About this journal

Aims and Scope. The Journal of Applied School Psychology, as the Official Journal of the American Board of School Psychology, is interested in published scholarly material that contributes to the development and maintenance of school psychology practice at its highest level. Consequently, each submission should rest on solid theoretical or empirical support and convey information of use in applied school settings, related-educational systems, or community locations where school psychologists might work. Thus, manuscripts appropriate for publication in the journal reflect psychological applications concerning individual students, groups of students, teachers, parents, or administrators with relevance to practicing school psychologists. Practice implications should be stated explicitly within each manuscript. The journal also seeks, over time, novel and creative ways to disseminate information about sound and empirically-supported school psychology practice. Consequently, readers are encouraged to follow developments in submission guidelines for future manuscript submission options. At present, three alternatives for traditional manuscript submissions (i.e., Case Studies, Service Delivery, and Science to Practice) are available. For details about these three options, interested parties are referred to "Announcement from the incoming editor-in-chief: Addressing school psychology's need for rigorous scholarship with applied value" (Volume 25, Issue 1, pp. 1-4). Furthermore, authors intending to submit an alternative manuscript are encouraged to contact the editor to discuss feasibilty of publication before initiating submission.

Peer Review Policy: All papers published in this journal have undergone editorial screening and double-anonymized review.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106 .

EDITOR

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor

David L. Wodrich
College of Education

The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

David L. Wodrich, PhD, ABPP, is the Mary Emily Warner Associate Professor of Psychology in Education at ArizonaStateUniversity. He has practiced as a school psychologist in Arizona and Illinois, and as Director of Psychology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. In this latter setting, he routinely evaluated and helped devise educational plans for students with an array of acute and chronic health conditions, a current research interest of his. He has also published on psychoeducational assessment and interventions for students with learning problems and ADHD. Dr. Wodrich is a former president of the Arizona Psychological Association and the American Board of School Psychology. He is a fellow of the AmericanAcademy of School Psychology and the American Psychological Association (Division 16).

Editor Emeritus

Charles A. Maher, PsyD
Professor of Psychology, Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey

Charles A. Maher, PsyD, is Professor of Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, where he served eight years as Chairperson of the Department of Applied Psychology. He is actively involved, both nationally and internationally, as a consultant to schools, private corporations, government agencies, and professional sports organizations. His consultation programs and services encompass a broad area, including educational planning, program evaluation, professional self-management, enhancement of the psychoeducational performance of individuals and groups, and sport psychology.

A licensed practicing psychologist with expertise in school psychology, sport psychology, and organizational psychology, Dr. Maher's wide range of professional experiences spans twenty-five years and includes positions as school psychologist, director of special services, administrator of a residential facility for conduct disordered adolescents, assistant superintendent of schools, and university professor and administrator. He is a recipient of the 1991 Capital Award of the National Leadership Council for principled leadership, business professionalism, and success achievement. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, and Diplomate of the American Board of Administrative Psychology and of the American Board of Sport Psychology. Dr. Maher is also listed in the 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century. He is also the author of many books, including the acclaimed Planning & Evaluating Special Education Services and The Baseball Player's Guide to Mental Skills and Personal Development (forthcoming).

Members of the American Board of School Psychology (ABSP) can receive an individual print and online subscription to Journal of Applied School Psychology at a special society member rate of US$25. Contact for US: 1(800) 354-1420 or 1(215) 625-8900 (option 4 for both); for UK: 011 44 20 8052 0501 or email [email protected] to subscribe.