My Learning Lab :: Tami Lakins, M.S., M.Ed.

Tami Lakins, M.S., M.Ed.

Why I’m With Learning Lab

My education and working experience have given me the knowledge necessary to provide families and students with comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations. I have also garnered an understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of students and families struggling with academic, behavioral, and emotional issues. All of this has prepared me to be a member of the Learning Lab assessment team in order to assist students and families on the path to success.

My Credentials and Experience

I have been a licensed School Psychologist with Learning Lab since 2007. Prior to this, I was a School Psychologist with Williamson County Schools for eight years. While living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, I was a caseworker and therapist at FHC Cumberland Hall, a child and adolescent psychiatric hospital that provided services to acute patients as well youth receiving residential care in the State’s custody.

I received a Masters of Science degree in School Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in 2000. I completed my Masters of Education in Special Education, with a concentration in Emotional Behavioral Disorders, at Vanderbilt University in 2006. While at VU, my research activities focused on developing and implementing Positive Behavior Support plans for area schools.

I continue to work with inspiring mentors and educational leaders to broaden my ability to serve students and families more effectively.

Tami Lakins, M.S., M.Ed.

School Psychologist

How I Make a Difference
As I strive to provide the best evaluation possible, I am reminded of student from a small town about an hour north of Jackson, TN. While he had been receiving services as a student with a learning disability for a few years, his IEP lacked the details needed for him to make progress in the classroom. After working with him and his mother on a comprehensive reading evaluation, I was able to provide them with specific areas of need and recommendations for addressing those areas.
These recommendations were taken to the school, which had very limited resources. However, a determined special education teacher was able to work directly with the student to address his needs. When the re-evaluation was completed a few weeks ago, I was able to report to the mother that her son had made progress in all areas.

Contact Information
(615) 377-2929
info@mylearnlab.com