Valerie Morgan
Associate Professor of Health Service Psychology,
College of Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3375
Email: morganva@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2529.03
Biography
Valerie Morgan, Ph.D., is an associate professor of health service psychology. She
earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Santa
Barbara and a master's degree and doctorate in educational psychology from The University
of Texas at Austin. Dr. Morgan also completed a doctoral internship at Cypress-Fairbanks
Independent School District. Before joining the faculty of UHCL in 2018, she served
as an assistant professor in the School of Education and Human Services at the University
of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. Dr. Morgan is a licensed specialist in school psychology
with more than 15 years of experience in Texas public schools as an assessment specialist
and psychological services provider. Her areas of specialization include assessment
of children and adolescents with academic, behavioral, emotional and developmental
delays or challenges (including identification of intellectual disabilities, autism
spectrum disorders, ADHD, and emotional disturbance/disability), school-based behavioral
consultation and intervention, and identification of learning disabilities.
Dr. Morgan's research interests include the use of social and emotional learning (SEL)
interventions to positively impact school settings and student outcomes. She enjoys
working with students on projects related to ACES (adverse childhood experiences)
and childhood maltreatment, the impacts of minority stress on mental health, and parenting
factors in psychological and behavioral health.