PSDI Faculty

Positive School Discipline Institute

Innovative strategies to achieve positive learning environments for all school children to succeed.

Dr. Zachary Adams, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Renae Azziz, Director of Educational Partnerships, Virtuoso Education Consulting
Dr. Timberly Baker, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Southern Indiana
Subhashini Balagopal, Principal, Spring Mills Elementary School, MSD of Washington Township
Tanya Bell, President and CEO, Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
Elizabeth Bryan, Fort Wayne Community Schools
Carole Craig, Educational Consultant, Advisory Board for CPLI
Kathryn Connel, Manager of Children's Mental Health Initiative, IDCS
Dottie Davis, Director of Security, Fort Wayne Community Schools
Sheila Dollaske, Goodwill Education Initiative
Kristine Eaton, Wellness Specialist, Indianapolis Public Schools
Deonte Edmonds, 2015 Grad JMHS, IPS; Youth Pastor at the Rock Missionary Baptist Church
The Honorable Geoffrey Gaither, Magistrate, Marion County Superior Court, Juvenile Division
Melaina Gant, Director, Education Services, Indiana Department of Child Services; Co-Chair, Indiana Commission on Improving the Status of Children Education Task Force
Christy Gauss, IU School of Mental Health Initiative

Cathy Graham, Director, Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy (IARCA)

Peter Haughan, Chief, Marion County Prosecutor Office, Juvenile Division
Kristina Hulvershorn, Director of Restoration and Human Programs, Peace Learning Center

Dr. Cynthia Jackson, Positive School Discipline Coordinator, Indianapolis Public Schools
Jill Johnson, Attorney, Disability Legal Services of Indiana
Margaret Jones, Attorney, Disability Legal Services of Indiana

Dr. Gwendolyn Kelley, Vice-Chair, Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana
Dr. Tiffany Kyser, Associate Director for Engagement and Partnership, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center), Great Lakes Equity Center at IUPUI
Diana Lazzell, Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center) Great Lakes Equity Center at IUPUI

Dr. Kathleen King Thorius, Principal Investigator, Great Lakes Equity Center at IUPUI

Lorenzo Lewis, Commander Community Engagement Office, Indiana Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD)
Diamond Malone, 4th Grade Teacher, Crooked Creek Elementary, MSD of Washington Township
Kristen Martin, Marion County Prosecutor's Office Juvenile Community Prosecutor
Terri Miller, Assistant Director of Special Education, Hamilton Boone Madison Special Services
Dr. Brandie Oliver, Associate Professor, Butler University

The Honorable Charles F. Pratt, Judge, Allen Superior Court, Civil Division; Co-Chair, Indiana Commission on Improving the Status of Children Juvenile Justice and Cross-Systems Youth Task Force
Deborah Reichmann, Research Associates and PBIS/Restorative Practices Trainer, Center for Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL)
Tara Rinehart, Director of Special Services, MSD of Wayne Township
Daniel Schoreder, Marion County Public Defender's Office
Dr. Seena Skeleton, Director, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center), Great Lakes Equity Center at IUPUI
Dr. Russell Skiba, Director, The Equity Project at Indiana University
James Sporleder, National Trainer, Children’s Resilience Initiative

James Taylor, Director Student/Social Services, MSD of Warren Twp.
Barbara Thompson, National Alliance on Mental Illness Indiana (NAMI)
Dr. Debra "Faye" Williams-Robbins, Chief of Student, Family, and Community Engagement, Ft. Wayne Community Schools
Jeff Wittman, School Social Work and Foster Youth Specialist, Indiana Department of Education