Carly
Tindall-Biggins

Carly Tindall-Biggins
- Campus: Chicago, IL
- Department: School Psychology
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 325 N Wells Street Chicago, IL 60654
- Office Phone: 312-410-8981
Biography
Carly Tindall-Biggins, Ph.D., NCSP, is the Associate Director of Clinical Training for the School Psychology Department. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Dr. Tindall-Biggins earned her doctoral degree in School Psychology from Loyola University Chicago. During her time in graduate school, Dr. Tindall-Biggins' research focused on examining factors related to the school-to-prison pipeline and supporting youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Her doctoral dissertation utilized a youth participatory action research design to examine the process of youth empowerment.
Prior to starting her role as Associate Director of Clinical Training, Dr. Tindall-Biggins worked as a school psychologist in a suburban high school. In this role, she engaged in diverse range of school psychological practice. Her roles and responsibilities included those related to collaborative problem-solving, multi-tiered systems of support, crisis response and intervention, and comprehensive case study evaluation.
Dr. Tindall-Biggins has experience teaching classes related to research methodology, systems change, neurodiversity, social-emotional assessment and intervention, and has overseen training-related courses. Previously, her research interests have included the utilization of participatory action research methods to examine the experiences of marginalized youth and increase collaboration between home, schools, and communities. Currently, Dr. Tindall-Biggins is working on research projects related to school psychologists' experiences in post-pandemic schools and school psychologists' experience with burnout and setting professional boundaries.
Education History
Degree Institution Year BA University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 2012 MA The Ohio State University , Columbus, Ohio 2013 MEd Loyola University Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 2016 PhD Loyola University Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 2020 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member Illinois School Psychologists Association Member National Association of School Psychologists Member American Psychological Association Presentations
Title Location Date Tindall-Biggins, C.M., LaDuke, N.M., Gould, M.J., Paullin, H.A. (2024, Feb. 14-17). Let's Unpack That: School Psychologists' Experiences in Postpandemic Schools [Conference presentation]. NASP 2024 Annual Convention. New Orleans, LA 2024 Pesce, R., Tindall-Biggins, C.M., & Newell, M. (2019, Feb). Promoting growth, health, and safety through community collaboration. Mini-skills presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Atlanta, GA 2019 LaDuke, N. Hamilton, A., Behen, J. & Tindall, C. (2019). Key takeaways from community building in an alternative educational setting. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Atlanta, GA 2019 Behen, J.M., Tindall, C.M., Reed, K., & Carr, L. (2018, Feb). Supporting youth returning from juvenile justice: Implications from the literature. Poster presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Chicago, IL 2018 Tindall, C.M., Reed, K., Carr, L., Bravo, P., Potts, D., Healy, E., Diaz, Y., & Fenning, P. (2018, Feb). Connecting key stakeholders along the schoolÂ-to-Âprison pipeline. Poster presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Chicago, IL 2018 Behen, J.M., Tindall, C.M., & Fenning, P. (2018, Feb). Improving student outcomes through schoolÂ-based restorative justice practices. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Chicago, IL 2018 Tindall, C.M., Behen, J.M., & Fenning, P. (2018, Feb). Building bridges: An evaluation of an alternative to suspension program. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Chicago, IL 2018 Karahalios, V., Neugebauer, S., Morrison, D., Harper, E., Jones, H., Lenihan, S., Oosterbaan, F., Tindall, C. (2018, Feb). Collaboration between teacher candidates and school psychologists to improve data-efficacy. