Tim McIvor, President

Tim McIvor is a nationally certified school psychologist working in Clark County, Nevada.  In addition to President, he is also the current NVASP Webmaster and chairs several committees. His interests include RTI, PBIS, anti-bullying programs, technology, legislation, and social justice advocacy. Before moving to Clark County, Tim was the co-chair of the Massachusetts School Psychologists Association (MSPA).  In 2014, he won MSPA's Rookie of the Year Award.  He is also heavily involved with NASP and is a NASP Podcast moderator.  At the 2014 NASP convention, he presented three years of social justice research with his research supervisor, Dr. Louis Kruger, from Northeastern University.  Also in 2014, he advocated for a community service program called Healthy Kids Healthy Futures, and he played an integral role in raising $20,000 for the program.  In 2015, Tim was deemed an Exemplary Early Career School Psychologist by NASP. He is the founder of schoolpsych.com  

 

Dr. Katie Dockweiler, President-Elect

Katherine A. Dockweiler has been a nationally certified school psychologist with Clark County since 2006. She earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership in 2012 with an emphasis in educational policy analysis. Her research interests include the use of advanced research methods to examine how educational policies impact outcomes for students and how to maximize assessment results with regard to English language learners and common core standards. Dr. Dockweiler has been recognized at the national and local levels for her innovative policy research and has presented nationally at the National Association for Bilingual Education and the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research conferences. She is also an instructor for the Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Education within UNLV’s College of Education. In addition to serving as President-Elect for NVASP, Dr. Dockweiler also serves as President of the UNLV College of Education Alumni Association and is a Director on the UNLV Alumni Association board.

Joseph Roberts, Past President

Joe Roberts, NCSP, currently works as a school psychologist in Las Vegas, NV.  His career in public education goes back to earning his Post Bach teaching credentials from the University of Arizona, and he earned his B.S. from ASU.  Along the way, he taught within public education at various grade levels.  He earned an M.S. in Educational Administration and worked as an Assistant Principal before coming to his senses and pursuing school psychology.  Joe then earned his Ed. S. from UNLV and began doing what he loves most and that is working as a school psychologist with students, teachers, and school administrators. 

Personally, Joe has two boys, ages 11 and 14, and he is very involved with their extracurricular activities (baseball, football and archery).  When he is not involved with his boys, Joe enjoys volunteering his time to promote the profession of school psychology.

Emma Dickinson, NASP Delegate

Emma Dickinson is currently a licensed school psychologist in the State of Nevada and has been practicing in Washoe County School District since 2007.  She was appointed as the NASP delegate in 2011 and appointed Western Regional Delegate Representative in 2015.  She holds a position on the NASP Board of Directors.  From 1996-2007, she served Washoe, Storey and Nye County School Districts as a school counselor in K-12 settings.  She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1991, and her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, with specialist certification in School Counseling in 1995 from Central Washington University, and her Educational Specialist Degree in School Psychology in 2007 from University of Nevada-Reno.  She earned her National Certification in 2010.

Sara Williams, Treasurer

Sara Williams, NCSP, is a school psychologist in Clark County and a graduate of UNLV's school psychology program. Her extensive financial background includes work experience with Chase Bank and a non-profit organization called Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada. Through these experiences, she has developed skills in budgeting for events, event planning, grant writing, in-kind donation asks, fundraising, database management, and balancing large volumes of money.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, dachshunds, and preparing for the arrival of her first child in July of 2015.

Jasmine Mitchell, Secretary

Jasmine Mitchell, NCSP, currently works as a school psychologist in the Clark County School District.  Prior to graduating with her Ed.S. degree from the UNLV school psychology program in 2013, Jasmine was an elementary school teacher for nine years. The classroom teaching experience has given her multiple experiences and perspectives that she brings to the field of school psychology. A Masters degree in Education, earned from George Mason University in 2006, has also broadened her knowledge base of the field of education.  On a personal level, Jasmine enjoys hiking, camping and spending time with her family. Watching her 20 month son learn and grow, as well as preparing for a second child in September keeps her on her toes.