Mars Area School Board has appointed Dr. Richard Glosser as Director of Student Services.

Glosser, who joined the District as a school psychologist in 2011, previously served as a school psychologist for Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV (Grove City, Pa.) and Mount Oliver Intermediate Unit II (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

He has also previously worked as a private psychological consultant for Catapult Learning (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Douglas A. Della Toffalo, Ph.D, & Assoc. (Johnstown, Pa.); as an independent contractor for Abraxas Pittsburgh School; a behavior specialist consultant at the Wesley Institute Inc. (Gibsonia, Pa.); a principle research associate at the University of Pittsburgh NIH Center of Excellence in Autism Research; a psychometrist at Allegheny General Hospital; and a crisis intervention specialist at Family Resources (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Glosser holds a doctoral degree in educational and school psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania; a certificate of advanced graduate study and a master’s degree in school psychology from Duquesne University; and a master’s degree in special education and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a nationally and state-certified school psychologist as well as a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Service Administrators (PAPSA), the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and the Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders (ABOARD).

For more information, call (724) 625-1518.