Graduate Assistantships

The Department of School Psychology is proud to offer paid work opportunities for Ed.S. and Psy.D. students to support department, program, and personal professional efforts, known as Graduate Assistants (GAs). These positions are typically part-time (ranging from 5 to 20 hours a week) and are paid on an hourly basis. There are no tuition remissions or reimbursements as a graduate assistantship. GAs are often decided during the spring or summer and are based on student applications.

Typically, GAs are paired with a professor and have previously included the following roles: project coordination, research, extracurricular involvement (such as participation with the Gonzaga Disability Hockey Program or community engagement), teaching, and experiences with course preparation. Faculty are supportive of students creating a plan for their GA work and encourage students to use hours to support their career and educational goals. During the 2025 – 2026 school year, the Department of School Psychology employed 11 students as GAs.

GAs can also include specific roles in the department, such as managing the Assessment Library and supporting programmatic functioning. These GAs provide crucial support and improve organizational health as they interact with staff, faculty, and students. Our department is incredibly thankful for our GAs and encourage you to reach out to current faculty about availability and the application process.

Opportunities outside the Department of School Psychology are available through ZagsIgnite.

School Psych Student

Emily, Class of '27

What kind of work did you do for your Graduate Assistantship?
My first year in our program, I had the opportunity to be our assessment librarian. This allowed me to organize over 300+ assessment materials for students and faculty in our program to access. Through this experience, I was able to connect with our program on making our library be more than just a little closet with a lot of test kits; it is now a resource, and serves as a place where students can gather to learn and engage. This has come with creating trainings on tests, showcasing student work, and supporting student growth/understanding of assessments. I also had the chance to: engage with community members, organize our Fall orientation to welcome new students, support doctoral candidates’ dissertations, and assist faculty with course/program development.

How has being a GA impacted your development of a psychologist?
Part of my position as a GA has been learning the role of a psychologist, and what it means to have meaningful work. For me, this has meant thinking about our core practices as school psychologists and carrying this everywhere I go. We learn how to problem solve, uplift student voice, and have a collaborative systematic approach that is grounded in empathy & equity. I appreciate that I get to grow in my own knowledge of a psychologist through this role; and, I also have been impacted by all of those who I have gotten to interact and connect with because of it!

What was your favorite part about being a GA or being in the School Psychology program?
I have loved being a student and graduate assistant in our School Psychology program. I remember when I found out that school psychology was for me, all I knew was that I wanted to treat every little step of the way with care; and that I wanted to do it here at Gonzaga. I feel so much care for/from our faculty, students, and program support. I love what we learn, what we do, and who I am surrounded by.

My favorite part: it is very easy to want to be here with the program and community we have.