• Ph D, Educational Psychology (School Psychology Concentration), University of Wisconsin, 2022
• MS, Educational Psychology (School Psychology Concentration), University of Wisconsin, 2018
• BS, Human Development and Family Studies; Psychology, University of Wisconsin, 2016

• Nationally Certified School Psychologist, National Association of School Psychologists

• South Dakota Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant., United Stated Office of Elementary & Secondary Education, (2023 - Present)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• State, Talida, Zaheer, Imad, Ouellette, Rachel, and Zahn, Miranda. Healthy Educators Need Healthy Schools: Supporting Educator Work-related Well-being Through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Vol. Advance online publication School Psychology, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000567)
• Eklund, Katie, Kilgus, Stephen, Zahn, Miranda, von der Embse, Nathaniel, Willenbrink, Jessica, Davis, Elizabeth, and Twombly, Teagan. Intervention Selection Profile-Function: An examination of decisional accuracy relative to traditional FBA data. . School Psychology, 2022. (DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000524)
• Garbacz, Andy, Kaul, Megan, Zahn, Miranda, Godfrey, Eliza, and Flack, Caleb. Examining conjoint behavioral consultation to support students in middle school with social, emotional, and behavioral concerns. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2022. (DOI: https://doi-org.usd.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/cad.20481)
• Rau, Martina, and Zahn, Miranda. Nonverbal collaboration on perceptual learning activities with chemistry visualizations.. In In Rodrigo, M.M., Matsuda, N., Cristea, A.I., & Dimotrova, V. (Eds) Artificial intelligence in education. Posters and late breaking results, workshops and tutorials, industry and innovation tracks, practitioners’ and doctoral consortium. AIED 2022. . Vol. 13356 Lecture notes in computer science , 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11647-6_41 )
• Hall, Garret, Garbacz, Andy, Jordan, Phoebe, Zahn, Miranda, Smolkowski, Keith, Stormshak, Elizabeth, and Seely, John. Examining links between parental monitoring and school engagement among middle school students with and without elevated behavior ratings., 258-272. Vol. 37, Iss. 3 School Psychology, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000500)
• Garbacz, Andy, Jordan, Phoebe, Novotnak, Tanya, Young, Kaitlyn, Zahn, Miranda, and Markham, Mitchell. Parent, teacher, and student perceptions of conjoint behavioral consultation for middle school students. . Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10474412.2022.2054422)
• Rau, Martina, Zahn, Miranda, Misback, Edward, Herder, Tiffany, and Burstyn, Judith. Adaptive support for representational competencies during technology-based problem solving in chemistry. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2021. (DOI: DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2021.1888733.)
• Garbacz, Andy, Santiago, Rachel, Kosty, Derek, Zahn, Miranda, Stormshak, Elizabeth, Seely, John, Fosco, Greg, and Smolkowski, Keith. Examining congruence in parent-teacher perceptions of middle school supports for students and families. . Psychology in the Schools, 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22495)
• von der Embse, Nathaniel, Kilgus, Stephen, Eklund, Katie, Zahn, Miranda, Peet, Casie, and Durango, Sarahy. Promoting effective decision-making: Training educators to collect and use social-emotional skill assessment data. . School Psychology Review, 2021. (DOI: DOI: 10.1080/2372966X.2020.1827680)
• Garbacz, Andy, Beattie, Tiffany, Novotnak, Tanya, Kurtz-Nelson, Eva, Zahn, Miranda, Yim-Dockery, Huna, Cohenour, Jessica, and Jordan, Phoebe. Examining the efficacy of conjoint behavioral consultation for middle school students with externalizing behavior problems, 3-17. Vol. 46, Iss. 1 Behavioral Disorders, 2020. (DOI: DOI: 10.1177/0198742919888844)
• Quinn, Cydney, and Zahn, Miranda. How COVID-19 affected school psychology graduate students.. Vol. 74, Iss. 2 The School Psychologist, 2020.
• Galicia, Guarnieri, La Forge, Quinn, and Zahn, Miranda. Parenting while in graduate school. Vol. 73, Iss. 3 The School Psychologist, 2020.
• Rau, Martina, Zahn, Miranda, Misback, Edward, and Burstyn, Judith. Adaptive support for representation skills in a chemistry ITS is more effective than static support., 432-444. Vol. 11625 In M. E. Isotani S., Ogan A., Hastings P., McLaren B., Luckin R. (Ed.), Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science , 2019.
• Rau, Martina, and Zahn, Miranda. Sequencing support for sense making and perceptual fluency with visual representations: Is there a learning progression? , 264-271. In J. Kay & R. Luckin (Eds.), Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age. Making the Learning Sciences Count (ICLS) 2018, 2018.
• D'Costa, Stephanie, Grant, Stephanie, Kulkarni, Tara, Crossing, Adrianna, Zahn, Miranda, and Tanaka, Marie. A call for QuantCrit methodologies: Unpacking the need for a critical lens in school psychology research.. School Psychology International. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343231202753)
• Kilgus, Stephen, Eklund, Katie, Nathaniel, von der Embse, Zahn, Miranda, Meyer, Lauren, Willenbrink, Jessica, and Peet, Casie. Educator training to support the collection and use of functional assessment data: Two randomized controlled trials.

