Dr. Jenlyn Furey

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Jenlyn Furey
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Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and School Psychology
  • Associate Professor

Dr. Jenlyn Furey is an Associate Professor of School Psychology at Rhode Island College. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses to preservice school psychologists and teachers. Her courses focus on academic assessment, intervention, data-based decision-making, and school improvement through a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. Dr. Furey's research interests include early language and literacy assessment and intervention and the implementation of an MTSS framework to make meaningful and practical improvements in schools.

Education

  • 2014-Ph.D. Psychology, Concentration: School Psychology, University of Rhode Island (APA Accredited)
  • 2012-M.A. Psychology, University of Rhode Island
  • 2009-B.A. Psychology, University of Rhode Island

Professional Associations

  • 2014-Pres. Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) 
  • 2018-Pres. Board Member, Rhode Island School Psychologists Association (RISPA) 
  • 2012-Pres. Member, Rhode Island School Psychologists Association (RISPA)
  • 2009-Pres. Member, National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Peer-Reviewed Presentations

  • Rattan, S.M., & Furey, J. (2024, June). Implementing Best Practices in Early Vocabulary Assessment and Intervention. [Conference presentation accepted]. Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network [PaTTAN] Virtual Literacy Symposium.
  • Furey, J., Rattan, S.M., *Cabral., B.E., *Tetreault, L., & *Davidson, L.C. (2024, February). Implementing best practices in early vocabulary assessment and intervention [Poster presentation, accepted]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention. New Orleans, LA.
  • Furey, J., Loftus-Rattan, S. M., *Paterson, H., & *Kazarian, M. (2022, February). Teaching emotional vocabulary to young children in tier 1 environments [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Boston, MA.
  • Loftus-Rattan, S. M.,  Furey, J., Klass, A., & Lawlee, P. (2022, February). Word learning opportunities in children’s storytelling podcasts [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Boston, MA.
  • Furey, J., Loftus-Rattan, S. M., *Garibaldi, K., A., *Plante, J., & *Merolla, L. (2021, February). Actively involving students in academic progress monitoring [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Virtual Convention, Virtual.
  • Furey, J., Loftus-Rattan, S. M., *Almonte, A., & *Amore, M. (2020, February). A systematic review of early childhood vocabulary measures [Poster presentation]. National. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Baltimore, MD.
  • Loftus-Rattan, S. M., Furey, J., & Hauser, K. (2020). An evaluation of vocabulary applications for grades K-2 [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Baltimore, MD.
  • Eagle, J. W., Furey, J., & Nkomo, L. (2019, November). Enhancing family-school partnerships within MTSS [Paper presentation]. Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum, Norwood, MA.
  • Eagle, J. W., & Furey, J. (2019, May). Meaningful family engagement within PBIS/MTSS: Moving beyond the rhetoric [Paper presentation]. Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum, Mystic, CT.
  • Furey, J., Holtzman, E., Dowd-Eagle, S., & Eagle, J. W. (2019, February). Assessing competency-based field experiences in school psychology [Paper presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Atlanta, GA.
  • Loftus-Rattan, S. M., Furey, J., Cruz, J., Hutcheson, H., *Dmitrieva, K., & *Stimpson, M. (2019, February). Technology-based early vocabulary intervention [Paper presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Atlanta, GA.
  • Eagle, J.W., Nkomo, L., & Furey, J. (2018, May). School-based practices for family engagement: What we are doing and can do [Paper presentation]. Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum, Mystic, CT.
  • Furey, J., *Sánchez, C. V., *Goris, Y.S. (2018, February). Teacher preparation to support English language learners in tier 1 [Paper presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Chicago, IL.
  • Furey, J., *Goris, Y.S., *Sánchez, C. V. (2018, February). Supporting the social-emotional needs of English language learners [Practitioner conversation presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Chicago, IL.
  • Furey, J., & Stoner, G. (2017, April). Using a multi-tiered systems of support needs assessment to guide building level decision making [Poster presentation]. New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO) Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Furey, J., & Stoner G. (2017, May). MTSS needs assessment: An efficient tool for school-wide decision making [Paper presentation]. Northeast PBIS Leadership Forum, Mystic, CT.
  • Furey, J., Loftus-Rattan, S. M., Hardy, S. E., & Tucker, C. A. (2015, February). Early vocabulary assessment within a response to intervention framework [Paper presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Orlando, FL.
  • Tucker, C. A., Loftus-Rattan, S. M., Furey, J., & Hardy, S. E. (2015, February). Teacher behaviors as predictors of at-risk kindergarten students’ vocabulary outcomes [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Orlando, FL.
  • Mitchell, A. M., O’Bryon, E. C., & Furey, J. (2015, February). Methods to promote language and literacy development in English learners [Participant conversation presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Orlando, FL.
  • Loftus-Rattan. S. M., Furey, J., Hardy, S. E., & Tucker, C. A. (2014, February). Early vocabulary intervention for at-risk kindergarten students: Year 2 findings. [Paper presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Washington, D.C.
  • Dowd-Eagle, S., Newman, T., Furey, J., & Ortiz-Frontera, Y. (2014, February). Multi-tiered system of supports: School psychologists as system change agents. [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Washington, D.C.
  • Morrison, J. Q., Eagle, J., Dowd-Eagle, S., Rollenhagen, J., Stoner, G., Nantais, M., & Furey, J. (2014, February). Advancing multi-tiered system of supports through a program evaluation lens. [Symposium presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Washington, D.C.

Research Interests

  • Language and Literacy
  • Academic Assessment and Intervention
  • Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
  • Data-Based Decision-Making in Schools

Courses

  • CEP 215 Introduction to Educational Psychology
  • CEP 552 Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching
  • CEP 534 Quantitative Measurement and Test Interpretation
  • CEP 554 Research Methods in Applied Settings
  • CEP 601 Cognitive Assessment
  • CEP 604 Psychoeducational Assessment and Response to Intervention
  • CEP 651 Academic Instruction, Intervention, and Supports
  • CEP 629 Internship in School Psychology

Honors and Awards

2022 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rhode Island College