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Student Affiliates in School Psychology at UNLV

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Vision and Purpose
SASP's Vision is to advance effective practice to improve students' learning, behavior, and mental health outcomes in home, school, and life. 

Our purpose is to empower future school psychologists, counselors, and educators by creating an inclusive and unified community to advance the opportunities of pre-service professionals

SASP's Core Values:

Social Justice, School Safety, Learning, Outreach, Advocacy, Diversity, Well-Being, Community, Leadership

2019-2020 Board Members

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Allison Cook, Camille Layseca, Lindsay Mathers, Hannah Steventon, Uma Kittusamy

President- Camille (Millie) Layseca
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Camille (Millie) is a second-year Ed.S student from Reno, NV. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a B.S. in biology and minors in chemistry and psychology. In 2018-2019, Millie served as SASP’s first-year representative. In the future, Millie hopes to become an advocate for all children and practice under the Cultural Ecological Framework in the public school system. She is excited to be president of SASP this year and hopes to empower future school psychologists to make active changes/improvements within the profession.


Secretary/Treasurer - Allison Cook 
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Allison is a second-year Ed.S. student from Blue Diamond, NV. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2016 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies and two minors in Psychology and Developmental Disabilities. Allison has three years of K-12 substitute teaching experience and four years of experience coaching color guard in both middle and high school settings. She is passionate about creating positive family-school partnerships and collaborative relationships within school settings. Allison is proud to serve on the SASP E-Board
for the 2019-2020 school year.


Second-Year Representative - Uma Kittusamy
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Uma is a second-year Ed.S student originally from Spokane, Washington.  She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.  She has worked with elementary and middle school aged girls with Girls on the Run, which is a non-profit organization here in Las Vegas.  She has a strong desire for helping young children and their families through family-school partnerships.  She is eager to participate in future research opportunities in the upcoming year.  She is also excited to be SASP’s second-year representative for the 2019-2020 school year.




2019-2020 First-Year Representative - Bonnie Head
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Bonnie is a first year Ed.S student from Escalon, CA. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2019 with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Education. She worked as a teaching assistant in the Early Education Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz campus all through her undergraduate career and is currently working as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services at UNLV. She looks forward to being a voice for students and creating a collaborative community in the school environment with her future career as a School Psychologist. ​

Faculty Advisor - Dr. Samuel Song
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Email: sasp@unlv.edu
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Vice President - Lindsay Mathers
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Lindsay is a second-year Ed.S. student. She graduated from Chapman University in 2015 with a degree in Psychology and minors in Leadership Studies and Dance. Lindsay is a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services and is interested in culturally responsive interventions, student advocacy, and social justice. Through SASP, she hopes to create community within the UNLV School Psychology program and advance the field at state and national levels.

Communications/Social Media Director - Hannah Steventon 
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Hannah is a second year Ed.S. student. She graduated from UNLV in 2018 with a degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis on Social Studies. Her hobbies include playing tennis and skiing. She has worked for the Clark County School District throughout her undergraduate and currently works for them as well. She hopes to become an advocate for all children by promoting mental health resources as a school psychologist. She is looking forward to promoting SASP’s mission. ​

2018-2019 Past President - Jackie Eddy
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2017-2018 Past President - Heather Thompson 
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