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Chicago, IL 2018 Behen, J.M., Tindall, C.M. (2018, Jan). Gang-involvement among youth: Strategies for identification, prevention, and intervention. Poster presented at Illinois School Psychologists Association Annual Convention. Springfield, IL 2018 Chavez ÂKorell,S., Newell, M., Nuro, N., Zwolski, S., Tindall, C., Pierson, H., Watjen, J., Salas, S., Ipekci, B., Mascari, L., Navarro, O., Brumm Larson, J., Truscott, N., & Jennings, I. (2017, Aug). Breaking the relationship between poverty and associated risks: Role of coping and social support. Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Washington, D.C. 2017 Tindall, C.M., Fenning, P., Behen, J., Reed, K., Carr, L., Harper, E., & Potts, D. (2017, Aug). Exploring the needs of youth along the school-Âto-Âprison pipeline. Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Washington, D.C. 2017 Tindall, C.M., Fenning, P., & Behen, J. M. (2017, Feb). An evaluation of 'Bridges' as an alternative to suspension program. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. San Antonio, TX 2017 Tindall, C.M., Behen, J., Reed, K., Harper, E., Potts, D. & Fenning, P. (2017, Feb). Identifying needs of youth on the school-Âto-Âprison pipeline. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. San Antonio, TX 2017 Behen, J.M., Tindall, C.M., Rymarz, C.A., & Marrotte, A.L. (2017, Feb). Improving student outcomes through schoolÂ-based restorative justice practices. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. San Antonio, TX 2017 Tindall, C.M., Fenning, P., Hoyt, D., Krajniak, T., Huber, K. (2016, Aug). Exploring the needs of youth on the school to prison pipeline: Perspectives of key stakeholders (2016). Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Denver, CO 2016 Wynne, M., Cermak, M., Meier, N., Persaud, S., Tindall, C.M., Flores, S., Reker, K., Lenihan, S., Lim, E., Tanzi, C. (2016, Feb). McKinney-Vento homeless liaisons: A comparison study. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. New Orleans, LA 2016 Wynne, M., Meier, N., Tindall, C.M., Lenihan, S., Persaud, S., Reker, K., Lim, E., Sutter, C., Tanzi, C., Cermak, M. (2016, Feb). Examining school connectedness, family acceptance, and homelessness among LGBT students. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. New Orleans, LA 2016 Tindall-Biggins, C.M., Fenning, P.A., Reed, K., Healy, E., Carr, L., & Bravo, M. (2019, Feb). The school-to-prison pipeline: Exploring the perspectives of key stakeholders. Paper presented at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Atlanta, GA 2019 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Clinical Psychology / Mental Health Psychopathology School Psychology Positive Behavior Supports Response to Intervention Systems Change Licenses
School Psychologist , Illinois Nationally Certified School Psychologist , National Publications
Chapter Healy, E., Rappaport, M., Tindall-Biggins, C.M. (2022). Building bridges: An alternative to suspension program. In Discipline disparities among students with disabilities: Creating equitable environments: Teachers College Press.
Neugebauer, S.R., Morrison, D., Karahalios, V., Kibblewhite, J., Weinstein, A., Harper, E., Jones, H., Lenihan, S., Oosterbaan, F., Tindall, C.M. (2018). Data-based decision making across educational stakeholders and systems: Avoiding the pitfalls of being data-driven through productive partnerships that can support educational equity. In Teaching, learning, and leading with schools and communities: Field-based teacher educationNew York: Routledge.
Newell, M.L., Tindall, C.M., Reed, K., & Zwolski, S. (2020). School-based consultation. In Consultation in psychology: A competency-based approach: American Psychological Association.
Shriberg, D., & Tindall, C. M. (2019). Consultation. In School psychology in a global society: Role and functionsBethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Tindall, C.M. (2015). The culturally confident consultee: Successful multicultural school consultation. In Consultation across cultural contexts: Consultee-centered case studiesNew York: Routledge.
Journal Kubek, J. B., Tindall-Biggins, C., Reed, K., Carr, L. E., & Fenning, P. A. (2020). A systematic literature review of school reentry practices among youth impacted by juvenile justice. Children and Youth Services Review, 110 ,
Professional Skills
Social-Emotional Assessment and Intervention, Behavioral Assessment and Intervention, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Systems Change, Supervision