Education

• Ph.D., Illinois State University
• B.S., Carroll College

Research & Academic Interests

• School psychology
• Use of technology providing mental health services
• Telehealth
• Artificial Intelligence

Publications

• Florell, D. (2023). Historical foundations. In Sally L. Grapin and John H. Kranzler (Eds.), School Psychology: Professional Issues and Practices, 2nd Ed. Springer, 19-42.
• Florell, D. (2023). Telesupervision. In Dennis J. Simon & Mark E. Swerdlik Supervision in School Psychology: The Developmental, Ecological, Problem-Solving Model, 2nd Ed., Routledge, 395-410.
• McClellan, M. J., Florell, D., Palmer, J., & Kidder, C. (2020). Clinician telehealth attitudes in a rural community mental health center setting. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 44(1), 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000127
• Fischer, A., Moy, G., Bloomfield, B., Whitcomb, S. & Florell, D. (2020). Faculty perception of distance education in school psychology training. Trainers’ Forum, 37 (1), 34-43.
• Cummings, J., Florell, D., Pfohl, W., & Jarmuz-Smith, S. (2019). Technology and the future of school psychology. In Matthew Burns (Ed.) Introduction to School Psychology: Controversies and Current Practice, Oxford, 217-241.

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

• National Association of School Psychologists
• American Psychological Association
• Kentucky Psychological Association
• Kentucky Association of Psychology in the Schools

• MindPsi: School Psychological Services

Awards & Accolades

• Eastern Kentucky University College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences - Dean’s Outstanding Teaching & Mentoring Award (August 2023)
• American Psychological Association Div. 16 Fellow (January 2022)
• Kentucky Association of Psychology in the Schools SE/SC Region Award Winner (October 2018)