Student Engagement (PDF)

Amy L. Reschly



Amy Reschly is a professor of Educational Psychology and coordinator of the doctoral School Psychology Program at the University of Georgia. Her scholarly work focuses on student engagement, dropout prevention, and working with families to promote student success. She was co-editor of the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement and the Handbook of Student Engagement Interventions and is currently the Editor of School Psychology Review.



Angie J. Pohl

Angie Pohl, PhD, is a middle school principal in Minnesota. Through her various roles in education from teacher, school psychologist, and researcher to school leader, she has remained committed to student engagement and ensuring all students are ready academically, socially, and emotionally for the next level of education. Prior to leading in schools, she provided training nationally and internationally on Check & Connect and served as an investigator on several Check & Connect research projects.



Sandra L. Christenson



Dr. Christenson is Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. She has been a principal investigator on several federally-funded projects in the areas of dropout prevention and family-school partnerships, including Check & Connect, which is in its 29th year of research and implementation. Dr. Christenson publishes extensively; recently she co-edited the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement and the Handbook of Student Engagement Interventions.