Sandra M. Chafouleas
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Titles:
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Neag Endowed Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Co-Director, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH)
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D., Syracuse University, Area: Psychology (school)
C.A.S., Syracuse University, Area: Educational Leadership
M.S., Syracuse University, Area: Psychology
Areas of Expertise:
School Psychology
School Mental Health
Whole Child, Whole Community, Whole School
Emotional Well-Being
Trauma-Informed Schools
Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
Biography:
Dr. Sandra M. Chafouleas is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Neag Endowed Professor in the Neag School of Education at UConn. She also serves as the founder and Co-Director of the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH). Dr. Chafouleas received her Ph.D. in psychology (school) from Syracuse University and is a licensed psychologist in Connecticut. Dr. Chafouleas focuses her work on usable practices that support the whole child, with specific expertise in strategies to support social, emotional, and behavioral well-being. As PI/Co-PI, she has secured over $20 million to support these research, service, and training activities. Dr. Chafouleas is co-creator of Feel Your Best Self, an award-winning toolkit for learning simple emotion-coping strategies. She has authored over 200 publications, and regularly serves as a national presenter and invited speaker. She is a fellow in both the American Psychological Association and Association for Psychological Science, and has received multiple recognitions for her work, including Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association. She previously served as associate dean for The Graduate School (2012-2014) and then the associate dean for research in the Neag School (2014-2016). Prior to becoming a university trainer, she worked as a school psychologist and school administrator in a variety of settings supporting the well-being of students and their school and family caregivers.
Media:
Promoting Student Well-Being Blog with Psychology Today
Funded Projects:
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH)
Feel Your Best Self Educational Toolkit
NIH U24 M3 Emotional Well-Being Network
Project ESSY: Expanding Screening to Support Youth
National Exploration of Emotional/Behavioral Detection in School Screening (NEEDs2)
Direct Behavior Rating (DBR): Dissemination and Research
Honors/Awards:
Distinguished Researcher Award, Neag School of Education (2025)
Telly Award, 1 Silver (2024)
Telly Award, 1 Gold and 3 Silver (2023)
Kidscreen Award, Digital Kids Programming: Best Web/App Series – Original (2023)
Reed Fellow, UConn Waterbury (2023)
American Psychological Association Presidential Citation (2022)
Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award, University of Connecticut AAUP (2019)
Faculty Excellence in Research and Creativity Award in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Connecticut Alumni Foundation (2018)
President, Society for the Study of School Psychology (Elect 2017, President 2018, Past 2019)
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, University of Connecticut (2017)
NASP Possibilities in Action Partner Award, Presented by the New York Association of School Psychologists (2016)
Thomas Oakland Mid-Career Scholarship Award, Division 16 of the American Psychological Association (2016)
Fellow, American Psychological Association (2010)
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science (2010)
Invited Member, Society for the Study of School Psychology (2009)
Faculty Excellence in Graduate Teaching, University of Connecticut Alumni Association (2009)
Vita:
| sandra.chafouleas@uconn.edu | |
| Office Location | Gentry 208 |
| Campus | Storrs |
