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The National Center for Special Education Research Research Programs and Funded Projects 2005–2012
NCSER 2005-2012

Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

FY 2012 Awards

Name of Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator: Ginsburg, Golda
Title: A Modular CBT for Reducing Anxiety and Improving Educational Outcomes
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Maryland
Award Number: R324A120405
Award Amount: $3,255,875
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2016

Name of Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Principal Investigator: Morgan, Paul
Title: ADHD: Population-Based Estimates of Diagnosis, Treatments, and School Outcomes
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): National
Award Number: R324A120331
Award Amount: $694,704
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2014

Name of Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Principal Investigator: Pfiffner, Linda
Title: Efficacy of the Collaborative Life Skills Program
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A120358
Award Amount: $3,386,497
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2016

Name of Institution: University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Wills, Howard
Title: A Multi-Site Efficacy Trial of the Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams "CW-FIT": A Research to Practice Agency for Students With and At Risk for EBD
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Tennessee, Utah, and Missouri
Award Number: R324A120344
Award Amount: $2,916,059
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2016

Name of Institution: University of Oregon
Principal Investigator: McIntosh, Kent
Title: Identifying Factors Predicting Implementation and Sustainability of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Washington, Wisconsin
Award Number: R324A120278
Award Amount: $1,425,209
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2016

Name of Institution: Florida International University
Principal Investigator: Graziano, Paulo
Title: Development of a Kindergarten Transitional Program for Preschool Students Identified as Being at High Risk for Behavioral Disorders
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Florida
Award Number: R324A120136
Award Amount: $1,497,831
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2015

Name of Institution: University of Oregon
Principal Investigator: Horner, Robert
Title: Team-Initiated Problem Solving for Improved Student Outcome
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Oregon and North Carolina
Award Number: R324A120041
Award Amount: $2,523,998
Award Period: 3/1/2012–2/5/28/2013

Name of Institution: Florida International University
Principal Investigator: Pelham, William
Title: A Summer Preparatory Program for Middle and High School Students with ADHD
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Florida
Award Number: R324A120169
Award Amount: $3,478,637
Award Period: 3/1/2012–2/28/2016

Name of Institution: University of Missouri
Principal Investigator: Stichter, Janine
Title: Evaluating the Efficacy of the School-based Social Competence Intervention for Adolescents (SCI-A) with High Functioning Autism
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Missouri
Award Number: R324A120027
Award Amount: $2,896,933
Award Period: 3/1/2012–2/28/2016

Name of Institution: University of South Carolina
Principal Investigator: Flory, Kate
Title: Mediators of Social Impairment among Children with ADHD
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): South Carolina and Ohio
Award Number: R324A120003
Award Amount: $1,530,974
Award Period: 3/1/2012–2/28/2015

FY 2011 Awards

Name of Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator: Bradshaw, Catherine
Title: Double Check: A Cultural Proficiency and Student Engagement Model
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Maryland
Award Number: R324A110107
Award Amount: $1,676,576
Award Period: 5/1/2011–4/30/2014

Name of Institution: Oregon Social Learning Center
Principal Investigator: Buchanan, Rohanna
Title: Students, Parents, and Teachers on Track: Intervention Development for Youth with Emotional Disturbance
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Oregon
Award Number: R324A110370
Award Amount: $1,270,780
Award Period: 5/1/2011–4/30/2014

Name of Institution: University of South Florida
Principal Investigator: Crosland, Kimberly
Title: Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Educational Outcomes of Youth in Foster Care by Decreasing Runaway Behavior
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Florida
Award Number: R324A110180
Award Amount: $1,338,956
Award Period: 7/1/2011–6/30/2014

Name of Institution: IRIS Media, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Marquez, Brion
Title: Student Self-Management System (SSMS): Reducing Problem Behavior in Upper Elementary Classrooms by Transferring Externally Applied Teacher Controls to Internally Applied Student Controls
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Oregon and California
Award Number: R324A110074
Award Amount: $1,484,881
Award Period: 3/1/2011–2/28/2014

Name of Institution: University of Florida
Principal Investigator: Smith, Stephen
Title: Development of I Control: An Executive Function Based Intervention to Foster Self-Regulation and Improve Social/emotional Outcomes for Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Florida
Award Number: R324A110182
Award Amount: $1,487,494
Award Period: 5/15/2011–8/14/2014

Name of Institution: University of Florida
Principal Investigator: Conroy, Maureen
Title: Efficacy of the BEST in CLASS Intervention for Young Children at High Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Florida and Virginia
Award Number: R324A110173
Award Amount: $4,134,515
Award Period: 8/15/2011–8/15/2015

