About Me.

Dr. Erin Yosai is a licensed psychologist and nationally certified school psychologist with a passion for helping individuals and families better understand how their minds work—and how that understanding can guide meaningful personal and academic growth.

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What Shapes My Work

 

• Listening to people’s stories. Years of working with children, families, and educators taught me that behind every challenge is a story that deserves to be understood.

 

• Teaching and training psychologists. As a professor and clinical supervisor, I’ve spent much of my career helping future psychologists learn how to think about complex human problems with curiosity, compassion, and evidence.

 

• Bridging the gap between research and real life. Psychology contains incredible insights about learning, behavior, and mental health — but much of that knowledge rarely reaches the parents and educators who need it most.

 

• A belief that understanding changes everything. When people begin to see their experiences in a new way, it can transform how they approach growth, relationships, and challenges.

 

• The power of stories. Research gives us data, but stories help us understand what those patterns actually look like in real life. AND research shows storytelling is one of the most powerful learning tools at our fingertips!

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Originally from Salina Kansas, Dr. Erin Yosai (commonly answers to Dr. Yo) began her journey into psychology and education at Baker University, where she developed her passion for psychology and learning. After working as a paraeducator in the public schools for 18 months, she went on to earn a Master’s degree in Psychological Science from Montana State University in 2012, followed by a Ph.D. in School Psychology from The University of Montana in 2017. Her clinical training included an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois’ Disability Resources and Educational Services office, where she worked with college students navigating learning, psychiatric, attentional, and emotional challenges.

 

Dr. Yo later served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado before returning to Kansas. She currently serves as Associate Professor of School Psychology and Clinic Director of the student- and community-centered Outcomes, Assessment Services, & Intervention Supports (OASIS) Training Clinic in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Kansas. She also currently serves as a contributing editor for  the leading professional publication for school psychologists; the award-winning Communiqúe,

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