Before coming to Gonzaga, Dr. Cox earned her Ph.D. at University of Oregon, during which time she completed an APA-accredited psychology internship focused on school-based mental health. She served as a K-12 school psychologist and school-based therapist in two public school districts in the Omaha, NE metro area, where she provided consultation and technical assistance with mental health screening and intervention across MTSS tiers. Her areas of interest include psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental assessment in school and clinical settings, supports for educator mental health and well-being, equitable delivery of behavioral and socioemotional interventions, and family-school partnerships. Her research is focused on understanding parent and educator emotion regulation processes as they relate to fostering positive child and adolescent developmental and educational outcomes, and preventing and reducing exclusionary discipline practices in public schools.
