Gina Coffee, PhD, NCSP

Dr. Coffee is a nationally certified school psychologist and published author with over 20 years of experience in school psychology practice, training and supervision of aspiring school psychologists, practitioner mentoring, and research. She earned her doctoral degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Most recently, she served as the school psychologist for multiple schools within Denver Public Schools and previously was the school psychology program director and director of clinical training, as well as a tenured associate professor, at Loyola University Chicago. Born in Spain and raised in Germany, she identifies as Mexican American and is considered a “third culture kid” because she spent her formative years in countries that were not her parents’ homes - through these invaluable early life experiences, she developed a specific interest in identity formation. Dr. Coffee is eager to join the Parallel team in support of diverse learners’ continual growth and development.

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In her free time, Dr. Coffee most enjoys exploring, hiking, dancing, reading, and cooking/baking and would have pursued a career in dancing, veterinary medicine, and/or animal rescue had she not discovered school psychology.