Child, Family, and School Psychology Faculty
Karin Dittrick-Nathan, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor 
303-871-2528 kdittric@du.edu KRH 257
Vita and Portfolio http://portfolio.du.edu/kdittric
Dr. Dittrick-Nathan received her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Denver. She
has worked extensively serving students from preschool through young adulthood with
learning and developmental disabilities in public school and clinical settings. As
Coordinator for Rocky Mountain Talent Search, she was responsible for programming
for gifted and talented middle school students. She worked as an Academic Counselor
at the Learning Effectiveness Program on the University campus, advising and tutoring
students with diagnosed learning disabilities. Prior to teaching at the University,
she worked as a school psychologist in Jefferson County. She holds current Colorado
licenses in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology. Dr. Dittrick-Nathan has taught
or teaches courses in assessment, behavior intervention, educational measurement,
counseling, and academic interventions. She served as the Co-Director of the MCE Counseling
and Educational Services Clinic from 2000-2004, where she supervised students taking
their Clinic Practicum. Her research interests include working effectively with adolescents
and families, problem gambling in adolescents, and process addiction. Most recently,
she and another Morgridge faculty member received a grant to research effective treatments
for problem gamblers. Dr. Dittrick-Nathan enjoys her family, travel, and watercolor
painting.
Cynthia E. Hazel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
303-871-2961 chazel@du.edu KRH 256
Vita and Portfolio http://portfolio.du.edu/chazel
Dr. Hazel received her B.S. from Arizona State University in Architecture and then
a Master's in Art Therapy from Vermont College. Committed to early intervention and
wellness promotion, Dr. Hazel studied School Psychology at the University of Northern
Colorado, earning her doctorate in 2004. Dr. Hazel served as the State Behavior Evaluation
and Support Teams Coordinator for the Colorado Department of Education. She holds
a National Certification in School Psychology. Her clinical work has been focused
in low-income neighborhoods and with children of color. Dr. Hazel has worked in day
and residential treatment facilities, as well as public school districts to support
children with emotional and behavioral difficulties. Dr. Hazel teaches courses in
Diversity in School and Community Settings, Learning Application and Analysis, Educational
Measurement, Risk, Resiliency and Prevention, Classroom Management and Consultation,
and Program Development and Evaluation. Her research interests include student school
engagement, school-wide change, peer harassment, school safety, and consultation.
She enjoys knitting, mountain biking, kayaking, and skiing.
Gloria E. Miller, Ph.D., Professor 
303-871-3340 glmiller@du.edu KRH 254
Vita and Portfolio: http://portfolio.du.edu/glmiller
Dr. Miller earned her B.A. and teaching certification from the State University of
New York at Potsdam and taught reading and learning disabled children for three years
at both public and private schools before returning to graduate school at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a M.S. in Educational Psychology, an M.A. in Curriculum
and Instruction, and a Ph.D. in School Psychology. After graduation, Dr. Miller took
a position in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina where
she taught undergraduate and graduate students for 11 years, practiced as a school
psychologist, served as the undergraduate program director, and co-directed the Child
and Family Studies Center, a NIMH research project investigating family-based treatment
to prevent aggressive and challenging behaviors in young children. Dr. Miller joined
DU in 1996 and served as the CFSP program chair until June 2010. Her publications
include articles, chapters, and books on home and school prevention and intervention
strategies to enhance early literacy, self-regulation, and social emotional development.
She is the co-editor of the Handbook of Educational Psychology (2003), which will
be updated and republished in 2013. Dr. Miller?s most recent publication is a co-authored
text titled: The Power of Family-School Partnering (FSP): A Practical Guide for School
Mental Health Professionals and Educators. She serves on several journal editorial
boards, and as a reviewer for the U.S. Dept. of Education Institute of Educational
Sciences. Dr. Miller served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational
Psychology. She has also taught an array of courses, including child and adolescent
development, professional issues, social-emotional assessment, child/adolescent and
group counseling, play therapy, academic assessment and intervention, early language
and literacy, family-school collaboration, applied behavioral analysis, supervision,
and educational research and measurement. Her research interests include the interrelationship
of early childhood social-emotional, language, and literacy development and the impact
of effective home-school-community collaboration and family-school partnering that
can promote competence and school engagement and prevent behavior and learning disorders.
Dr. Miller's interests include reading, hiking, skiing, tennis, gardening, traveling
and "playing" with her husband of over 35 years and her daughter.
Karen S. Riley, Ph.D., Domain Chair, Associate Professor; Co-Director, Fisher Early
Learning Center 
303-871-7874 kriley@du.edu KRH 363
Vita and Portfolio http://portfolio.du.edu/kriley
Dr. Riley received her B.S. in Psychology from Colorado State University and a M.A.
from the University of Denver in Early Childhood Special Education. She then worked
as a special education preschool teacher and administrator for many years. Dr. Riley
returned to the University of Denver and received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology
with an emphasis in Child and Family Studies. She was awarded the FRAXA postdoctoral
fellowship through The Children?s Hospital in Denver. During her fellowship and subsequent
employment she worked as both a researcher and as a clinician serving young children
with severe learning and developmental disabilities and their families. Dr. Riley
was the co-principal investigator on the InSPECT grant, a federal training grant for
Ed.S.-level School Psychology students who would like to gain a specialization to
work with infants and young children. She also was a co-investigator on the LINC Project,
another federally funded research project designed to evaluate the relative effectiveness
of various intervention approaches for supporting social-emotional development in
families with young children at risk for disabilities. Previously, she has been a
research consultant on several research grants at the JFK Center at the Children?s
Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Riley currently works with several organizations
that serve children with neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. She has
presented and consulted nationally and internationally on Fragile X Syndrome, and
X and Y chromosome variations. Dr. Riley teaches courses in child development, early
childhood assessment, early literacy development, behavioral intervention, low incidence
disabilities and diversity and family systems theory. Her research interests are
early childhood intervention and assessment, neurodevelopmental disorders (specifically
Fragile X Syndrome and XXYY Disorder), and effective identification and intervention
for children and families with other low incidence disabilities. Dr. Riley is married
and has two teen-aged children. When not working she enjoys traveling, hiking, running
and reading.
Shayna Whitehouse, Ph.D., Co-Director, Counseling and Educational Services Clinic
and Lecturer
303-871- 4412/12528 shayna.whitehouse@du.edu KRH 146
Vita and Portfolio http://portfolio.du.edu/swhiteho
Dr. Shayna Brody Whitehouse received her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Case
Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH and her M.A. in Educational Psychology
and Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Denver. Since becoming a school
psychologist in 2000, Dr. Whitehouse has worked in both Colorado and California and
with students in preschool through high school in rural, suburban, and urban settings.
She also has worked as a Preschool Special Education Coordinator often helping to
ensure successful transitions from infant, to preschool, and to school age services
for students with special needs. Currently, Dr. Whitehouse has several research interests.
These interests consist of the transition from elementary to middle school and its
impact on school engagement for students from various ethnic groups and the anxieties
felt during this transition. In addition, Dr. Whitehouse is interested in best practices
in multicultural assessment. Dr. Whitehouse joined the CFSP faculty in the fall of
2007 as the CFSP Clinic Director and thoroughly enjoys supervising second year students
during their University and field based Clinic experiences. Dr. Whitehouse is the
proud parent of two young boys. During her free time, she enjoys playing with her
children, practicing Karate, and hiking.
