Dr. Suzannah Chatlos

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My research is in the area of bullying in childhood and adolescence (including relational aggression and bullying of LGBTQ+ youth). More recently, my research interests have also included applied research in the schools (e.g., examining the local prevalence of bullying and the need for anti-bullying programs in our area; implementing scientifically sound anti-bullying programs) and, more broadly, reducing barriers to adopting and implementing with fidelity evidence-based interventions in the school setting. 

Current Research Studies at Plattsburgh

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Multidisciplinary Collaboration for IEP Team Members

(with Drs. Benton, Bonati, Hoeh, and Koktowski)
We are collecting and analyzing data on the effectiveness of video models in training pre-service school professionals (future general and special education teachers, school psychologists, etc.) in effective multidisciplinary collaboration as part of a school's IEP team. 

Social-Emotional Learning Programs

(with undergraduate research assistants)
We are using online and paper/pencil surveys in local PK-12 schools to better understand the effectiveness of social-emotional learning programs.

• Education
  • Psy.D. in School Psychology, Duquesne University, 2017
  • M.S. in Child Psychology, Duquesne University, 2014
  • B.A. in Psychology, Hamilton College, 2010
• Teaching Areas
  • Diversity and social justice
  • Assessment
  • Child and adolescent psychology
  • Supervision of practicum
• Research Areas
  • Bullying in childhood/adolescence
  • Applied research in schools
  • Reducing barriers to adopting and implementing with fidelity evidence-based interventions
• Recent Publications
  • Chatlos, S. B. (2023). Stealth assessment of aggression and bullying. In M. McCreery & S. Krach (Eds.), Games as stealth assessments (pp. 220-239). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0568-3.ch009
  • Hoeh, E., Bonati, M. L., Chatlos, S., Squires, M., & Countermine, B. (2023). Stop, collaborate, and listen: A faculty learning community developed to address gaps in pre-service education about interdisciplinary collaboration. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 17(1), Article 25. DOI: 10.20429/ijsotl.2023.17125
  • Chatlos, S. B., Hoeh, E., Bonati, M. L., & Squires, M.E. (2023). Interdisciplinary pre-service professional preparation through video modeling In D.D. Slanda & L. Pike (Eds.), Handbook of research on interdisciplinary preparation for equitable special education (pp. 21-41). IGI Global. DOI:10.4018/978-1-6684-6438-0
  • Chatlos, S. B., Samudra, P.G., Magoon, J.M., & Lokossou, A.C. (2022). Rural parent and elementary school student resilience to COVID-19: Disability status and parental predictors of change. School Psychology International, 1-19. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1177/01430343221128195
  • Wilcox, G., Chatlos, S. B., McClure, E., Flowers, J., & Makarenko, E. (2021). De-implementation: A missing piece in bridging the research to practice gap in school psychology. Contemporary School Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-021-00399-w
  • Crothers, L. M., Kolbert, J. B., Wells, D. S., Berbary, C., Chatlos, S., Buzgon, J., Joseph, M., Schmitt, A. J., Lattanzio, L., Lipinski, J., & Wadsworth, J. (2021). Perceptions of sexual and gender minorities and allied youth regarding bullying. Journal of School Counseling, 19(16). Advance online publication. http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v19n16.pdf
  • Peterson, L. S., Chatlos, S. B., Payne, A., Weber, M., Swerdlik, M. E., Kaplan, J. P., Waltman, C., & Struzziero, J. A. (2021). Training school psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned from the faculty supervisor support group. Communique, 49(7), 1-26.
  • Crothers, L. M., Kolbert, J. B., Schmitt, A. J., Wells, D. R., Meidl, C., Berbary, C., Chatlos, S., Lattanzio, L., Simonds, R., Zebrowski, M., Wadsworth, J., Fidazzo, A., & Lipinski, J. (2019). Cognitive predictors of relational and social bullying, overt aggression, and interpersonal maturity in a late adolescent female sample. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 1(2), 136–146. doi: 10.1007/s42380-018-0001-2
  • Crothers, L. M., Kolbert, J. B., Bundick, M. J., Berbary, C., Chatlos, S., Lattanzio, L., Tiberi, A. E., Wadsworth, J., Wells, D. S., & Lipinski, J. (2018). Students’, parents’, and teachers’ views regarding bullying of LGBTQ students in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Psychologist, 78, 17–18.
  • Kolbert, J.B., Crothers, L.M., Meidl, C., Berbary, C., Chatlos, S., Lattanzio, L., Tiberi, A.E., Wells, D.S., & Wadsworth, J. (June 2018). Bullying of LGBTQ students: A problem recognized by students, parents, and teachers. NASP Communique, 46(8), 1, 27–28.
  • Crothers, L. M., Kolbert, J. B., Berbary, C., Chatlos, S., Lattanzio, L., Tiberi, A., Wells, D. S., Bundick, M. J., Lipinski, J., & Meidl, C. (2017). Teachers’, LGBTQ students’, and student allies’ perceptions of bullying of sexually-diverse youth. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 26(9), 937–951. doi:10.1080/10926771.2017.1344344
