Shanna M. Chakkalakel

• NASP, 2022
• APA, 2023

• Vaughn Occupational School, Chicago, IL, Advanced Practicum Student, 08/24 - Present
• Sullivan High School, Chicago, IL, Advanced Practicum Student, 08/23 - 06/24
• Whittier Elementary, Oak Park, IL, Second-Year Practicum Student, 08/22 - 06/23
• Gale Academy, Chicago, IL, First-Year Practicum Student

Advocating for Disciplinary Reform through a Systematic Review of School Discipline Laws and State Guidance Across the United States, Camacho, K. C., Fenning, P. A., Hyzer, R. H., Green, K. C., Chakkalakel, S. M., Accepted

Where are our Students? A University-School Partnership Addressing Post-COVID Attendance, Shanna Chakkalakel, Zaina Ramoni, Sophie Richardson, Pamela Fenning, Piper Stratton, Jason Smith, National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Seattle, Washington, 02/25, Steps to Turn Your Idea into a Successful Youth Program, Ashley Mayworm, Reese Hyzer, Sandra Franco, Isabel Santos, Pamela Fenning, Shanna M. Chakkalakel, Jacqueline Goldsmith-Buffington, National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Seattle, Washington, 02/25, Supporting CLD Trainees in School Psychology Graduate Programs, Ashley Mayworm, Elissa Frazier, Reese Hyzer, Pamela Fenning, Felicia Hernandez, Shanna M. Chakkalakel, National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Seattle, Washington, 02/25, A School-based Approach to Supporting Black and Latino Male Youth, Amy Nelson Christensen, Maria Mendez, Shanna M. Chakkalakel, Frayda Cohen, Reese H. Hyzer, Haleena Necessary, National Association of School Psychologists Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 02/24, Evaluation of the Manhood Development Academy: A Three-Year Study, Amy Nelson Christensen, Maria Mendez, Reese H. Hyzer, Shanna M. Chakkalakel, Haleena Necessary, Frayda Cohen, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 08/23, Teacher and Administrator Perspectives About Statewide Disciplinary Reform During COVID-19, Taylor A. Williamson, Ashley Saperstein, Reese H. Hyzer, Shanna M. Chakkalakel, Pamela A. Fenning, National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Denver, Colorado, 02/23

Loyola University Chicago, Advanced Graduate Student Supervisor, 08/23 - Present

Loyola University Chicago, Graduate Teaching Assistant, ELPS 432: Multiculturalism for Social Justice in Higher Education, Fall 22, CIEP 410 Legal Issues: Educational Disabilities, Spring 23, CIEP 546: Second Year Practicum, Fall 23, CIEP 546: Second Year Practicum, Spring 24

PREPaRE Workshop 1, National Association of School Psychologist (NASP), Fall 23

• Social Justice Award, School Psychology Department, School of Education, Loyola University, Spring 24
• Dean’s List, University of San Diego, 2016-2018
• Unsung Hero of the Year Award, UCSD, Spring 13

• Loyola Association School Psychologist (LASP), Diversity and Multiculturalism Chair, 05/22 - 06/23
• Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC), Loyola University, School Psychology PhD Representative, 08/21 - 06/22

• Dissertation, Chicago, IL, Principal Investigator, Fall 24 - Present
• Loyola-Cicero Community School Mental Health Partnership, Chicago, IL, Graduate Research Assistant, 01/24 - Present
• Dr. Fenning Research Lab, Chicago, IL, Graduate Research Assistant, 08/21 - Present
• Black and Latino Manhood Achievement (BLMA) Research and Evaluation Team, Chicago, IL, Graduate Research Assistant, 08/22 - 05/24