Julia Nicole Villarreal

Julia N. Villarreal (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the University of Cincinnati’s School Psychology Program. Dr. Villarreal earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 2023 and completed her psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship via the Mid-Michigan Psychology Internship Consortium from 2022-2024. She is a Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the Doctoral level. Dr. Villarreal uses a social justice lens in her research to support minoritized students’ mental well-being and behavioral outcomes. Her goal is to empower minoritized students with agency, choice, and meaningful involvement in their interventions. Dr. Villarreal’s second research line includes topics related to professional issues in school psychology. Dr. Villarreal teaches: Applied Behavior Analysis I and II, School-based Behavioral Counseling and Mental Health Interventions, and Working with Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools. 

BA: Kalamazoo College 2016 (Psychology; Theatre)

PhD: University of Cincinnati 2023 (School Psychology)

Peer Reviewed Publications

Kaiser, L. T., Villarreal, J. N., Barrett, C. A., Newman, D. S., McIntire, H., & Gerrard, M. K. (2024. ) School-based consultation training during the COVID-19 pandemic. School Psychology Training and Pedagogy, , 40 (2 ) ,44-53

Newman, D. S., McIntire, H., Barrett, C. A., Gerrard, M. K., Villarreal, J. N., & Kaiser, L. T. (2023. ) A qualitative content analysis of novice consultants' responses to a consultee's request for assistance.Psychology in the Schools, , 60 (8 ) ,2657–2673 More Information

Newman, D. S., Villarreal, J. N., Gerrard, M. K., McIntire, H., Barrett, C. A., & Kaiser, L. T. (2022. ) Deliberate practice of consultation communication skills: A randomized controlled trial.School Psychology, , 37 (3 ) ,225–235 More Information

Newman, D. S., Gerrard, M. K., Villarreal, J. N., & Kaiser, L. T. (2021. ) Deliberate practice of consultation microskills: An exploratory study of training.Training and Education in Professional Psychology, , 16 (3 ) ,263–271 More Information

Collins, T. A., Drevon, D. D., Brown, A. M., Villarreal, J. N., Newman, C. L., & Endres, B. (2020. ) Say something nice: A meta-analytic review of peer reporting interventions.Journal of School Psychology, , 83 ,89–103 More Information

Wakefield, E. M., Foley, A. E., Ping, R., Villarreal, J. N., Goldin-Meadow, S., & Levine, S. C. (2019. ) Breaking down gesture and action in mental rotation: Understanding the components of movement that promote learning.Developmental Psychology, , 55 (5 ) ,981-993 More Information

Book Chapter

Collins, T. A., Newman, C. L., Endres, B., & Villarreal, J. N. (2021 ) Differential reinforcement. Case studies in school psychology: Behavioral interventions for effective problem solving .Routledge

Collins, T. A., Scott, M. N., Villarreal, J. N., & Endres, B. E. (2021 ) Peers as culturally relevant change agents Peers as change agents: A guide to implementing peer-mediated interventions in schools. Oxford University Press