• Honorable Mention, Article of the Year Award, School Psychology, 2023

• Zahn, Miranda, Multitiered Systems of Support for School Mental Health. Presented at the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Center School Mental Health Training Series, Virtual. (September 2023)
• Zahn, Miranda, How Do We Continue? Organization and Sustainability for School Mental Health Screening . Presented at the Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Center School Mental Health Training Series, Virtual. (June 2023)
• Darter, Daphne, Nelsen, Chantelle, Zahn, Miranda, and Heimes, Alecia, Safe & Supportive for All: Multi-Tiered System of Health Supports for Staff. Presented at the Nebraska School Mental Health Conference, Kearney, NE. (June 2023)
• Zahn, Miranda, How Do We Respond? Legal and Ethical Follow-Up for School Mental Health Screening. Presented at the Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Center School Mental Health Training Series, Virtual. (May 2023)
• Falk, Catherine, Ochoa, Lauren, Zahn, Miranda, and Helbig, Kate, Consultation in the Secondary School Setting: A Systematic Review. Presented at the South Dakota LEND Symposium, Sioux Falls, SD. (May 2023)
• Zahn, Miranda, How Do We Start? Creating a Plan for School Mental Health Screening. Presented at the Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Center School Mental Health Training Series, Virtual. (April 2023)
• Zahn, Miranda, Equitable Decision Making in School Based Mental Health Services. Presented at the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Center School Mental Health Training Series, Virtual. (April 2023)
• State, Talida, Zaheer, Imad, Barry, Emily, Ouelette, Rachel, and Zahn, Miranda, Teachers' Wellbeing: Sounding the Alarm and Pointing to Solutions. Presented at the Association for Positive Behavior Support Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL. (March 2023)
• Darter, Daphne, Nelsen, Chantelle, and Zahn, Miranda, Safe and Supportive for All: Mental Health Supports for Staff. . Presented at the Transforming Trauma: Demystifying Mental Health Convention, Omaha, NE. (March 2023)
• Tanaka, Marie, Kulkarni, Tara, Zahn, Miranda, Puff, Alaina, Thompson, Heather, and Robers, Alexandria, Amplifying Graduate Student Voices: Perspectives on School Psychology Program Climates . Presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Denver, CO. (February 2023)
• Zahn, Miranda, Classroom mental health supports in middle school: A qualitative study of teacher self-efficacy, identity, and context. Presented at the Advancing School Mental Health, Virtual. (October 2022)
• Gotham, Heather, Gonzalez, Jessica, Canelo, Ricardo, Zahn, Miranda, Lever, Nancy, and Hoover, Sharon, Developing and implementing Classroom WISE: A mental health literacy training package for educators and school personnel. Presented at the Advancing School Mental Health, Virtual. (October 2022)
• State, Talida, Zaheer, Imad, Barry, Emily, Ouellette, Rachel, and Zahn, Miranda, Healthy teachers need healthy schools: Supporting teacher well-being using the MTSS framework. Presented at the Advancing School Mental Health, Virtual. (October 2022)
• Zahn, Miranda, Garbacz, Andy, and Hicks, Kira, Advancing intersectionality in consultation during secondary school. . Presented at the NASP Annual Convention, Boston, MA. (February 2022)
• Kaul, Megan, Zahn, Miranda, Godfrey, Eliza, Flack, Caleb, and Garbacz, Andy, Examining teachers and parents as partners during middle school. Presented at the NASP Annual Convention, Boston, MA. (February 2022)
• von der Embse, Nathaniel, Kilgus, Stephen, Eklund, Katie, Rutherford, Laura, and Zahn, Miranda, Screen to intervene: Integrating mental health supports across to tiers. Presented at the NASP Annual Convention, Boston, MA. (February 2022)
• Puff, Alaina, Robers, Alexandria, Young, Kaitlyn, Zahn, Miranda, Kulkarni, Tara, Thompson, Heather, and Tanaka, Marie, Training the next Generation: Graduate student perspectives on program climates. . Presented at the NASP Annual Convention, Boston, MA. (February 2022)