DRAFT Curriculum Vitae

Valentine, Katherine

Last Revised: October 22, 2025

General Information

Professional Preparation

2025	Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Major: School Psychology. Supervisor: Adrea Truckenmiller. 

Valentine, K.A. (2025). Understanding patterns of production in Upper elementary writing. (Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/understanding-patterns-production-upper/docview/3064104646/se-2, 3064104646. 

2020	M.A., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Major: School Psychology. 

2015	B.A., Pomona College, Claremont, CA. Major: Public Policy Analysis- Sociology. 

Professional Experience

2025–present	Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Florida State University. Responsible for research, teaching, and advising students in the School Psychology (M.S./Ed.S.) program and Counseling & School Psychology (Combined Ph.D.) program.

Honors, Awards, and Prizes

Timothy & Cynthia Shanahan Outstanding Dissertation Award, International Literacy Association (2025). 
Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Psychological Association Division 16 (School Psychology) (2025). 

Research and Original Creative Work

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Truckenmiller, A., Valentine, K. A., Sarmiento, C., Hennenfent, L., Johnson, L., Moura, P., Bachmann, J., Friedman, E., & Bourgeois, S. (2025). Analysis of Student Informational Writing to Personalize Writing Instruction. Intervention in School and Clinic. doi:10.1177/10534512251346794

Valentine, K. A., & Truckenmiller, A. J. (2025). Assessing Writing Across Levels of Language to Identify Instructional Needs. Intervention in School and Clinic. doi:10.1177/10534512241289921

Valentine, K. A., Truckenmiller, A. J., Troia, G. A., & Aldridge, S. (2021). What is the nature of change in late elementary writing and are curriculum-based measures sensitive to that change? Assessing Writing, 50, 100567. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2021.100567 doi:10.1016/j.asw.2021.100567

Invited Newsletter Articles

Valentine, K., & Truckenmiller, A. (2025). Assess, interpret, target: Using the Levels of Language to understand writing assessment data and plan for instruction. A Closer Look Blog for the National Association of Psychologists. Retrieved from https://www.nasponline.org/professional-development/a-closer-look-blog/assess-interpret-and-target-using-the-levels-of-language-to-inform-writing-instruction

Valentine, K. A., Friedman, E., Bachmann, J., & Moura, P. (2024). Equity‑centered literacy: Educators as experts to promote equity for neurodiverse students. Literacy Today, 42(1), 10-11.

Nonrefereed Tests, Instruments, or Assessment Measures

Truckenmiller, A., Valentine, K., Sarmiento, C., Johnson, L., Bourgeois, S., Friedman, E., Hennenfent, L., Troia, G., Cho, E., & Eckert, T. (2024). Writing Architect, version 2 scoring manual. Open Science Framework. Retrieved from https://osf.io/5xukt

Truckenmiller, A., Valentine, K., & Sarmiento, C. (2023). Essential Practices in Writing Checklists – Writing Architect. Open Science Framework. Retrieved from https://osf.io/zhnrk/

Nonrefereed Reports

Truckenmiller, A. J., Coyne, M., Valentine, K. A., Moura, P., & Sarmiento, C. M. (2025). Independent Researcher Review of Commercial Reading Screening Assessment Suites. Connecticut State Department of Education, Performance Office. Retrieved from https://osf.io/preprints/edarxiv/vrn3g_v1

Presentations

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

Valentine, K. (accepted). Tier 2 overload: Tools to improve Tier 1 reading instruction. Poster presentation to be given at Annual Meeting of National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. (National)

Truckenmiller, A. J., Valentine, K. A., Sarmiento, C. M., Johnson, L. J., Cho, E., Hennenfent, L., Randle, J., Moura, P., & Troia, G. (presented 2025, July). Where do we start when teaching informational writing in grades 4 and 5? Presentation at Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Scientific Study of Reading, Calgary, Canada. (International)

Valentine, K. A. (presented 2024, August). There's nothing else to write: Classifying elementary writers who stop early and writers who persist. Poster presentation at Annual Conference of American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA. (National)

