Faculty Profiles
Stacy-Ann January
Associate Professor, Orientation Coordinator and Faculty Advisor to SPSA

Email: sajanuary@usf.edu
Phone: 813-974-1080
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Stacy-Ann A. January is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational
and Psychological Studies at the University of South Florida. She completed an APA
accredited predoctoral internship at Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
in Houston, TX. She was an Institute of Education Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellow
at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. January is a Nationally Certified School
Psychologist (NCSP).
Dr. January’s research is grounded within an ecological problem-solving framework
and focuses on assessment and intervention within a multi-tiered system of support
(MTSS). Specifically, Dr. January is interested in promoting equity with data-informed
decision making in schools, identifying evidence-based interventions that target children's
academic skills, and understanding the contextual factors that promote student success.
Dr. January leads the Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention Research (PAIR) lab
at USF.
Dr. January has over 30 peer-refereed publications and numerous book chapters and
presentations. In 2021, Dr. January received the Lightner Witmer Award from the American
Psychological Association in recognition of her scholarship’s contribution to the
field of school psychology. She is Chair of the 2024 School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference and Co-Chair of the 2023 Convention Committee for APA Division 16. She is an Associate Editor of School Psychology Review and is on the editorial board of Journal of School Psychology, School Psychology,
and Assessment for Effective Intervention. Dr. January has been recognized as Reviewer
of the Year (2016) and Outstanding Associate Editor (2020) by School Psychology Review.
Courses Taught:
- Psychoeducational Interventions I: Academic Interventions (SPS 6700C)
- Advanced Seminar in School Psychology (SPS 7936)
- Instructional Design (EDF 6288)
- Academic Writing (EDG 7931)
- Child and Adolescent Behavior Disorders (SPS 6101)