Dr. Aimee Holt
Associate Professor
Student Hrs Fall 2025 in ACB 377
- Mondays 10:45 am - 11:45 am
- Tuesday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Wednesdays 2:030 pm - 3:30 pm
- Thursdays from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
If you cannot make any of the above meeting times and you would like to meet with me, please send me an email using Aimee.Holt@mtsu.edu , and I will schedule a time with you at a mutually agreed-upon time.
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, University of Memphis (2006)
- MA, Middle Tennessee State University (1998)
- BS, University of Memphis Lambuth Campus (1992)
Areas of Expertise
I primarily teach in the combined MA/EdS School Psychology Program. Much of my teaching, research, and service activities have focused on evidence-based practices for improving academic achievement.
Biography
I am an Associate Professor at MTSU. I have taught in the MTSU Psychology Department for 23 years. I am currently the Program Director for the School Psychology combined MA/EdS Program. I received my Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Memphis with a concentration in School Psychology. I am also the faculty adviser for the School Psychology Organization on campus, which is a student organization open to all MTSU students interested in the field of School Psychology. Ad...
Read More »I am an Associate Professor at MTSU. I have taught in the MTSU Psychology Department for 23 years. I am currently the Program Director for the School Psychology combined MA/EdS Program. I received my Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Memphis with a concentration in School Psychology. I am also the faculty adviser for the School Psychology Organization on campus, which is a student organization open to all MTSU students interested in the field of School Psychology. Additionally, I am the faculty advisor for undergraduate Psychology majors interested in pursuing graduate school in the field of School Psychology.
I have provided service to the field of school psychology at both the national and state levels. At the state level, I served as President of the Tennessee School Psychology Association (TASP) for 2016-2017. I have also served as the TASP Awards Chair and Conference Chair. At the national level, I have served as a reviewer for the Program Approval Committee for the National Association of School Psychologists.
Presentations
I have consistently presented at the National Association of School Psychologists' (NASP) annual conference (most recently in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020)
Some of the topics I have presented at NASP have been:
- Perceptions of academic misconduct
- Acculturative stress among international college students
- Impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on educational attainment and cognitive competence
- Relation between academic achievement and ...
I have consistently presented at the National Association of School Psychologists' (NASP) annual conference (most recently in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020)
Some of the topics I have presented at NASP have been:
- Perceptions of academic misconduct
- Acculturative stress among international college students
- Impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on educational attainment and cognitive competence
- Relation between academic achievement and student engagement
- Parental perceptions of executive functioning among children with dyslexia
- Analyzing academic progress monitoring data
- Reading fluency instruction for older struggling readers
- Effects of guided oral reading and morphology instruction on vocabulary
Other national presentations have been at the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the University Council for Educational Administration annual conferences. I have also had numerous regional presentations at the Southeastern Psychological Association annual conference.
Research / Scholarly Activity
My areas of research interest include:
- Best practices in response to intervention models for the diagnosis of specific learning disabilities;
- Evidence-based practices for improving academic skills;
- Program evaluations;
- Factors influencing academic achievement (e.g., motivation, student engagement, goal setting, self-regulation);
- Academic misconduct; and
- Cyberbullying;
Courses
I currently teach the following graduate courses in the School Psychology Program:
- PSY 6060 School Psychology Ethics and Practice
I currently teach the following graduate courses in the School Psychology Program:
- PSY 6060 School Psychology Ethics and Practice
- PSY 6615 Basic & Applied Research Methods in Psychology
- PSY 6661 Program Evaluation
- PSY 6750 Psychology & Assessment of Learning Disabilities,
- PSY 6760 Educational Assessment,
- PSY 6875 Practicum: Consultation/Collaboration in School Psychology
- PSY 7100 Multicultural and Social Bases for Assessment and Intervention Practices
- PSY 7810 Advanced Internship in School Psychology
Other graduate courses I have taught in the past include:
- PSY 6065 Introduction to School-Based Mental Health Services
- PSY 6875 Practicum: Consultation/Collaboration School Psychology
I have taught the following undergraduate courses:
- PSY 1410 General Psychology
- PSY 2000 Seminar on Careers in Psychology
- PSY 2180 Thinking, Intelligence, and Creativity
- PSY 3990 Independent Study in Research
- PSY 4470 Theories of Counseling
- PSY 4260 Introduction to Psychological Testing