Johnson, L. J., Truckenmiller, A. J., Sarmiento, C. M., Valentine, K. A., Hennenfent, L., Friedman, E., Randle, J., & Moura, P. (presented 2024, July). Constructs for benchmark writing assessment shared with reading in late elementary grades. In E. Lembke (chair), Recent Innovations in Writing Research. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Scientific Study of Reading, Copenhagen, Denmark. (International)

Hall, G. J., Valentine, K. A., Truckenmiller, A. J., & Quinn, J. (presented 2023, March). Moving beyond correlated change: System dynamics of written expression development. Presentation at Badar‑Kauffman Conference, Kent State University, Kent, OH. (National)

Truckenmiller, A. J., Cho, E., Sarmiento, C. M., Valentine, K. A., & Bourgeois, S. (presented 2023, February). Advancing the field by extending seminal work on reading and writing CBMs. Presentation at Pacific Coast Research Conference, Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA. (National)

Witmer, S., Truckenmiller, A. J., Cho, E., Aupperlee, J., Hamilton, E., Valentine, K. A., & Bachmann, J. (presented 2023, February). Hybrid interdisciplinary training for school psychologists and special educators: Opportunities to promote skills for collaboration and address personnel shortages. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of the Trainers of School Psychologists, Trainers of School Psychologists, Denver, CO. (National)

Valentine, K. A., Truckenmiller, A. J., & Cho, E. (presented 2023, February). Planning's contribution to persistence in the writing process. Poster presentation at Pacific Coast Research Conference, Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA. (National)

Valentine, K. A., & Truckenmiller, A. J. (presented 2022, March). What is the nature of change in late elementary writing and are  curriculum‑based measures sensitive to that change? Poster presentation at Virtual Poster Session of  National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of School Psychologists. (National)

Valentine, K. A., & Truckenmiller, A. J. (presented 2022, February). What is the nature of change in late elementary writing and are  curriculum‑based measures sensitive to that change? Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA. (National)

Invited Workshops

Valentine, K. (2024, November). Interpreting and enhancing reading progress monitoring data. Workshop delivered at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, NE. (Local)

Valentine, K. (2024, October). Progress monitoring within Response to Intervention. Workshop delivered at Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, NE. (Local)

Valentine, K. (2023, September). Reliability training for classroom observations presented to Michigan school district Instructional Coaches and members of WRITE Lab. Workshop delivered at Michigan State University. (Local)

Refereed Workshops

Valentine, K.A, & Truckenmiller, A. J. (2025, May). Evaluation practices and instructional recommendations for writing. Workshop delivered at National Association of School Psychologists, Virtual Webinar. (National)

Valentine, K.A, & Truckenmiller, A. J. (2023, August). Using curriculum based measures to identify instructional goals in  writing. Workshop delivered at Council for Exceptional Children and Council for Educational Diagnostic Services, Virtual Webinar. (National)

Patented Inventions

Truckenmiller, A., Troia, G., Sarmiento, C., Valentine, K., Johnson, L., Cho, E., Bourgeois, S., Friedman, E., Perreault, M., Petty, J., & Eckert, T. (2024). The Writing Architect, versions 1 & 2. #TEC2024‑0130, Michigan State University. 

Reviews of My Research and Original Creative Work by Other Authors

Reviews Appearing in Magazines or Newsletters

O'Donnell, A. (2025, October). Literacy catalysts: ILA's 2025 award and grant recipients are pioneering  equitable literacy amid growing achievement gaps. Literacy Today, 43(2), 46-52. Retrieved from https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/em-literacy-today-em-magazine

Service

The Profession

Editorial Board Membership(s)

Journal of School Psychology (2025–present).

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

School Psychology Review (2025–present).

School Psychology (2024–present).

Teaching Exceptional Children (2024–present).

Exceptionality (2022–present).

Service to Professional Associations

Board Member, Board Member, CONECT-Ed (2025–present).