Munroe-Meyer Institute
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kaitlyn M. Young, PhD, NCSP

Assistant Professor, MMI Dept of Psychology
Licensed Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Program Coordinator, School-Based Mental Health

402-559-6408

Kaitlyn Young, PhD

Kaitlyn M. Young, PhD, (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute and a Licensed Psychologist in MMI's Department of Psychology. Young specializes in comprehensive school mental health, consulting with schools to understand their needs and implement a mental and behavioral health system that increases access to services and is equitable in its approach. Young provides individual and family therapy services within the school setting, fostering positive relationships between the home, school and community. Additionally, Young works collaboratively with trainees at MMI to build their skills in therapy, consultation and systems development and implementation. Previously, Young served as a faculty trainer for the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, a grant funded project with the central aim of increasing access to evidence-based mental health services in schools.

Young graduated with her doctorate in school psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she completed applied and research experiences in urban and rural schools, promoting access to mental and behavioral health services. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute and specialized in school-based mental health.

  • PhD: School Psychology - University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2021.
  • MS: School Psychology - University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019.
  • BS: Psychology - University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016.

Specialty Certifications

  • Brief Intervention for School Clinicians (BRISC).
  • Certificate in Prevention and Intervention Sciences: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019.
  • Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER): Mentorship Training-of-Trainers.
  • Classroom Well-Being Information and Strategies for Educators (Classroom WISE).
  • Nationally Certified School Psychologist

Young provides patient care services at UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Psychology.

Clinic Locations:

  • Munroe-Meyer Institute.
  • Nebraska City Public Schools Behavioral Health Clinics in Partnership with the Munroe-Meyer Institute - Nebraska City, NE.

Recent Publications

  • Garbacz, S. A., Im, S., Young, K., Godfrey, E., Stelter, C., Twombly, T., Deng, X., & Albers, C., (accepted). Examining caregiver and school personnel experiences with school mental health in rural communities. School Mental Health.
  • Garbacz, S. A., Jordan, P., Novotnak, T., Young, K., Zahn, M., Markham, M. A. (accepted). Stakeholder perceptions of conjoint behavioral consultation for middle school students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation.
  • Young, K., Chadwell, M.R., Scanlan, L., Zivny, S. & Clarke, B. (2022). Executive Functioning in Schools. Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.
  • Chadwell, M.R., Young, K., Franta, E., S. Zivny & Clarke, B. (2021). Stress and Worry in the Classroom: Function-Based Strategies for Addressing Anxiety. Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.
  • Instructor. EDPS 866: Counseling Pre-Practicum (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School Psychology Program; Spring 2025).
  • Faculty Trainer. Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (School Mental Health).
  • Cultural responsiveness. Guest lecturer, Mental Health Practice Partnership Professional Seminar, Omaha, NE, October 2021. 
  • Interviews, culturally responsive interviewing practices, and interview reporting. Guest lecturer, Educational Psychology 951: Academic and Behavior Assessment, Lincoln, NE, February 2021.
  • Emotional and behavioral disability and mental health. Guest lecturer, Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education 300: Individuals with Disabilities, Madison, WI, October 2019. 
  • Introduction to and training of meta-analysis procedures. Trainer, Prevention and Intervention Sciences Trainees and Undergraduates, Madison, WI, September 2019. 
  • Social and emotional development. Guest lecturer, Educational Psychology 320: Human Development in Infancy and Early Childhood, Madison, WI, June 2019.
  • Implementation of mental and behavioral health systems and services in urban, suburban, and rural schools.
  • Mental and behavioral health care for youth and families with neurodevelopmental disabilities (e.g., Autism, ADHD).
  • Supporting family well-being through integration of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into Behavioral Parent Training.
  • American Psychological Association.
  • National Association of School Psychologists.
  • Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology.
  • Society for the Study of School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference (Selected Member), 2025-26.
  • Best Overall Poster, Southeastern School Behavioral Health Conference, 2024.
  • School Psychology’s Leadership Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 2020.
Psychology Department

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

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