Adam Lekwa

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Adam J. Lekwa is an assistant research professor and director of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) certification program. He is a nationally certified school psychologist (NCSP) with experience in traditional and systems-level roles in Minnesota prior to joining the faculty at Rutgers University in 2015 to support multiple grant-funded projects in school settings. Dr. Lekwa's research is focused on the integration of assessment of instructional environments to guide teacher coaching or consultation, and to enhance the impact of instruction or academic intervention. He leads the design and implementation of a training sequence in MTSS. Dr. Lekwa's teaching within the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, as well as his external service activities, are largely in MTSS and applications of measurement and assessment, research design, and data analysis.