Gailyn Garcia obtained her B.A., M.Ed., and Ph.D. degrees from Arizona State University. She was a graduate of the School Psychology program, and published her doctoral dissertation in Psychology in the Schools. She has worked as a bilingual middle school teacher, and specializes in second language acquisition. Gailyn holds the NCSP and is one of a handful of bilingual licensed psychologists to have achieved the ABPP credential, or national Board certification in School Psychology. She is a fellow of the American Academy of School Psychology.
Gailyn has practiced as a school psychologist for 10 years, and is currently employed in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. Throughout her career, she has supervised and mentored practicum students and interns. Gailyn has served AASP for at least five years as Chair of the Research Committee, and previously served as a reviewer for this committee.
Gailyn is now Chair of the Professional Development and Advancement Committee. In this position, she hopes to assist with planning regional and state conferences, mentor new school psychologists to the field and/or to Arizona, promote ongoing professional development among school psychologists, encourage university students to share their research at AASP conferences, and continue to recognize individual accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the field of school psychology.
gailyngarcia@qwest.net
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Gailyn Garcia, Ph.D., ABPP
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