• Recent Presentations
  • Chatlos, S. B., Defayette, T.*, & Gangi, E.* (2025, November 13-15). Pre to post data analysis of Shine On! curriculum on elementary students’ social-emotional skills [Poster presentation]. NY Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) Annual Conference, Ithaca, NY.
  • Harris, B., Rossen, E., Eklund, K., Aston, C., Chatlos, S., Bonis, S., Ormiston, H. E., Kaiser, L., Hendricker, E. N., Gadke, D., & Stratton-Gadke, K. (2024, February 14). Hiring specialist-level school psychologists for faculty positions [Special session]. National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
  • Chatlos, S. B., Bonati, M. L., Hoeh, E., Squires, M. E., Weissman, J.*, Mussaw, S.*, & Woods, M.* (2023, November 16-18). Video modeling of ethical interdisciplinary collaboration and communication [Poster presentation]. NY Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Hoeh, E., Bonati, M. L., Chatlos, S. B., & Squires, M. E. (2023, October 25-27). Interdisciplinary video model training: Preparing pre-service professionals in education [Roundtable presentation]. NYSATE/NYACTE Annual Fall Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Hoeh, E., Bonati, M., Squires, M., Countermine, B., & Chatlos, S. (2022, October 27-28). A multidisciplinary faculty learning community developed to address gaps in pre-service education about interdisciplinary collaboration [Roundtable presentation]. NYSATE/NYACTE Annual Fall Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY. View Program
  • Reil, J., Blydenburgh, V., Ruest, M., Lohret, G., Weidel, N., Kelleher, L., Verdi, P., Cammarata, K., Wu, J., & Chatlos, S. (2022, October 20-22). Training pre-service school psychologists to implement a Repeated Reading intervention [Poster presentation]. NY Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) Annual Conference, Uniondale, NY. View Program.
  • Samudra, P., & Chatlos, S. (2022, April 21-26). Children’s academic, social, and emotional functioning while learning in different modalities during COVID-19 [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA and virtual. https://www.aera.net/Portals/38/April%2025_Monday_1.pdf
  • Chatlos, S., & Collins, C.* (2022, February 15-18). Using the PTR model for a middle schooler with autism [Poster presentation]. National Association for School Psychologists (NASP) Annual Convention, Boston, MA. https://apps.nasponline.org/professional-development/convention/session-list.aspx
  • Chatlos, S., & Cooley, Q.* (2022, February 15-18). Using the PTR for Families method during the pandemic [Poster presentation]. National Association for School Psychologists (NASP) Annual Convention, Boston, MA. https://apps.nasponline.org/professional-development/convention/session-list.aspx
  • Hoeh, E., Bonati, M., Chatlos, S., Squires, M., & Countermine, B. (2021, October 13-December 1). Multidisciplinary faculty learning community project-based professional development: A committee on special education video series [Asynchronous conference session]. NYSATE/NYACTE Annual Fall Conference, virtual. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wpPyLjpULx7tujGItzdKDA0b5NIz2Fth/view
  • Chatlos, S., & Samudra, P. (2021, April 7-9). Rural parent and child functioning during COVID-19: Before and after remote instruction [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, virtual. https://www.srcd.org/event/srcd-2021-biennial-meeting
  • Samudra, P., & Chatlos, S. (2021, April 7-9). Parent predictors of child academic outcomes before and during COVID-19 [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, virtual. https://www.srcd.org/event/srcd-2021-biennial-meeting
  • Chatlos, S., & Samudra, P. (2020, October 24). Child adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: Sex and disability status differences [Poster presentation]. New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Conference, virtual.
  • Samudra, P., & Chatlos, S. (2020, October 24). Parent maintenance of personal balance and support as predictors of child adjustment through the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Conference, virtual.
  • Berbary, C., Chatlos, S., Wells, D.S., Buzgon, J., Crothers, L.M., & Bundick, M.J. (2016). Social Experience Differences between Self-Described Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Students and Heterosexual Students in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Poster presented at the National Association for School Psychologists (NASP) annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
  • Crothers, L.M., Berbary, C., Chatlos, S., Wells, D., Buzgon, J., & Latanzio, L. (2015). Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Bullying Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Students in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Poster presented at the Association of School Psychologists of PA (ASPP) fall conference, State College, PA.
  • Oakes, M., Landry, K., Caudle, M., Chatlos, S. (2010). Sex Differences in Implicit Mate Preference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference, Las Vegas, NV.