"The data from my research will deliver quantitative and qualitative information as it relates to bilingual and multicultural school psychologist training, leadership and supervisory experiences. I will use my dissertation to explore what is working and what is not working in the supervision and university training of bilingual and multicultural school psychologists. This is just a first step in my larger goals which include, doing more research on training, leadership and supervision in school psychology, developing a curriculum for universities and field supervisors, and advocating at both the local and federal levels for more school psychologists in the schools who can do both assessment and mental health work. I want to address the workforce shortage by lobbying congress for more federal funding for school psychologists and mental health support. My dissertation will serve as a foundational piece of research to guide my post-graduate work." - Ivette Merced, Psychologist (NCSP) M.A., M.A., Ed.S
About the P.E.O. Scholars Award -
The P.E.O. Scholar Awards was established in 1991 to provide substantial merit-based awards for women of the U.S. and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university.
The P.E.O. Scholar Awards are one-time, competitive, merit-based awards intended to recognize and encourage academic excellence and achievement by women in doctoral-level programs. These awards provide partial support for study and research.
P.E.O. Scholars have demonstrated their ability to make significant contributions in their chosen field of study, having assumed leadership positions in university academics, scientific research, medicine, law, performing arts, international economics, history, literature, government and other demanding fields.