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Latham, Alexander

lathama@uww.edu

At UW-Whitewater

Affiliation

University - Faculty/Staff

Department

Psychology

Position

Assistant Professor

Office Phone

262-472-5416

Office Location

LT 1211

Bio

Dr. Latham (or, Dr. Alex usually) is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at UW-Whitewater. He graduated from UW-Madison with his B.A. in Psychology and his Ph.D. in School Psychology. While at UW-Madison, he was an Institute of Education Sciences Pre-Doctoral Fellow in the Interdisciplinary Training Program. Afterwards, he spent two years as the school psychologist for a local K-5 elementary school. Dr. Alex's research focuses mostly on using assessment data to better support struggling young readers. However, he is also interested in projects that seek to understand and improve practitioners' decision-making processes more broadly. Dr. Alex is passionate about using strong, rigorous scientific and methodological practices and promoting equitable access to high-quality, evidence-based supports.

Selected Publications:
Latham, A. D., & Klingbeil, D. A. (2024). Effects of portable interventions on school psychologists’ graph rating inconsistency. School Psychology 39(6) 579-588. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000629

Klingbeil, D. A., Latham, A. D., Schmitt, M. C., & Kim, J. S. (2024). Base rates of non- proficiency in reading and math: Implications for universal screening. Psychology in the Schools 62(3) 721-733. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23350

Oddleifson, C., Kilgus, S., Klingbeil, D. A., Latham, A. D., & Vengurlekar, I. (2025). Using a Naive Bayesian Approach to Identify Academic Risk Based on Multiple Sources: A Conceptual Replication. Journal of School Psychology 108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101397

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