Dr. Weist will not be accepting students for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle in the School Psychology Ph.D. Concentration.

Education

B.A. Psychology: May, 1981 – West Chester University, West Chester, PA
M.A., Clinical Psychology: May, 1985 – West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
M.S., Psychology: August, 1988 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Pre-doctoral Internship: July 1990 – June 1991 – Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Ph.D., Psychology (Clinical area, child specialization): June, 1991 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bio

Mark D. Weist received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Virginia Tech and completed his predoctoral internship at Duke University Medical Center. He is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina.

In 1995, with other leaders from the University of Maryland, he established the National Center for School Mental Health, now in its 30^th year of supporting this field. He is also a partner with the National Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.

He has edited or developed 17 books and has published and presented widely in areas of mental health–education system partnerships, school behavioral health (SBH), trauma, violence and youth, evidence-based practice, cognitive behavioral therapy, and advancing policies that support children and youth at local, state, regional, national, and international levels.

With colleagues, he currently leads the Southeastern School Behavioral Health Community and co-directs the South Carolina School Behavioral Health Academy, an innovative learning management and coaching system designed to promote knowledge and effective skills for diverse staff and community partners involved in school behavioral health.

He is also leading or co-leading several federally funded studies focused on improving the effectiveness, impact, and scalability of school behavioral health services. Since 2013, Dr. Weist has co-chaired the School Mental Health International Leadership Exchange and has helped lead meetings worldwide to advance interconnected research, practice, and policy in this growing field.

Positions

Assistant Professor: July 1991 – June 1997, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSM), Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD
Director, School Mental Health Program: 1993 – 2010, UMSM, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Center for School Mental Health (CSMH): 1995 – 2010, UMSM, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor with tenure: July 1997 – June 2003, UMSM, Department of Psychiatry
Professor: July 2003 – June 2010, UMSM, Department of Psychiatry
Professor with tenure: July 2010 – present, University of South Carolina, Department of Psychology
Director, Clinical-Community (CC) Psychology Doctoral Program: July 2012 – June 2016, USC, Department of Psychology
Interim Director, School Psychology Doctoral Program: January – June 2017, USC, Department of Psychology
Director, CC Psychology Doctoral Program: 2021 – 2023, USC, Department of Psychology

Please see vita for information on professional memberships and leadership, service, grants and contracts, and publications.