Gayle L. Macklem, MA, NCSP, LEP, is a Massachusetts-licensed school psychologist and a Massachusetts-licensed educational psychologist. She has served in the field of education for over 30 years. A former president of the Massachusetts School Psychologists Association (MSPA), she serves as the Technology Chairperson of the state association. She is an adjunct instructor in School Psychology at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) in Boston. She writes curriculum and writes on topics of interest to educators. She is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences. Ms. Macklem is the author of Springer’s Practitioner's Guide to Emotion Regulation in School-Aged Children (2008) and Bullying and Teasing: Social Power in Children’s Groups (2003).