Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology- ESCP
Dr. Wendy Reinke is a Professor at MU in the School Psychology program. She is also a licensed psychologist
and co-director of the Missouri Prevention Center. Wendy
earned her doctoral degree in School Psychology from the University of Oregon. She has training and expertise in
implementing school-based prevention interventions, consultation with teachers and parents, and working with children
and youth with social emotional and behavioral challenges. She completed her clinical internship at the Kennedy Krieger
Institute working with youth with severe social, emotional, and behavior disorders and their families. Before coming to
MU, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in prevention science at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and worked
in the Baltimore City schools implementing evidence-based interventions. Wendy has interests in prevention and
evidence-based interventions in schools to promote the social emotional and behavioral health of all students. She is
also an expert in teacher consultation models in classroom management and is the developer of the Classroom Check-Up.
She teaches courses in prevention science, evidence-based therapies for children and youth, and supervises
graduate students working in schools.
