She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Miami University in 2008. Dr. Maras’ research and practice focuses on building evaluation capacity in school mental health. She is particularly interested in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration to support effective data use in school mental health. For the past six years, Dr. Maras has collaborated with key stakeholders and organizations supporting full implementation of the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program. She was the lead developer of a statewide evaluation capacity-building framework designed to enhance and sustain effective evaluation practices among school counselors in the state. Dr. Maras has disseminated her scholarship broadly and teaches graduate-level courses on evaluation, systems-level change, and effective school mental health practices at MU.