James Ysseldyke

Jim Ysseldyke has been educating school psychologists and researchers for more than 35 years. He has advised and mentored more than 100 doctoral and Ed.S. students who have gone on to leadership positions in universities, school systems, government agencies and research organizations. He has served the University of Minnesota as director of the Minnesota Institute for Research on Learning Disabilities, director of the National School Psychology Network, director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes, and associate dean for research.

Professor Ysseldyke's research and writing have focused on enhancing the competence of individual students and enhancing the capacity of systems to meet student’s needs. He is an author of major textbooks and more than 300 journal articles. He is conducting a set of investigations on the use of technology-enhanced progress monitoring systems to track the performance and progress of students in urban environments. He is also conducting a study of the intended and unintended consequences of No Child Left Behind. Ysseldyke chaired the task forces that produced the three Blueprints on the Future of Training and Practice in School Psychology.

Ysseldyke has received awards for his research from the School Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the Council for Exceptional Children. The University of Minnesota presented him a distinguished teaching award, and he received a distinguished alumni award from the University of Illinois.