Our People

A page within School Psychology: An online program for Wisconsin educators

Academic Director

Robert Dixon  Profile of Robert Dixon

Associate Professor
rdixon@uwlax.edu
608.785.6893

Applicant, Student and Instructor Assistance

Olga Santoyo-Garcia  Profile of Olga Santoyo-Garcia

Credit Coordinator
osantoyo-garcia@uwlax.edu
608.785.6513

Meredith Thomsen  Profile of Meredith Thomsen

Dean Grad & Extended Learning
mthomsen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8245

Instructors

Anthony Adamowski

Anthony Adamowski

School Psychologist
Keeneyville ESD 20, Hanover Park, IL
 
Speciality area - Assessment
Course taught - SPY 757, Psychoeducational Assessment 
Christina Berens

Christina Berens

School Psychologist

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School

 

Speciality area - Special education 
Course taught - SPY 715, Special Education and the Law

Jean Gatz

Jean Gatz

Manager of School Psychology and Allied Health Services
Milwaukee Public Schools
 
Speciality area - Suicide prevention
Course taught - SPY 700, School Psychology: Role and Function
Loren Houle

Loren Houle

Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Anne Carlsen Center, Bismark ND
National Association of School Psychologists, Delegate for North Dakota and Central Region Delegate Representative
 
Speciality areas - Functional behavioral assessment and function-based behavioral intervention plans within the school setting
Course taught - SPY 775, Behavioral Assessment and Management
Dana McConnell

Dana McConnell

Director of Pupil Services and School Psychologist
School District of Eleva-Strum
 
Speciality area - Special education
Course taught - SPY 752, Academic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Interventions
Kassie McOmber

Kassie McOmber

School Psychologist, Director of Special Education
Williams Bay School District, Williams Bay, WI

Speciality area - Mental health, collaboration and consultation
Course taught - SPY 717, Child and Adolescent Mental Health for School Psychologist

Katelyn Oellerich

Katelyn Oellerich

School Psychologist

Mineral Point Unified School District

Speciality area - School Psychology, Family/ Community Mental Health Outreach Supports, and CBT and Mindfulness Based Approaches
Course taught - SPY 776, Psychological Consultation and Collaboration

Brooke Soupenne

Brooke Soupenne

School Psychologist

Milwaukee Public Schools

Speciality area - Social Justice, Anti-Racist Practices, Intersectionality, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, and Cultural Equity 
Course taught - PSY 771, Application of Multicultural Psychology

 

Kristi Thoreson

Kristi Thoreson

Instructor: Psychology courses and Autism Spectrum Disorder Certificate Program, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
Licensed School Psychologist at North Lakeland School, Manitowish Waters, WI

Speciality area - Developmental psychology and educational psychology
Course taught - SPY 759, Assessment of Students with Emotional/Behavioral Needs

Chris Weins

Chris Weins

Associate Principal, Cudahy Middle School
District Assessment Coordinator, School District of Cudahy
 
Speciality area - Multi Level Systems of Support (MLSS), crisis response
Course taught - SPY 751, School-wide Practices for Academics, Behavior, and Mental Health in a MTSS Model