Katty Rivera, MEd, is a Training and Consultation Specialist at The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development. She provides training and technical assistance to schools involved in the NJ Positive Behavior Support in Schools project, a partnership between the New Jersey State Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and The Boggs Center.

Katty has extensive experience in education, behavioral health, training, and workforce development. She has previously coordinated regional mental health training initiatives and programs for a federally funded technical assistance and training center. Katty has led the design and delivery of evidence-based professional development programs, created resources for educators and behavioral health providers, and developed targeted professional development plans based on implementation science. Her bilingual skills have supported culturally responsive training efforts, particularly in areas such as suicide prevention, trauma-informed care, provider self-care, burnout prevention, wellness, and Latinx mental health.

Katty has collaborated with local, regional, and national partners throughout her career to develop training curricula, facilitate training sessions and consultations, and enhance organizational capacity for sustainable practice changes. Her research interests include program implementation and evaluation, culturally informed trauma practices, and improved occupational health and wellness.

Katty holds a master's degree in counseling psychology from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education and is a doctoral student in Organizational Psychology at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. There, she continues to explore strategies for improving organizational wellness, learning, professional development, and sustainable outcomes through evidence-based systems change.

Email: katty.rivera@rutgers.edu