Tonya Novotnak

Email: tnovotnak@wisc.edu

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Biography

Tanya Novotnak is a school psychology doctoral student from Madison. She earned a BA from Knox College (Galesburg, IL) in psychology and French. Tanya is advised by Dr. Craig Albers, and she is interested in community prevention and early intervention strategies including family-school engagement interventions and increasing the capacity of professionals who work with students during out-of-school time. Currently, Tanya is involved in research on Teachers and Parents as Partners during middle school in the Garbacz Lab. Tanya is a TA for the Master of Science for Professional Educators (MSPE) Program in the Educational Psychology Department.