Jeffrey Roth

About Jeffrey Roth

Jeffrey C. Roth, Ph.D, NCSP joined the Brandywine School District in Delaware where he initiated Operation Cooperation — a school-wide approach to conflict resolution, helped initiate and lead the district Crisis Response Team, and was named School Psychologist of the Year by the Delaware Association of School Psychologists. He developed Instructional Support and Positive Behavior Support teams, a social skills curriculum, and a program of self-directed professional development for school psychologists. He was trained in the PREPaRE Model, Critical Incident Stress Management, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and Red Cross Disaster Mental Health. He is an American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health volunteer. Dr. Roth received his undergraduate degree in psychology at Temple University. After serving in the Air Force, he practiced social work and returned to graduate school at Temple where he earned his doctorate. During graduate school, Dr. Roth worked as a recreational therapist at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and taught graduate courses at Arcadia University. He is a licensed psychologist in Delaware. Dr. Roth served as adjunct professor at Wilmington University, Delaware. He co-developed a mentoring program for new school psychologists for the state Department of Education. Dr. Roth authored School Crisis Response: Reflections of a Team Leader (2015), co-edited Perspectives on School Crisis Response: Reflections from the Field (2018), co-authored Developing Comprehensive School Safety and Mental Health Programs: An Integrated Approach (2021), and authored a second edition of School Crisis Response: Reflections of a Team Leader (2022).

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor & Advisor

   Wilmington University

   Jan 1992 — Present

Education

• Temple University

  Master of Education (M.Ed.), Psychoeducational Processes

  1973 — 1975

• Temple University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychoeducational Processes

  1976 — 1983

• Temple University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  1964 — 1968