- Phone:
- 765-455-9287
- Email:
- lmnellis@iu.edu
- Campus:
- IU Kokomo
Hunt Hall (SM), Room 205
Hunt Hall (SM), Room 205
Education
Ph.D., Ball State University, Muncie, IN (APA accredited): 1995
- Major: School of Psychology, Department of Education Psychology
- Cognate: Research Design and Statistics
M.A., Ball State University, Muncie, IN (NASP approved): 1992
- Major: School of Psychology
B.A., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN: 1991
- Majors: Psychological Sciences, Sociology; Minor: Organizational Leadership
Professional Experience
2017-Present
Dean and Professor, School of Education. Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, IN. Duties include providing administration leadership to faculty and staff of the elementary education, secondary education, early childhood and special education programs; program development; collaboration with P-12 districts; budget development and management; performance evaluation and mentoring; and grant funded projects.
2009-2017
- Associate Professor of School Psychology and Ph.D. Program Director of Training, Department of Communication Disorders and Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, Bayh College of Education, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN. (NASP approved, APA accredited)
- Supervisor: Linda Sperry, Ph.D., Department Chair
2005-2012
- Director, Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education, Bayh College of Education, Indiana State University.
- Duties included providing administrative leadership to professional staff, faculty, support staff, and consultants. Provided oversight for center budget as well as numerous grant budgets (totaling $2,116,670). Developed center priorities and programming, set performance goals, and evaluated center and staff performance.
- Established and managed subcontracts with universities and local educational agencies. Collaborated with university, community, and state partners to advance grant funding and community engagement services.
- Supervisors: Bradley Balch, Ed.D., Dean (2006-2012); Robert Williams, Ph.D., Dean (2005-2006)
2005-2013
- Project Director, Collaborative Problem Solving Project (2005-2010)/Effective Evaluation Resource Center, Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.
- Duties included grant management, development and delivery of professional development in Indiana P-12 schools, assistance with state special education performance and compliance monitoring, project evaluation, and coordination with Indiana Department of Education.
2001-2003
- Assistant Professor, School Psychology Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. (NASP approved, APA accredited)
- Supervisor: Tom Prout, Ph.D., Department Chair
1998-2003
- Assistant Professor, School Psychology Program, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. (NASP approved)
- Supervisors: William Martin Jr., Ed.D., Department Chair; Ramona Mellott, Ph.D., Department Chair
Fellowships
August 2013-June 2014
- Faculty Fellow for Research Administration, College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Indiana State University.
- Duties included developing and overseeing internal grant programs, coordinating external review processes, assisting faculty with external grant proposals and awards.
- Supervisor: Jay Gatrell, Ph.D., Dean
August 2012-Aug 2013
- Adams Fellow for Sponsored Programs, Bayh College of Education, Indiana State University.
- Duties included offering college-wide grant writing professional development, facilitating faculty grant writing teams, and providing feedback on faculty grant proposals.
- Supervisor: Bradley Balch, Ed.D., Dean
2016-Present
External Evaluator, Indiana Department of Education State Personnel Development Grant, Improving Student Outcomes through Highly Qualified and Effective Educators, Indiana Center on Teacher Quality. Funded.
2017-Present
Disproportionately Consultant, Office of Special Education, Indiana Department of Education. Lead and conduct the review of LEA special identification and disciplinary practices to inform SEA compliance monitoring decisions regarding IDEA Indicators 4, 9, and 10. Funded.
2018-2019
Principal Investigator, Tomorrow's Teachers: An Early-In Pathway, Indiana University Kokomo, Applied and Community Research Center. Funded, $4,500.
2012-2017
Principal Investigator, Core to College Local Level Leadership Cadre. Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Status: Funded, $36,000.
2010-2013
Principal Investigator, Effective Evaluation Resource Center. Indiana Department of Education. Status: Funded, $2,275,902.
2010-2013
Principal Investigator, IEP Resource Center. Indiana Department of Education. Status: Funded, $1,330,420.
2010-2012
Principal Investigator, Sub-contract with Indiana University for Assessment and Instruction Resource Center. Status: Funded, $437,200.
