Amanda B. Nickerson

Amanda B. Nickerson, PhD, NCSP, is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of School Psychology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, where she directs the Dr. Jean M. Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention. A licensed psychologist in New York and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, she holds a PhD and MA from the University of South Carolina and a BA from Bates College. Her research focuses on school crisis prevention and intervention, violence and bullying prevention, and the development of young people’s social-emotional strengths.

Nickerson is the co-author of Lockdown Drills: Connecting Research and Best Practices for School Administrators, Teachers, and Parents (MIT Press, 2022). Her other published works include Assessing, Identifying, and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at School, School Crisis Prevention and Intervention: The PREPaRE Model, and Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: International Research and Practice; she has also published more than 160 journal articles and book chapters.