Maureen Conroy

The purpose of this project was to develop a web-based version of an existing tier 2 intervention, Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Training: Competent Learners Achieving School Success (BEST in CLASS), that targets the reduction of problem behavior of young children at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). BEST in CLASS was designed to be delivered face-to-face in early childhood classrooms, which may restrict accessibility for early childhood programs with limited personnel o...

The prevalence rates of young children at elevated risk for emotional and behavioral disorders is concerning, with data indicating that approximately 12-25 percent of young children display chronic problem behaviors that impact their current and future performance in school. There is a need to intervene early with young children before the severity and intensity of their problems increase. BEST in CLASS was developed with IES funding as a secondary level intervention for teachers in early ch...

The Principal Investigator (PI) will conduct a program of research for improving behavior outcomes of young children with developmental delays while participating in mentoring and training activities to develop knowledge and skills related to adult learning strategies for early childhood professionals, mixed methods research, randomized controlled trials, and grant writing and management. Young children, age birth to three years old, with developmental delays are more likely to engage in sev...

The purpose of this project is to replicate findings of previous research conducted on the BEST in CLASS classroom-based intervention by testing the efficacy of BEST in CLASS - Elementary (BEST in CLASS-E).The BEST in CLASS is an intervention composed of several practice elements that target increasing the quantity and quality of specific teacher behaviors with high-risk focal children to prevent and reduce the occurrence of their chronic problem behaviors. Although the BEST in CLASS interve...