Dan Olympia, Ph.D. - Faculty Member, Department of Educational Psychology - College of Education - University of Utah

Dan Olympia, Ph.D.	Recent Research Activity: Olympia, D.E., Tuesday-Heathfield, L., Jenson, W.R. & Clark, E. (2002). Multifaceted functional behavioral assessment for externalizing students with behavior disorders. Psychology in the Schools. 39(2), 139-155. Jenson, W.R., Olympia, D., Farley, M. & Clark, E. (2004). Positive psychology and externalizing students: Awash in a sea of negativity. Psychology in the Schools, 41. Clark, E., Olympia, D., Jensen, J., Jenson W.R. & Tuesday-Heathfield, L (2004). Striving for autonomy in a contingency-governed world: Another challenge for individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities (ID/DD). Psychology in the Schools, 41. Olympia, D.E., Farley, M., Christiansen, E., Pettersson, H., Jenson, W.R. & Clark, E. (under review) Social maladjustment and students with behavioral and emotional disorders: School psychologists as facilitators or gatekeepers. Gaudette, S., Olympia, D., & Jenson, W.R. (in press) Improving math fact acquisition using peer-mediated, structured feedback strategies. Proven Practice.
Associate Professor Office: 332 MBH Phone: (801) 581-5858 Email: dan.olympia@utah.edu

Program Affiliation(s): School Psychology Degrees: PhD, University of Utah, 1992 - Educational Psychology (School Psychology) MS, University of Minnesota at Moorhead, 1979 - School Psychology MS, North Dakota State University, 1977 - Guidance and Counseling BA, Minot State University, 1973 - Psychology Research activities/interests: Professional issues and ethical dilemmas in school psychology Effectiveness of interventions for children with autism/autism spectrum disorders Teacher stress School wide social/behavioral-based interventions Academic interventions Consultation and collaboration with parents and teachers Behaviorally based interventions for academic and social problems Dan's Vita (PDF)