Janet Schwartz-Micheaux, MS, PLMHP

Psychology
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985380 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5380

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Professional Summary

Janet Schwartz-Micheaux is a doctoral candidate in School Psychology at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville in Knoxville, TN. She is currently completing her pre-doctoral internship with the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology (NICPP) in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation. As an intern at MMI, Janet acts as a behavioral health provider in integrated pediatric primary care, providing telehealth mental and behavioral health services to children and their families during the fall 2020 semester. In spring 2021, Janet will transition to her second rotation in developmental pediatrics, specializing in behavioral health services for children with developmental disabilities. Throughout her internship year, Janet participates in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) fellowship. For her LEND community leadership project, Janet is acting as an ambassador delegate for the CDC’s Learn the Signs Act Early campaign, leading trainings for medical residents and home health specialists, as well as reviewing and integrating resources to increase caregiver accessibility to evidence-based practices to promote early childhood development. Janet also collaborates with the Smart Gen Society (SGS) to develop research surveys and group therapy models for social medial use and behavioral health.

Education

• MS, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, 2018
• BS, Rice University, Houston, TX, 2015

Teaching

• Psychoeducational Issues (EDPY 210), The University of Tennessee – Knoxville (August 2017 through May 2020)
• Assessment of Exceptional Students (SPED 553), The University of Tennessee – Knoxville (June 2019 & June 2020)

Research Interests and Projects

• Social media and behavioral health
• Growth mindset, motivation, and behavioral outcomes
• Mobile technology accessibility in behavioral health
• Triaging patients to appropriate care

Selected Publications

• Ignacio, P., McCurdy, M., White, J., Auge, M., Skinner, C., & Schwartz-Micheaux, J. (in press; published online 2019). The effects of explicit timing on middle-school students’ writing production across 5 min and 15 min sessions. Psychology in the Schools. doi: 10.1002/pits.22286
• Daniels, S., McCurdy, M. Whitsitt, L., Skinner, C., Schwartz-Micheaux, J., & White, J. (in press; published online 2019). Evaluating the effects of a writing self-efficacy intervention on writing quantity in middle school students. Reading and Writing Quarterly. doi: 10.1080/10573569.2019.1618226

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

Awards

• The Panhellenic Council’s Teacher Recognition for Empowerment Award (2018)