Faculty Team

Faculty Director

Janise Parker, Virginia L. McLaughlin Associate Professor of School Psychology

Dr. Parker’s research primarily focuses on student engagement and
motivation among culturally diverse adolescents and multicultural practice in school psychology and education. As a Licensed Psychologist and Nationally Certified School Psychologist, Dr. Parker strongly believes that research should inform practice and practice should inform research. Hence, her research interests primarily emerged during her applied training where she observed ongoing achievement and social-emotional gaps between K-12 students from minoritized backgrounds and those from the dominate culture. Dr. Parker has collaborated with several undergraduate and graduate
students at William & Mary as “research partners” with the goal of providing them expanded learning opportunities that will increase their capacity to meet the needs of culturally diverse youth in their respective careers.

Contact Dr. Parker at jparker@wm.edu

Leandra Parris, Associate Dean and Director of Inclusive Excellence and Associate Professor

Dr. Parris focuses on peer relationships among middle and high school students within an equity-centered, trauma-informed framework. Her primary area of interest is social media influences on youth well-being, prevention and intervention for addressing traumatic stress among marginalized populations, and coping with peer aggression. Dr. Parris utilizes a multiple methods approach to research, conducting both qualitative and quantitative investigations

Join Us! We welcome faculty from various professional backgrounds to join our team.