Meagan Scott, MEd

Psychology
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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Professional Summary

Meagan Scott, MEd, is a pre-doctoral intern in the Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Program in the department of psychology at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute. She is currently finishing up her final year at the University of Cincinnati’s School Psychology doctoral program. She has received her master’s degree in the foundations of behavior analysis and is expecting to sit for her BCBA certification exam later in the year. Meagan has had experiences in clinical and school settings throughout her training and was the behavior analyst trainee for the Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center’s Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disorders (LEND) program. She has a focus on providing culturally responsive services to minoritized children and their families, while also uplifting and empowering, systemically unheard, voices through treatment and research.

Specialty Certifications

• Youth Mental Health First Aid (2022)

Education

• PhD, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH, pending - expected August 2023
• MEd, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH, 2019
• BS, Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY, 2017

Teaching

• Teaching Assistant:
  • Ethics for Behavioral Practice and Research (Fall 2021 and Spring 2022)
  • Family/Early Interventions (Summer 2019 and Summer 2020)
  • Applied Behavior Analysis 1 (Summer 2020)
• Guest Lecture:
  • Applied Behavior Analysis 3 (Spring 2022)
  • CORE: Evidence-Based Practices/ABA for Autism (LEND, Fall 2021)
  • Cultural Diversity (Spring 2020)

Research Interests and Projects

• The adultification of Black youth in school settings
• Culturally responsive school-wide mental health initiatives
• Culturally responsive assessment and interventions for minoritized children

Professional Affiliations

• National Association of School Psychologists
• American Psychological Association
• Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology

Awards

• Meagan Toothman Memorial Outstanding Student Award (2022)
• UC Bear-CAT Fellow (2021)
• School Psychology Review Editorial Board’s Service Award (2020)
• UC Provost Fellowship Recipient (2018)