Research Areas
Our research is concerned with bridging the research-to-practice gap in schools to promote socially valid and equitable student outcomes.
We engage in research related to the application of ABA to school contexts, school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS), implementation science at it relates to evidence-based practice in schools, diversity, equity, and inclusion in schools, and social and ecological validity of implementation efforts.
Below are some specific research areas. Our scope of research is continually evolving to best meet the needs of our school partners.
Contextual Relevance and Social Validity
Efficient, resource-saving, and socially valid behavioral interventions given the particulars of school contexts
Social and ecological validity
Contextual fit
Equity in education
High Impact and Prevention
Creating environments that build repertoires to reduce the likelihood of students engaging in behavior that interferes with learning
Implementing effective practices at scale in education
School-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS)
Implementation science
Social justice in education
Misuse of seclusion and restraint in schools
Disproportionality in school discipline
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Supporting Implementer Behavior
Evidence-based practice as a process for teachers, staff, and administrators
Implementation of effective practices
Data-based decision-making
Student, family, teacher, and community values
School context and resources
Efficient and socially valid implementation strategies to support educator use of empirically-supported practices (e.g., self-monitoring, training, coaching)