About Maria Oddo
Educational Resource Services Trainer

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            Maria Oddo is a school psychologist who has worked at several schools in southwest Ohio. She has worked in elementary and middle schools in both rural and urban environments. In her role, Maria has collaborated with teachers, principals, district personnel, and county leaders to develop best practices. She has functioned as a direct service provider and as a consultant where she has helped to develop and implement intervention plans and monitor student progress.

            Maria obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology with minors in clinical psychology, sports psychology, school psychology and counseling psychology at Canisius College. After graduating college, she taught preschool students locally. She returned to school in 2002 and obtained her master’s degree in education from the University of Cincinnati as a school psychologist in 2004. Since then she has been working with schools in various capacities and has continued her education, working to obtain her doctorate in school psychology at the University of Cincinnati.

            In southwest Ohio, she has worked as a consultant on a Reading First Grant and with local schools and agencies. She has led and supervised graduate school psychology students and has also taught undergraduate teachers at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Oddo completed her doctorate at the University of Cincinnati in the area of literacy within a multi-tiered service delivery model. Maria has expertise in a number of educational best practice areas including multi-tiered service delivery, response-tointervention, positive behavior supports, literacy, assessment, data-based decision making, and collaborative problem solving. Maria has presented locally and nationally in these areas. Maria’s presentations are based on peer-reviewed research articles, welldeveloped theories, and personal experiences.