Beth Doll

Professor, School Psychology Program, Training Director for the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology (NICPP)

Department of Educational Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address: TEAC 239
Lincoln NE 68588-0345
Phone: 402-472-2223 On-campus 2-2223
Email: bdoll2@unl.edu

Dr. Beth Doll is not accepting students for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

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Beth Doll began her career as a school psychologist in rural Kentucky and then a clinic coordinator at the University of Wisconsin Madison – experiences that afforded insights into the mental health needs of children that she applied successfully in her research on topics spanning children’s friendships to the pragmatics of measuring student perceptions of classroom climate. Dr. Doll's principal research interest is the promotion of mental health and the psychological well-being of children and youth and aspects of school and classroom systems that contribute to students’ resilience and academic success. Her current work occurs in partnerships with school districts to use student perceptions and classroom data to prompt revised classroom routines. Her developmental investigations of students’ psychological wellness explain how these challenge current conceptualizations of mental health and existing mental health policies. These investigations also examine factors that may contribute to mental disturbance or psychological distress, and the tension between objectivity and meaningfulness in applied school psychological interventions. This presents a special challenge for school psychology because interventions that are most easily and precisely described and quantified may not be perceived by educators as offering the best chance for ensuring psychological health. Dr. Doll was recently awarded the 2020 Legend’s Award and the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of School Psychologists. She is a member of the American Psychological Association’s Board of Education Affairs and is on the editorial board of the International Journal of School and Educational Psychology and Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

Education

1983 Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Kentucky {Educational Psychology]
1976 M.S., Clinical Psychology, Eastern Michigan University [Psychology]
1974 B.A., Psychology, Michigan State University [Psychology]

Licensed Psychologist in Nebraska (#655)
Licensed Psychologist in Wisconsin (#1148)

Honors and Recognition

2020, Legend’s Award; National Association of School Psychologists
2020, Lifetime Achievement Award; National Association of School Psychologists
2015, Outstanding Contributions to Training Award, Trainers of School Psychologists
2012, Jack Bardon Distinguished Service Award, Division 16, American Psychological Association
2011, Founder’s Award, Nebraska School Psychology Association
2006, Presidential Award, National Association of School Psychologists
2005, School Psychologist of the Year, Nebraska School Psychology Association
2005, Buros Distinguished Reviewer award, Buros Center on Mental Measurement

Experience

2003-2020, Professor, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2017-2019 Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2016, Acting Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2011-2017, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2000-2003, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
1990-2000, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Colorado – Denver. (Assistant Professor, 1990-1995)
1984-1989, Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Psychoeducational Clinic, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Memberships

American Psychological Association (Divisions 7, 16, 37)
American Educational Research Association
International School Psychology Association
National Association of School Psychologists
Nebraska School Psychologists Association