Aleksis Kincaid

Strategies to Improve Reading (STIR), Michigan
Aleksis Kincaid, PhD, is a senior researcher at AIR and partnership director for the Strategies to Improve Reading (STIR) partnership in Michigan. Dr. Kincaid’s areas of expertise include multi-tiered systems of support, school and district improvement, special education, assessment, and academic and behavioral interventions. He currently leads a project focused on supporting students with disabilities in alternative settings, leads the review process used to evaluate the technical rigor of academic and behavior assessments and interventions that appear on the NCII tools charts, and supports the REL Southwest Providing Interventions for Students in Middle Schools (PRISMS) partnership as the lead developer of an assessment tool educators will use to align their current instructional practices with evidence-based practices in reading. Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Kincaid worked as a licensed school psychologist, multi-tiered system of supports coordinator, and consultant for the state of Minnesota’s early childhood ratings program. He holds a doctorate in educational psychology with an emphasis in school psychology from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.