Name of Institution: SRI International
Principal Investigator: Sumi, Carl
Title: Students Exposed to Trauma: An Efficacy Study of the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A110027
Award Amount: $3,383,527
Award Period: 6/1/2011–5/31/2015

Name of Institution: SRI International
Principal Investigator: Sumi, William
Title: Efficacy Study of Check and Connect to Improve Student Outcomes
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A110166
Award Amount: $3,475,570
Award Period: 9/1/2011–8/31/2015

Name of Institution: University of Connecticut
Principal Investigator: Chafouleas, Sandra
Title: Project VIABLE-II: Unified Validation of Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) in a Problem-solving Model
Goal: Measurement
Research Site(s): Connecticut, North Carolina, and New York
Award Number: R324A110017
Award Amount: $2,332,829
Award Period: 7/1/2011–6/30/2015

FY 2010 Awards

Name of Institution: University of Florida
Principal Investigator: Daunic, Ann
Title: Development of a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum for Children At Risk for Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Florida
Award Number: R324A100020
Award Amount: $1,494,228
Award Period: 5/16/2010–5/15/2013

Name of Institution: University of Oregon
Principal Investigator: Sprague, Jeffrey
Title: Implementing Positive Behavior Supports in Juvenile Correction Settings
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Oregon, New Mexico, and Georgia
Award Number: R324A100286
Award Amount: $1,448,782
Award Period: 7/1/2010–6/30/2013

Name of Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Principal Investigator: Sullivan, Terri
Title: Promoting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Competence in Adolescents with Disabilities: A School-wide Inclusive Violence Prevention Model
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Virginia
Award Number: R324A100160
Award Amount: $1,500,000
Award Period: 3/1/2010–2/28/2013

Name of Institution: Board of Regents, University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Principal Investigator: Sheridan, Susan
Title: A Randomized Trial of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) in Rural Educational Settings: Efficacy for Elementary Students With Disruptive Behaviors
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Nebraska
Award Number: R324A100115
Award Amount: $2,999,994
Award Period: 4/1/2010–3/31/2014

FY 2009 Awards

Name of Institution: University of South Florida
Principal Investigator: Duchnowski, Albert
Title: Parent Connectors: A Parent Support Program to Improve Outcomes for Students Who Have Emotional Disturbances
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Florida
Award Number: R324A090049
Award Amount: $1,184,233
Award Period: 3/1/2009–5/31/2012

Name of Institution: University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Knowlton, Earle
Title: Social Tele-Coaching in Classroom Settings
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Nebraska
Award Number: R324A090322
Award Amount: $1,078,881
Award Period: 6/1/2009–9/30/2012

Name of Institution: University of Missouri
Principal Investigator: Laffey, James
Title: Developing a 3D-based Virtual Learning Environment for Use in Schools to Enhance the Social Competence of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Missouri
Award Number: R324A090197
Award Amount: $1,491,075
Award Period: 7/1/2009–9/30/2012

Name of Institution: University of Missouri
Principal Investigator: Stichter, Janine
Title: Developing a School-based Social Competence Intervention (SCI)
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Missouri
Award Number: R324A090060
Award Amount: $1,107,127
Award Period: 3/1/2009–5/31/2012

Name of Institution: Louisiana State University and A&M College
Principal Investigator: Gresham, Frank
Title: Development and Validation of Progress Monitoring Tools for Social Behavior
Goal: Measurement
Research Site(s): Louisiana
Award Number: R324A090098
Award Amount: $1,415,791
Award Period: 5/15/2009–8/14/2013

Name of Institution: Oregon Research Institute
Principal Investigator: Seeley, John
Title: Ecological Approach to Family Intervention and Treatment (Eco-FIT) Integrated with PBS: An Effectiveness Trial in Middle School
Goal: Scale-Up Evaluations
Research Site(s): Oregon
Award Number: R324A090111
Award Amount: $6,598,994
Award Period: 3/1/2009–5/28/2014

FY 2008 Awards

Name of Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Principal Investigator: Conroy, Maureen
Title: Promoting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Competence in Young High-Risk Children: A Preventative Classroom-Based Early Intervention Model
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Virginia
Award Number: R324A080074
Award Amount: $1,500,000
Award Period: 5/1/2008–4/30/2011

Name of Institution: Louisiana State University and A&M College
Principal Investigator: Gresham, Frank
Title: Development of Universal, Selected, and Intensive Social Skills Intervention Programs
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Louisiana
Award Number: R324A080113
Award Amount: $894,418
Award Period: 6/1/2008–5/31/2011

