The SPARK Lab has collaborations across the US and globally.

School-University partnerships are essential to bridge the research-to-practice gap and promote evidence-based mental and behavioral health practices in schools. If you are interested in collaborating, please reach out here or by email to nygaardm@mailbox.sc.edu.

Below we include a non-exhaustive list of our school partners and university collaborators.

University of South Carolina’s

Center for School Behavioral Health


University of South Carolina’s

Youth Empowerment in Schools and Systems Lab


University of Pennsylvania

VALUES Lab


Harvard University

Lab for Youth Mental Health


Harvard Medical School

Mental Health for All Lab


University of Oregon

Leveraging Evidence and Advancing Practice for Youth Mental Health Services


McMaster University

Advancing Youth Mental Health


Indiana University Bloomington

School-Based Mental Health Research and Training Initiative