Dr. Dawn P. Flanagan is a professor of Psychology, School Psychology Training Programs, at St. John's University in Queens, NY. She is also a co-founder of Comprehensive Assessment for Intervention (CAI). She serves as an expert witness, learning disabilities consultant, test and measurement consultant, and trainer for organizations and school districts nationally and internationally.
Dr. Vincent Alfonso is Dean of the College for Education and Engaged Learning at Montclair State University. He is a former Professor in and Dean of the School of Education at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He also served as Professor in and Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York City. He is past president of Division 16 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and past secretary of the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs. In August 2024 Dr. Alfonso began his term as president of the Trainers of School Psychologists. Dr. Alfonso is Fellow of Divisions 16, 5, and 43 of the APA and Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. In February 2014, he received the Outstanding Contributions to Training award from the Trainers of School Psychologists and in August 2017, he received the Jack Bardon Distinguished Service Award from Division 16 of the APA. In May 2021 Dr. Alfonso received the faculty award for Professional Contributions from Gonzaga University.
Dr. William Joel Schneider is a professor at Temple University in the College of Education and Human Development in the Psychological Studies in Education Department. He completed his doctoral studies in clinical psychology at Texas A&M University in 2003. Since then, he has been a faculty member at Illinois State University (2002–2017) and Temple University (2017–Present). His scholarly interests include evaluating the validity of psychological assessment, creating new statistical procedures to increase diagnostic accuracy, and writing software to facilitate better clinical decision-making.
