Angela Mann, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Florida and a school psychologist, licensed child psychologist, and behavior analyst by training. She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP). She is currently the Southeastern Delegate Representative and the Florida Delegate for NASP. Dr. Mann’s research centers upon issues of social justice related to disparities in access to education for children with challenging behaviors and developmental disabilities. This includes identifying and disseminating strategies for the implementation of evidence-based practice for addressing challenging behaviors in schools. Her most recent projects include collaborations with the Southern Poverty Law Center and Teaching Tolerance to advocate for the limiting and eventual abolishing of out-of-school suspensions, examining the implementation of restorative justice and associated outcomes in a large, urban district in the Southeast, and examining staffing of school-based mental health professionals across the country in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union.

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