Name of Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Principal Investigator: Pfiffner, Linda
Title: Collaborative School-Home Behavioral Intervention for ADHD
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A080041
Award Amount: $1,431,352
Award Period: 4/1/2008–3/31/2011

FY 2007 Awards

Name of Institution: University of Oregon
Principal Investigator: Flannery, K. Brigid
Title: Systematic Analysis and Model Development for High School Positive Behavior Support
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Oregon and Illinois
Award Number: R324A070157
Award Amount: $1,985,519
Award Period: 7/1/2007–6/30/2011

Name of Institution: University of Oregon
Principal Investigator: Horner, Robert
Title: Enhancing Data-based Decision-Making in Schools
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Oregon and North Carolina
Award Number: R324A070226
Award Amount: $1,689,910
Award Period: 3/1/2007–2/28/2011

Name of Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Principal Investigator: Mason, Linda
Title: Writing Instruction for Adolescents with Behavior Disorders: Scaffolding Procedural Learning to Extended Discourse
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Pennsylvania and Virginia
Award Number: R324A070199
Award Amount: $1,795,462
Award Period: 6/1/2007–5/31/2011

Name of Institution: University of Washington
Principal Investigator: Benner, Gregory
Title: Think Time Efficacy Study
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Washington
Award Number: R324A070183
Award Amount: $1,430,137
Award Period: 3/1/2007–2/28/2010

Name of Institution: University of Kansas
Principal Investigator: Kamps, Debra
Title: Class-wide Function-Based Intervention Teams: A Research to Practice Agenda for Functional Behavior Assessment (CW: FIT)
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Kansas
Award Number: R324A070181
Award Amount: $2,998,625
Award Period: 5/1/2007–4/30/2011

Name of Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator: Leaf, Philip
Title: Testing The Impact of PBIS Plus
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Maryland
Award Number: R324A070118
Award Amount: $2,849,197
Award Period: 5/1/2007–4/30/2011

Name of Institution: University of Oregon
Principal Investigator: Squires, Jane
Title: Project SEAM: Preventing Behavior Disorders and Improving Social-Emotional Competence for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
Goal: Measurement
Research Site(s): Oregon and Pennsylvania
Award Number: R324A070255
Award Amount: $1,385,742
Award Period: 8/1/2007–7/31/2011

FY 2006 Awards

Name of Institution: Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator: Lane, Kathleen
Title: The Effects of Strategy and Self-Regulation Instruction on Students' Writing Performance and Behavior: A Preventative Approach (Project WRITE)
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Tennessee
Award Number: R324B060018
Award Amount: $1,431,137
Award Period: 9/1/2006–8/31/2009

Name of Institution: Western Michigan University
Principal Investigator: Peterson, Stephanie
Title: Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement and Adjusting Demand Requirements: Effects on Communication, Compliance, and Problem Behavior
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Idaho
Award Number: R324B060013
Award Amount: $515,385
Award Period: 8/1/2006–7/31/2009

Name of Institution: State University of New York, Buffalo
Principal Investigator: Pelham, William
Title: Adaptive Treatments for Children with ADHD
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): New York
Award Number: R324B060045
Award Amount: $2,711,468
Award Period: 4/1/2006–3/31/2010

Name of Institution: University of Florida
Principal Investigator: Smith, Stephen
Title: Universal Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Elementary Students to Reduce Disruptive/Aggressive Behavior
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Florida
Award Number: R324B060029
Award Amount: $1,625,469
Award Period: 8/1/2006–7/31/2010

Name of Institution: University of Connecticut
Principal Investigator: Chafouleas, Sandra
Title: Project VIABLE: Validation of Instruments for Assessing Behavior Longitudinally and Efficiently
Goal: Measurement
Research Site(s): Connecticut and North Carolina
Award Number: R324B060014
Award Amount: $1,496,507
Award Period: 6/1/2006–5/31/2010

Name of Institution: Georgia State University
Principal Investigator: Kamphaus, Randy
Title: Development and Validation of a Screener for Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Elementary and Middle School
Goal: Measurement
Research Site(s): California and Maryland
Award Number: R324B060005
Award Amount: $941,141
Award Period: 5/1/2006–4/30/2010

Name of Institution: SRI International
Principal Investigator: Wagner, Mary
Title: Early, Evidence-Based Intervention For Externalizing Behavior Problems in School: From Efficacy to Effectiveness of the First Step to Success Program
Goal: Scale-Up Evaluations
Research Site(s): California, West Virginia, Illinois, Florida, and Oregon
Award Number: R324B060003
Award Amount: $5,857,960
Award Period: 3/1/2006–2/28/2011

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