DISPROPORTIONALITY IN EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE EDITORS Amity L. Noltemeyer, Ph.D., NCSP, is an Assistant Professor in School Psychology at Miami University. She received her doctorate in school psychology from Kent State University. Previously, she acquired experience as a school psychologist and educational consultant in diverse settings. Dr. Noltemeyer has published and presented on topics including disproportionality, educational equity, response to intervention, systems change, the role and function of school psychologists, and literacy assessment/intervention. She supervises the school psychology internship program at Miami University and teaches courses on assessment and consultation. Dr. Noltemeyer also supervises student research and is the co-PI of a program evaluation project involving 28 schools. She is also a Faculty Associate of the Center for Human Development, Learning, and Technology at Miami University. Email:
[email protected] muohio.edu Caven S. Mcloughlin, Ph.D., is Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg. He has served the School Psychology Program at Kent State University for 30 years where he is the senior Professor, and has been involved in USA-governmentally federally-funded training of interdisciplinary leadership personnel working with toddlers, infants, and newborns with disabilities for more than two decades. His research and practice themes include: Exploring the importance of “wellness” on children’s health and happiness; making the contemporary forces in social policy that affect the delivery of an education for their children understandable for parents; and articulating how psychological service provision varies and is delivered in international settings. Caven Mcloughlin has authored, edited, or contributed to ten books and more than 150 research publications. He is the Editor of School Psychology International Journal. Email:
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