James Siddall, PhD, NCSP is a Licensed School Psychologist who works with children, adolescents, and their families to help students reach their full potential.
Dr. Siddall has extensive experience working in school settings, having spent the past seven years as a practicing School Psychologist in Arlington Public Schools. In addition, Dr. Siddall also works as a Psychologist with The Child & Family Practice of Washington DC.
Dr. Siddall graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Educational Studies with a minor in Anthropology. He then went on to attend the University of South Carolina where he earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in School Psychology. As part of his practicum placements, he gained experience working at an elementary and high school as well as working at the Child Development and Behavioral Pediatrics clinic in Columbia, SC. He completed his Doctoral Internship in Loudoun County Public Schools, where he worked in a variety of school settings. He then began working for Arlington Public Schools where he has primarily worked at the high school and elementary levels while also creating and consulting on district-level programs and policies.
Dr. Siddall is also an active member of the National Association of School Psychologists and American Psychological Association.
Publications/Presentations
Publications:
Siddall, J., Huebner, E. S., & Jiang, X. (2013). A Prospective Study of Differential Sources of School-Related Social Support and Adolescent Global Life Satisfaction. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 83(1), 107-114.
Huebner, E. S., Hills, K.J., Siddall, J., & Gilman, R. (2014). Life Satisfaction and Schooling. In Gilman, R., Huebner, E.S., Furlong, M.J. (Eds.), Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools. New York: Routledge.
Jiang, X., Huebner, E. S., & Siddall, J. (2012). A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of Differential Sources of School-Related Social Support and Adolescents’ School Satisfaction. Social Indicators Research, 1-14.
Presentations:
Siddall J. (November 2015). Evaluating a District-Wide One-to-One Technology Initiative: Lessons Learned through Empowerment Evaluation Models. Poster presented at the American Evaluation Association 2015 convention, Chicago, IL.
Siddall J. (February 2015). Impacts of 1:1 Computing Instructional Strategies on Special Education Students. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists 2015 annual convention, Orlando, FL.
Imm, P., Abraczinskas, M., Markle, B., Siddall, J. (October 2014). If You Give a Kid an iPad: Lessons Learned through Empowerment Evaluation Models. Multi-paper presentation at Evaluation 2014 hosted by the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.
Siddall, J., Lamont, A., Wandersman, A., Cook, B. (October 2014). Evaluating the Impact of School-level Support on Reported Teacher Behaviors: Examples from a 1Two1 Technology Evaluation. Poster presented at Evaluation 2014 hosted by the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.
Jiang, X., Siddall, J., Weber, M., Hills, K. (February 2014). Incorporating Positive Psychological Assessment in School Psychologists’ Practice. Mini-skills session at NASP 2014 Annual Convention hosted by the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.
Siddall, J., Osher, D., Wandersman, A. (October 2013). How Do You Determine the Impact of an Intervention When Multiple Interventions Target the Same Population at the Same Time? Think Tank presented at Evaluation 2013 conference hosted by the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.
Wright, A., Lamont, A., Siddall, J., Smith, S. (October 2013). Process and Outcome Evaluation of 1TWO1 Computing. Part 2 of 3-part panel session at Evaluation 2013 conference hosted by the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.
Markle, R., Bird, J., Siddall, J. (October 2013). Enhancing the Quality of Assessment and Intervention for Promoting Social and Emotional Learning. Symposium presented at 18th Annual Advancing School Mental Health Conference hosted by the Center for School Mental Health, Arlington, VA.
Siddall, J., Lyons, M., Huebner, E.S., & Hills, K. (June 2013) School-Related Need Satisfaction and Adolescents’ School Well-Being: The Role of Student Engagement. Poster presentation at 3rd World Congress on Positive Psychology hosted by the International Positive Psychology Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Jiang, X., Huebner, E.S., & Siddall, J. (February 2013). A Longitudinal Study of Social Support and Adolescents’ School Satisfaction. Paper presentation at National Association of School Psychologists 2013 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
Huebner, E.S., Tian, L., Xiang, X., Siddall, J., & Hills, K. (March 2012) School Social Climate and Children’s Positive Subjective Well-Being. Presented at the 4th Annual Greenville Family Symposium in Greenville, SC.
Mallya, A., Svrakic, D., Finney, R., Merriweather, S., Siddall, J., Brawer, P., Scherrer, J., Lustman, PJ. (May 2010). Vitamin D Abnormalities and Supplementation in Veterans Receiving Methadone Maintenance: Effects on Pain, Depression, and Substance Misuse. Presented at the 29th Annual American Pain Society Scientific Meeting in Baltimore, MD.