Joseph Decker

Ed-GRS Fellow

Joseph Decker is a Doctoral student in the School Psychology area within the Department of Educational Psychology. He completed his BA at the University of Iowa in Psychology and Spanish with a minor in Portuguese. Being trilingual in English, Spanish, and Portuguese is an important part of his identity, as well as being a USA swimming certified swim coach. Joseph’s interests include advocating for quality education for youth of color and eliminating disparities from structural racism for students.

Publications

Kilgus, S. P., Eklund, K., Zakszeski, B., Garbacz, S. A., Barnett, K., Wadington, M., Anderson, E., Levis, T., Levchenko, J., Powers, L., Lewis, T., Decker, J., & Oddleifson, C. (under review). A pilot efficacy trial of the Resilience Education Program: A school-based Tier 2 internalizing intervention. School Mental Health.

Teaching

School Psychology Training Clinic Teaching Assistant