- Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from University of California, Berkeley
- Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP #3115)
- Diplomate in School Neuropsychology (ABSNP #10803)
- Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC)
- Behavioral Intervention Case Manager (BICM)
- TEAM Certified Level 2 by The Feeling Good Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Certified Provider of Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (formerly Collaborative Problem Solving) for parent training and classroom intervention
- PREPaRE Crisis Preparedness and Intervention Trainer
- Response to Intervention (RTI) Specialist
- 13 years Parent Educator/Advocate and School Psychologist with Oakland Unified
- Former classroom teacher
- Bilingual Spanish and English
Publications
ExplainingBrains.com houses Dr. Liz’s latest writing, workshops, and podcasts. Check back often as this resource is updated regularly!
Empowering Assessments: Engaging Children as Authentic Collaborators in Neuropsych Assessment (2024) The TA Connection: Resources for Therapeutic Assessment Professionals, Vol 11(2). The Therapeutic Assessment Institute.
The Brain Building Book and Brain Building 101, Author: An interactive experience to help students understand their learning differences from a strengths-based and growth mindset perspective. This book is currently part of every assessment for students in K-8th.
Capacitar: Building Mental Health Capacity in Rural Guatemala, Author: This article, detailing my work in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, was published by both the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists.
The Focus Framework, Editor/Consultant: This practical, hands-on series of workbooks by Justin Wilcox supports new founders by teaching them how to truly understand their customers’ problems and experiences, so that they can build a solution that is both profitable and a direct response to customer needs.
