Faculty Profiles

Dr. Shannon Suldo

Professor, director of clinical training

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Email: suldo@usf.edu
Phone: (813) 974-2223 
Curriculum Vitae

Shannon Suldo, PhD, is a Professor of School Psychology and a Licensed Psychologist (PY #7704, Florida) at the 国产短视频. She is also Co-Executive Director of the School Mental Health Collaborative (SMHC): Research, Training, and Technical Assistance Center within the College of Education She graduated with a Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2004. She completed a pre-doctoral internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 2007, she completed post-doctoral clinical work in Hillsborough County Public Schools, where she provided comprehensive mental health services (individual, group, and family counseling; teacher consultation; classroom management) to adolescents identified as having emotional and/or behavioral disorders.

Dr. Suldo's research interests include positive psychology applied to youth, including children and adolescents鈥� subjective well-being (e.g., positive indicators of well-being and a dual-factor model of mental health, , how adolescents' mental health is influenced by parent-child and student-teacher relationships), the such as Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, and the provision of in a multi-tiered framework. She is an Associate Editor of , and on the editorial boards of Journal of School Psychology, Journal of Happiness Studies, and Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
 
Dr. Suldo鈥檚 research on youth subjective well-being is summarized in her 2016 book 鈥淧romoting Student Happiness: Positive Psychology Interventions in Schools.鈥� This book is available as a print or e-book, through .
 
Dr. Suldo鈥檚 research on best practices in school mental health service delivery flowing from a dual-factor model of mental health is reflected in her 2021 co-authored edited book, 鈥淔ostering the Emotional Well-Being of Our Youth: A School-Based Approach.鈥� This book is available as a print or e-book, through .
 
Dr. Suldo鈥檚 expertise on positive psychology research and practice in school-age youth is reflected in her 2022 co-authored edited book, 鈥淗andbook of Positive Psychology in Schools: Supporting Process and Practice (3rdedition).鈥� This book is available as a print or e-book, through . 

Courses Taught

  • Psychoeducational Interventions III: Counseling and Psychotherapeutic Approaches (SPS 6702)
  • Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (SPS 7701)
  • Advanced Practicum in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (EDG 7931, Section 011)
  • Externship Seminar in School Psychology (EDG 7931, Section 007)
  • Positive Psychology in the Schools (EDG 3361)