Tác giả: Jennifer Freeman

Diane Myers, Ph D, is Senior Vice President of Special Education for Specialized Education Services, Inc. Her prior academic appointments include serving as Professor of Special Education and Chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Texas Woman’s University. Dr. Myers’s research interests include implementing positive behavioral interventions and supports at the school, classroom, and individual student levels; teacher training and professional development; classroom management; and supporting students with challenging behavior. The author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, she is coauthor of Classwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Guide to Proactive Classroom Management and Implementing Classwide PBIS: A Guide to Supporting Teachers. Brandi Simonsen, Ph D, is Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Education and Research at the University of Connecticut. She is Co-Director of the Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, Co-Principal Investigator of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports Research Network, and Senior Advisor to the National Center on Intensive Intervention. Dr. Simonsen”s primary interests include Tier 1 schoolwide PBIS in alternative settings, classwide PBIS, and more intensive supports for students with challenging behavior. The author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, she is coauthor of Classwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Guide to Proactive Classroom Management and Implementing Classwide PBIS: A Guide to Supporting Teachers. Jennifer Freeman, Ph D, is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and a Research Scientist at the Center for Behavioral Education and Research at the University of Connecticut. She is a recipient of the Ted Carr Initial Researcher Award from the Association for Positive Behavior Support. Dr. Freeman studies the effects of PBIS on outcomes at the high school level for high-risk student groups, including students with disabilities. She is particularly interested in improving graduation rates across and within student groups. She also studies professional development methods for improving teachers” use of evidence-based classroom management strategies. She has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters.