Dr Courtenay Barrett is an associate professor in the school psychology program at Michigan State University, a licensed psychologist, and a nationally certified school psychologist. She received a Fulbright Scholar Award in 2023 to conduct research at the University College Cork, Ireland. She is an Associate Editor at School Psychology, a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, and a member of the Editorial Boards for the Journal of School Psychology and School Psychology Review. She currently has a gubernatorial appointment to the Michigan Board of Psychology. Her research interests are focused on implementation science, specifically consultation, coaching, and collaboration as a means to support implementation, economic evaluations of school-based programs and practices, and data-based decision-making to qualify students for special education services and the relation between these services and student outcomes. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and several book chapters on these topics.

Note: this podcast episode was recorded prior to the publishing of the UK government's Schools White Paper Every Child Achieving and Thriving (2026)

Related Articles & Books

2. Clinkscales, A., Barrett, C. A., & Spear, S. E. (2024). The Role of Racial Match Between Students and Teachers in School-Based Consultation. School Psychology Review, 53(2), 123–136. https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/2372966X.2022.2087477
3. Barrett, C. A., Burns, M. K., Maki, K. E., Clinkscales, A., Hajovsky, D. B., & Spear, S. E. (2021, November 4). Language Used in School Psychological Evaluation Reports as Predictors of SLD Identification Within a Response to Intervention Model. School Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000485
4. Amna A. Agha & Courtenay A. Barrett (19 Feb 2024): Process Logs: A Tool to Promote Self-Reflection During Consultation Supervision and Document Consultee-Centered Outcomes, Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, https://doi.org/10.1080/10474412.2024.2318749
5. Barrett, C. A., Newman, D. S., & Bagasrawala, L. (2026). Paradigm compatibility within school consultation: Offering insight into consultee resistance. Journal of school psychology, 115, 101523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2025.101523