Faculty Profile for Dr. Susan Patricia Hall

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Dr. Sue Hall’s professional journey has taken her on a path that has included diverse settings and populations. She graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City with a Ph.D. in School Psychology, following a BA in Psychology from Syracuse University. Earlier training and work experiences took place in residential treatment settings with children and adolescents with varied emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges who were largely referred from the New York City schools. She then transitioned into the public sphere and worked for five year at a K-5 elementary school with students from varied cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. She wore many hats there and played a leadership role in developing a school-wide positive behavior support system, improving the process for the functional assessment of student behavior, overseeing the provision of services through Special Education and Response to Intervention, and facilitating student growth through brief and long-term counseling. In addition to experiences she has had in the field, Dr. Hall was also previously an adjunct faculty and internship director at Teachers College, Columbia University and has published work in the area of adolescent identity development.

Research Interests

Effective training practices for school psychology graduate students in providing competent psychoeducational assessment