The School Psychology Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF), located in the Department of Counseling & School Psychology in the College of Education and Professional Studies, is founded on the scientist-practitioner model of training in professional psychology. The program is committed to training professional psychologists with comprehensive knowledge and skills, particularly in the areas of data-based decision-making and culturally-responsive practice. Applied specialties in psychology rely on a growing research base in professional journals and at regional and national conferences to inform practice. It is imperative that school psychology graduate candidates learn to utilize this research base, both as critical consumers of psychological studies and as potential contributors to the literature of the profession. The intent of the directed research experience is to provide the school psychology student an opportunity to design, implement, analyze, and disseminate in writing an original research investigation pertinent to the field of school psychology or services that will benefit students, parents, or those who work in education. Completion of the Directed Research Final Manuscript is a requirement for the educational specialist (Ed.S.) degree.