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Department of Psychology

Dr. Adena Meyers

Professor
Psychology
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 422
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Phone
(309) 438-8069office
phone
Email
abmeyer@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://about.illinoisstate.edu/abm... website
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

PSY 436.001 Practicum: Psychosocial Assessment and Interpretation

PSY 290.030 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

PSY 474.001 Theory & Practice Of Mental Health Consultation In Schools

PSY 590.030 Advanced Practicum Assessment

PSY 402.030 Applied Research Experience In School Psychology

PSY 598.002 Doctoral Internship In School Psychology Final Term

PSY 599.030 Doctoral Research In Psychology

PSY 503.001 Doctoral Research Proseminar In School Psychology

HON 395.004 Honors Thesis: Psychology

HON 285.002 Honors Undergraduate Research I

PSY 290.030 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

PSY 440.003 Statistics:Data Analysis And Methodology

Teaching Interests & Areas

School Consultation
Statistics and Research Methods
Advanced Practicum in School-Based Consultation and Intervention
Health Psychology
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Research Interests & Areas

School-based interventions to promote Social and Emotional Learning
Systems-level interventions and consultation
Contextual influences on child and adolescent development
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as an indirect intervention for children

Ph D Clinical/Community Psychology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL

MA Psychology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL

BA Women's Studies

Brown University
Providence, RI

Outstanding College Service Award

CAS
2020

Phi Beta Kappa

1989

Book Review

Berk, L., Braswell, G., Meyers, A., Rivadeneyra, R., & Schmeeckle, M. Bringing the World’s Children Into Focus: Cultivating Well-Being on a Global Scale. PsyCritiques 60.28 (2015): 7.

Book, Chapter

Perkins, C., Meyers, A., & Meyers, J. Advancing children’s rights through school leadership: Implications for school psychologists. B. K. Nastasi & S. N. Hart (EDs), The International Handbook on Child Rights and School Psychology. Springer (2020)

Fladhammer, A. B., Lyde, A. R, Meyers, A. B., Clark, J. K., & Landau, S. (2016). Health concerns regarding children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In M. R. Korin (Ed.), Health promotion in children and adolescents (Chapter 7, pp. 145-165). New York: Springer.

Meyers, A. B. & Berk, L. E. (2014). Make-believe play and self-regulation: Key ideas. In: M. Blaise, S. Edwards, & E. Brooker (Eds.), Handbook of play and learning in early childhood (Chapter 4, pp. 43-55). London: Sage.

Meyers, J., Truscott, S.D., Meyers, A.B., Varjas, K., & Kim, S. (2014). Qualitative and mixed-methods designs in consultation research. In: W.P. Erchul, & S.M. Sheridan (Eds.), Handbook of research in school consultation (2nd ed.) (Chapter 5, pp. 89-114). New York: Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group).

Meyers, A. B. & Berk, L. E. (2012). How parents can improve their children’s developmental trajectories. In: S. Olfman & B. D. Robbins (Eds.), Drugging our children: How profiteers are pushing antipsychotics on our youngest (Chapter 9, pp. 151-169). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Encyclopedia

DeHaan, S.N., Meyers, A.B., Swerdlik, M.E. (2017). Full Service Schools. In Reference Module In Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Elsevier.

Journal Article

Meyers, A.B., Swerdlik, M.E., Donnelley, M., & LeShoure, K. (2023). Preservice Consultation Training Through University-Community Partnership. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 33(1), 45–67.

Huber, B. J., Austen, J. H., Tobin, R. M., Meyers, A. B., Shelvin, K. H., & Wells, M. B. (2016). Overcoming barriers to rural children's mental health: An interconnected systems public health model. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 9, 219–241.

Meyers, A. B., Tobin, R. M., Huber, B. J., Conway, D. E., & Shelvin, K. H. (2015). Interdisciplinary collaboration supporting social and emotional learning in a rural school system. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 25, 109–128.

Meyers, A. B. & Hickey, A. M. (2014). Multilevel prospective dynamics in school-based social and emotional learning programs. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 13, 218-231.

Berk, L. E. & Meyers, A. B. (2013). The role of make-believe play in the development of executive function: Status of research and future directions. American Journal of Play, 6(1), 95-107.

Other

Meyers, A., & Berk, L. Pretend play supports development.. The right to play. Early Childhood in Focus 9. The Open University (2013)

Presentations

Educator Wellbeing and Turnover Intentions. Midwestern Psychological Association. (2024)
Supporting Educator Wellbeing and Retention through Collaborative Action Research. National Association of School Psychology. (2024)
District 87 Wellness Collaborative: An On-going Research Practice Partnership. Participatory Action Research Summer Cohort 2023. Illinois State University: Centers for Integrative Professional Development. (2023)
School Administrators’ Efforts to Maintain and Improve School Wellness Environments: A School-University Partnership Monitoring Factors Affecting School Wellness. AIESEP World Congress. (2023)
Collective action for school-wellness: An ecological example. AIESEP World Congress. (2022)
Su-Russell, C., Meyers, A., Michaels, C., & Russell, L. (2022, Sept.). How parents of young children discussed George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Poster accepted for presentation at SRCD Special Topic Meeting: Toward a Holistic Developmental Science: Catalyzing Transdisciplinary Multi-Sector Collaborations to Understand and Support Human Development, St. Louis, MO
Su-Russell, C., Michaels, C., Meyers, A., & Russell, L. (2022, Nov.). Parents’ (lack of) discussions on race and racism: A longitudinal qualitative investigation. Poster accepted for presentation at the 84th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN
We Gave Our Courses a Makeover; You Can Too!. CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2020)
Meyers, A. B., Lyons, A., Signa, C. E., & Flores, R. E. (2019, April). Assessing implementation of school-wide social and emotional learning efforts. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Developing Future Program Coordinators. 20th Annual Mid-Winter Meeting. Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs (CDSPP). (2017)

Grants & Contracts

Heartland Head Start Mental Health Consultant. Heartland Head Start. Local. (2016)
Heartland Head Start Mental Health Consultant. Heartland Head Start. Local. (2015)
School-Based Clinician 2015-2016. Livingston County Special Services Unit. Local. (2015)