Marissa Pilger Suhr

Marissa Pilger Suhr is an Assistant Professor of School Psychology at the University of Washington's College of Education. Her work focuses on effective implementation of MTSS in reading for marginalized elementary students and developing evidence-based interventions. She has secured $670,000 in research funding as PI and contributed to federal grants through the U.S. Department of Education and NSF.

• Ph.D. in School Psychology, University of Oregon
• M.S. in Special Education, University of Oregon
• B.A. in Psychology, Williams College

Her research integrates implementation science to address reading barriers, emphasizing literacy, special education, and data-driven decision-making within MTSS frameworks.

Marissa has presented at over 50 conferences and published in journals like Exceptional Children and Journal of School Psychology. She also provides professional development through the National Center on Improving Literacy.

She teaches courses including EDPSY 540 and EDPSY 564, and her grants include federal funding from IES, OSEP, and NSF.