Meghan von der Embse

Meghan von der Embse, Ed.S., NCSP, is a Learning and Development Facilitator with the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities at the University of South Florida. They provide training, technical assistance, and coaching to early childhood programs implementing and sustaining Pyramid Model supports, and serve as Assistant Director of USF’s Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support Project. Previously, they were Director of Behavior Support Services at Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania and a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports facilitator for early childhood and special education preschool programs.

Von der Embse earned an Education Specialist degree in School Psychology from Miami University and is a nationally certified school psychologist. They have worked as a K–12 school psychologist in Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, and Nebraska, with expertise in multitiered systems of support and early literacy programming. They are a contributing author of Unpacking the Pyramid Model: A Practical Guide for Preschool Teachers.