2010-2012
Principal Investigator, Sub-contract with IU Medical School, Christine Sarkine Autism Center for Graduate Assistantship. Status: Funded, $25,465.
2009-2010
Principal Investigator, Community Learning and Growing: Autism Spectrum Disorder Series. Vigo and Clay County Community Foundation. Status: Funded, $4,800.
2009-2010
Principal Investigator, Project for Responsive Educational Systems. Indiana Department of Education. Status: Funded, $554,436.
2008 Spring
Co-Principal Investigator, Recruitment and Support: Successful Preparation of People with Disabilities as STEM Educators. National Science Foundation. Status: Not Funded.
2007 Winter
Evaluation and Research Coordinator, Indiana State Personnel Development Grant. US Department of Education. Status: Not Funded.
2006-2009
Principal Investigator, Collaborative Problem Solving Project. Center for Exceptional Learners, Indiana Department of Education. Status: Funded, $2,288,061.
2006-2009
Principal Investigator, Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS). Status: Funded, $214,285.
2006-2007
Co-Principal Investigator, Consortium for Alternative Assessment Validity and Experimental Studies. Subcontract from Vanderbilt University. Status: Funded, $126,555.
- Member, Executive Committee, Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) (2019-Present).
- Co-Team Leader, Graduate Preparation Standards Revision Team, National Association of School Psychologists (2016-Present).
- Member, Leadership Development Committee, National Association of School Psychologists (2015-Present). Appointed Awards Chair (2016-Present).
- Member, Program Approval Board, National Association of School Psychologists (2014-Present).
- Member, School Psychology Shortage Task Force, National Association of School Psychologists (2016-2017).
- Nellis, L. M., Sickman, L.S., Newman, D., and Harman, D.R. (2014). Schoolwide collaboration to prevent and remediate reading difficulties: Opportunities for school psychologists and speech-language pathologists. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 24, 110-127.
- Nellis, L.M. (2012). Maximizing the effectiveness of building teams in response to intervention implementation. Psychology in the Schools, 39, 245-256.
- Mercer, S., Nellis, L. M., Martínez, R., and Kirk, M. (2011). Supporting the students most in need: Academic self-efficacy and perceived teacher support in relation to within-year academic growth. Journal of School Psychology, 49, 323-338.
- Roberts-Pittman, B., Nellis, L., and Krug, D. (2011). Clinically intensive preservice preparation: Opportunities and challenges of blended training. The International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 6(1), January-March, 2011.
- Martínez, R., Arick, T., Graves, M., Peters, J., and Nellis, L. (2010). Changes in perceived social support and socioemotional adjustment across the elementary to junior high transition. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. DOI 10.1007/s10964-010-9572-z.
- Nellis, L. and Hopple, A. (2016). Academic assessment of diverse students. In S. Graves and J. Blake (Eds.), Psychoeducational Assessment and Intervention for Ethnic Minority Children: Evidence Based Approaches (pp. 77-94). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Martínez, R. S., Nellis, L. M., White, S., Jochim, M., and Peters, R.K. (2016). Language, learning and cognitive disorders of childhood and adolescence. In Maddux, J. and Winstead, B. (Eds.) Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding (4th Ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
- Quatroche, D., Bauserman, K. and Nellis, L. M. (2014). Supporting professional growth through external resources. In :. Martin, S. Kragler, D. Quatroche and K. Bauserman (Eds.), Handbook of Professional Development in Education: Successful Models and Practices, PreK-12 (pp. 431-444). NY: Guilford Press.
- Martínez, R. Nellis, L., White, S. E., Jochim, M., L. (2012). Learning, language, and cognitive disorders. In J. Maddux and B. Winstead (Eds.), Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding (pp. 499-515). New York, NY: Routledge.
- Martínez, R. Nellis, L. (2007). Response to intervention: A school-wide approach for promoting academic wellness of all students. In B. Doll and J. Cummings (Eds.), Transforming School Mental Health Services: Population-Based Approaches to Promoting the Competency and Wellness of Children (pp.143-164). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.