She earned her doctorate from University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Dr. Petersen-Brown is a licensed school psychologist and worked as a school psychologist at elementary and secondary schools in South Washington County Schools prior to joining MSU, Mankato in 2014. Dr. Petersen-Brown’s research focuses on the use of assessments to inform the selection and design of academic intervention and on implementation variables that impact the effectiveness of academic intervention. Dr. Petersen-Brown teaches courses in the areas of academic assessment, academic problem solving and intervention, and mental health assessment and intervention. Dr. Petersen-Brown has published her research in major journals in school psychology and special education and has presented extensively in her areas of interest at state and national conferences.