लेखक: T. Chris Riley-Tillman

Matthew K. Burns, Ph D, is Associate Dean for Research and Professor in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri–Columbia. He has published over 150 articles and book chapters and 10 books, and served as Editor of School Psychology Review.T. Chris Riley-Tillman, Ph D, is Professor and Associate Division Director in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri. He is Associate Editor of School Psychology Quarterly and Assessment for Effective Intervention. His research interests include the development and validation of assessment and intervention methodologies, single-case design, and consultation. The author of five books and over 100 articles and book chapters, Dr. Riley-Tillman is a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He is Series Editor of The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series.  Amanda M. Van Der Heyden, Ph D, is a private consultant, researcher, and national trainer who has worked in a number of school districts and is President of Education Research and Consulting, Inc., in Fairhope, Alabama. She is Associate Editor of School Psychology Review, serves on the editorial boards of several other journals, and has published more than 60 articles, books, and book chapters related to RTI. Dr. Van Der Heyden was named to a National Center for Learning Disabilities advisory panel to provide guidance related to RTI and received the Lightner Witmer Award from the American Psychological Association for her scholarship on early intervention, RTI, and models of data-based decision making.