College of Education
UF Prevention and Intervention Network
Led by Joni Williams Splett · Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
What we study
The Splett Lab studies school-based mental health strategies, including universal screening, multi-tiered support systems, and interventions to prevent aggression and improve outcomes for students. Research focuses on systems-level approaches and health disparities in education.
What working here is like
- Human participants
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Gator Connect
A project funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to improve mental well-being in schools.
Florida Connect
A collaboration to integrate mental health and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in middle schools.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- “Running to the Nearest Fire”: Districts’ Motivation and Capacity to Adopt Universal Mental Health Screening
2026 · School Psychology Review
Looks at why some school districts don't use mental health screenings despite recommendations.
- Investigating and Cross-Validating Alternative Factor Structures of the BASC-3 BESS TRA-C/A
2026 · Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
Tests different ways to organize questions in a tool used to screen students for emotional and behavioral issues.
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- Considerations for Universal Mental Health Screening in Schools: A Qualitative Study of Implementation Determinants
2025 · Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Identifies challenges and solutions for schools to adopt mental health screenings.
- Differential item functioning of teacher-rated universal mental health screening in elementary schools.
2025 · School Psychology
Finds that some questions in a mental health screening tool may unfairly favor certain student groups.
- Mental Health Literacy of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Team Members
2024 · American Journal of Health Education
Measures how well school teams understand mental health issues and how this affects their work.
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How to reach out
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