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Julianna
Casella

Assistant Professor
julianna.casella@yu.edu

Resnick Campus - Rousso Building
Room #106

PhD, University at Buffalo, 2025, School Psychology and Counseling Psychology
University of Maryland School of Medicine, School Mental Health, Predoctoral Internship, 2025
MEd, University at Buffalo, 2023, Education Studies
BS, Stony Brook University, 2020

Dr. Julianna Casella’s research focuses on creating safe and supportive schools and promoting well-being for all students, especially those who are most at-risk for adverse outcomes, and preventing and responding to school crises. To create safe schools, she is interested in analyzing the school environment, using system-level interventions to promote positive culture and climate, as well as improving students’ social and emotional outcomes. At Ferkauf, she contributes to teaching school psychology related courses, supervising doctoral students and directing the Creating Inclusive Safety in Schools (CrISIS) Lab. Her ongoing research projects include examining school psychologists’ roles in crisis prevention efforts, understanding how school practices relate to perceptions of safety, and cultivating emergency preparedness for educators working with students with disabilities.

PhD Excellence Award, 2025, University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education

Blue Ribbon Student Presentation Award, 2023, APA Division 16

 

 

 

julianna.casella@yu.edu

Resnick Campus - Rousso Building
Room #106

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Fall 2025

Role and Function of the School Psychologist

PSS 6802

 

Research Project I

PSS 6915