dr. Romero will be reviewing applications in anticipation of taking a student for Fall 2024.
Ph.D. in School Psychology, University of Missouri
M.A. in School Psychology, University of Missouri
B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Investigates culturally and linguistically responsive interventions and assessments for emergent bilingual/multilingual learners.
Dr. Romero will be reviewing applications in anticipation of taking a student for Fall 2024.
Burns, M., Duesenberg-Marshall, M., Sussman-Dawson, K., Romero, M., Wilson, D. & Felton, M. (2023). Effects of targeting reading interventions: Testing a skill-by-treatment interaction in an applied setting. Preventing School Failure. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2023.2177982.
McCall, C., Romero, M., Yang, W. & Weigand, T. (2023). A Call for Equity-Focused Social-Emotional Learning. School Psychology Review. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2022.2093125.
Smith, T., Holmes, S., Romero, M. & Sheridan, M. (2022). Evaluating the effects of family-school engagement interventions on parent-teacher relationships: A meta-analysis. School Mental Health. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2022.2070589.
Institute on Mixture Modeling Equity Oriented Researchers, Scholars, and Educators, Institute of Education Sciences (2023)
Early Career Scholar, Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) (2023)
Dissertation grant, Society for the Study of School Psychology (2021 - 2022)
