Project Activities
Fellows were trained for at least 2 years each and were provided opportunities for collaboration with practitioners, researchers, educational leaders, and policy makers. In the program, the fellows: 1) worked closely with an education research mentor to plan a line of independent research, 2) audited courses in research methods and statistics, 3) learned how to develop and sustain meaningful researcher-practitioner partnerships, and 4) participated in a community of interdisciplinary scholars grounded in public health and implementation science. Research opportunities covered a range of IES goals and three IES topics: Effective Instruction, Early Learning Programs and Policies, and Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning.
Fellows participated in data collection, data analysis, dissemination of findings, and communication of findings to stakeholders across multiple funded projects within the IES goals (i.e., exploratory, development & innovation, efficacy & replication, measurement). Fellows participated in weekly prevention science seminars offered through the Missouri Prevention Science Institute, met with a host of scholars from the field of education sciences, presented their research for feedback, and participated in meetings with school partners.
Key outcomes
This IES Postdoctoral Research Training program prepared four fellows to conduct rigorous research on teacher training, including evaluation of training practices and development of teacher training models to support teachers in using effective practices that will lead to improved academic outcomes for students. As of 2021, Dr. Holmes was an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, Dr. Sinclair was a research associate at the University of Oregon, Dr. Smith was a senior research associate at the Missouri Prevention Science Institute, and Dr. McCall was a senior research associate at Missouri Prevention Science Institute.
People and institutions involved
IES program contact(s)
Project contributors
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Products and publications
Book Chapters
Holmes, S.R., Reinke, W. M., Herman, K.C., Thompson, A. M., & Danforth, L. (2019). Supporting family-school partnerships in multi-tiered systems of supports. In S. A. Garbacz & C. Albers (Eds.), Implementing Family-School Partnerships: Student Success in School Psychology Research and Practice. New York, NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Journal articles, monographs, or newsletters
McCall, C., Romero, M., Yang, W. & Weigand, T. (2022) Utilizing Intersectionality to Shift Practices and systems
Sinclair, J., Herman, K. C., Reinke, W. M., Dong, N., & Stormont, M. (2021). Effects of a Universal Classroom Management Intervention on Middle School Students with or At Risk for Behavior Problems. Remedial and Special Education, 42, 18-30.
Smith, T., Herman, K.C., Reinke, W.M., & Sebastian, J. (2021). Exploring the link between principal leadership and family engagement across elementary and middle school. Journal of School Psychology, 84, 49-62.
Smith, T. E., Sheridan, S. M., Kim, E. M., Park, S., & Beretvas, S. N. (2020). The effects of family-school partnership interventions on academic and social-emotional functioning: A meta-analysis exploring what works for whom. Educational Psychology Review, 32(2), 511-544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09509-w
Smith, T. E., Reinke, W. M., Herman, K. C., & Huang, F. H. (2019). Understanding family-school engagement across and within elementary- and middle-school contexts. School Psychology, 34(4), 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000290
Reinke, W. M., Smith, T. E., & Herman, K. C. (2019). Family-school engagement across child and adolescent development. School Psychology, 34(4), 346-349. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000322
Sinclair, J., Hansen, S. G., Machalicek, W., Knowles, C., Hirano, K. A., Dolata, J. K., Blakely, A. W., Seeley, J. R., & Murray, C. (2018). A 16-year review of participant diversity in intervention research across a selection of 12 special education journals. Exceptional Children, 84(3), 312-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0014402918756989
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