Ryan J. Kettler

Ryan J. Kettler, Ph.D., NCSP is the interim dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). He has held leadership positions as the assistant dean of Academic Affairs for GSAPP and as assistant director of clinical training for the Department of School Psychology, in which he is an associate professor. Prior to joining GSAPP, Dr. Kettler held the position coordinator of data services in the Learning Sciences Institute of Vanderbilt University's Peabody College. He earned his doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Kettler's research on data-based decision-making in education has been externally funded and yielded more than 80 publications. Active areas within this program include universal screening, inclusive assessment, and educator effectiveness. Dr. Kettler has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on eight grant projects, including three funded by the U.S. Department of Education. He is the author of Research Methodologies of School Psychology: Critical Skills, the lead editor of Universal Screening in Educational Settings: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Schools, and an associate editor for School Psychology International.