Kathleen D. Viezel, Ph.D., NCSP
Professor of Psychology, Certified National WJ V Clinical Trainer, and co-author of Assessment with the WJ V COG.
Kathleen D. Viezel, Ph.D., NCSP, is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of the School Psychology programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is a licensed psychologist, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and a Certified National WJ V Clinical Trainer. Dr. Viezel earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from Ball State University in 2007, completing a predoctoral internship at the Milton Hershey School and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Westchester Institute for Human Development.
Since 2008, Dr. Viezel has trained graduate students and practitioners in psychoeducational assessment, from foundational to advanced techniques. Her research focuses on the assessment of children and adolescents, with particular emphasis on the psychological, developmental, and educational profiles of clinical populations and evidence-based practices in cognitive assessment. Her clinical expertise includes the differential diagnosis of learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as parent management training.
Dr. Viezel has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, test reviews, and conference presentations. She also has expertise in postsecondary interventions and outcomes for Autistic undergraduate students. From 2013 to 2022, she served as Director of FDU's Metropolitan Campus support program for Autistic students and was the lead editor of Postsecondary Transition for College- or Career-Bound Autistic Students.
Publications
Dr. Viezel is co-author of:
- Assessment with the WJ V COG — with Jerome Sattler, Ron Dumont, Erika Oak, and Kadir Samuel