Sandra L ChristensonProfessor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, Department of Educational Psychology, School Psychology program. Recipient of the Lightner Witmer Aware from the American Psychological Association for early career contributions to the field of school psyhology and the Senior Scientist Award from APA for recognition of a career-long significant program of scholarship representing outstanding contributions to the knowledge base of school psychology. Her research focuses on interventions that enhance engagement at school and with learning for marginalized students with and without disabilities. She is particularly interested in the identification of family and school factors that facilitate student engagement and success in school and postsecondary readiness. She has been a principal investigator on several federally-funded projects in the areas of dropout prevention and family-school partnerships, including Check and Connect, which is in its 26th year of research. She is the co-editor of Handbook of School-Family Partnerships and Handbook for Research on Student Engagement. Read More Read Less