Tammy Hughes

Tammy L. Hughes, Ph.D., ABPP is a Duquesne Professor of School Psychology at Duquesne University. Dr. Hughes is a school psychologist, a licensed psychologist and is Board Certified in School Psychology. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. 

Dr. Hughes is a Past President of both the Division of School Psychology (16) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP). A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, she Chaired APA's Policy and Planning Board and Board of Education Affairs (BEA), Child, Adolescent and Family caucus and is a Representative to the APA Council (CoR). She co-chairs the 2024 APA Task Force on Safety of Schools, served on the following Task Forces: 2019 Develop a Blueprint for APA Accreditation of Master's Programs in Health Service Psychology, 2017 Summit on High School Psychology Education, and 2009 Presidential Task Force on the Future of Psychology Practice. At present, she is also active in APA's Coalition for Psychology and Education in the Schools and Interdivisional Task Force on Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Dr. Hughes is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of School Violence, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, and International Journal of School & Educational Psychology. Dedicated to effective communication with the public, Dr. Hughes is a writer of "notes to parents" published inside APA's Magination Press therapeutic books, to provide tips for readers on how to use these materials to promote wells and address negative childhood experiences. She regularly engages with interest holders giving interviews with the press. Dr. Hughes' research focuses on marginalized youth and the inequities they experience, particularly those who are at high risk for disciplinary actions that result in justice contact.

This work often engages decision makers in effecting change in their policies, and bringing together school and community personnel, parents and child advocates and other experts to work together on socially complex challenges. She is experienced in solving wicked problems– the types of problems where there is a number and diversity of interest holders whose influence can undermine progress if their priorities are not considered (Conklin, 2004). The broad purpose of her scholarship to keep children in school and out of jail.

Dr. Hughes is the recipient of numerous awards for her:

• Teaching (Duquesne University)
• Research (Research Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Interdisciplinary Research Leader; Fr. Martin A. Hehir, Endowed Chair for Scholarly Excellence)
• Service to the discipline (APA Presidential citation; D16’s Jack Bardon Distinguished Service Award, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Trainers of School Psychologist)
• Service to children (National Association of School Psychologists, Autism Connections of Pennsylvania) among others.

• Ph.D., School Psychology, Arizona State University, 2000
• M.A., Clinical Psychology, St. Mary's University, 1995
• B.A., Psychology, Arizona State University, 1992

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