This past week at the Neag School’s December faculty-staff meeting, Del Siegle, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, announced three recipients of the Neag School 2017 Research Awards. Two CBER scientists won the awards. Dr. Coyne was named the recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Scholar Award. Dr. Devin Kearns was named the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Early Career Scholar Award. Congratulations, Drs. Coyne and Kearns. Thank you both for your contributions!

For more information, please click here.

As part of an initiative to provide multi-media training for CSCH affiliates, the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health partnered with the Public Health House Learning Community to host a live filming of TED-like talks on October 30, 2017. CBER researcher Dr. Sandra Chafouleas gave a talk “Think about the Link between Learning and Health: Schools as the Hub for Whole Child Success.” The talk is now online. Please see CSCH Live Filming of Affiliate Talks for more information.

CBER Breakfast Brown Bag (B3) Series

“Conceptualizing and Studying Classroom and School Climate: A Panel Discussion of Cultural Adaptions and International Applications”

Monday, Dec. 11, 2017
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Information Technologies Engineering Building (ITE)
Room 127,
UConn Storrs campus 

Featuring Neag School faculty members

Tamika La Salle
George Sugai
Elizabeth Howard

Bring along your breakfast and join us for our new B³ series. 
Description of B³ Series: CBER’s Breakfast Brown Bag (B³) Series is designed to provide an early window into innovative research conducted by, or in collaboration with, CBER research scientists. Researchers are invited to share current work, and audience members are encouraged ask questions, engage in problem solving, and discuss issues in applied research with CBER researchers.  Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students interested in applied research are welcome.

Dr. Tamika La Salle will present at the Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference (November 28th-29th). At the GAPBS Conference Dr. La Salle will be speaking about her presentation titled, “Integrating Culture and Climate within the Context of PBIS.” For more information about this conference and Dr. La Salle’s presentation, please click here.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s NEPBIS Network Leadership Forum is accepting proposals for presentations. You are invited to submit proposals for the following: oral presentations, symposium sessions (10-20 minute presentations organized by the conference committee around similar themes), and poster presentations.

Submission deadline: Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 

Review the submission guidelines and a scoring rubric prior to submitting a proposal; note that submissions from the Northeast Network States (CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, & VT) will be prioritized. Please click here to submit your proposals.  We are excited to review your proposal and put together an interesting and informative forum.

Further information on the 7th Annual Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum in Mystic, Conn. — scheduled for May 17-18, 2018 — is available at nepbis.org.

Neag School of Education’s Center for Behavioral Education and Research (CBER) hosted “Enhancing Equity in School Discipline” on Nov. 9 featuring Kent McIntosh from the University of Oregon, Charlene Russell-Tucker, Chief Operating Officer, Connecticut State Department of Education, and Jennifer Freeman from the University of Connecticut. The event was held on the Storrs Campus and was co-sponsored by the Connecticut State Department of Education and the Connecticut School Climate Transformation Grant.

Dr. George Sugai gave a keynote speech at the 10th anniversary of Missouri Prevention Center, University of Missouri. For more information about his address “Now More than Ever: Doubling Up on Prevention and Behavioral Sciences,” please click here.

CBER Ph.D. student Sarah Wilkinson is featured in National Center for Leadership in Intensive Interventions newsletter for her collaboration with Dr. Paul Yovanoff at Southern Methodist University.

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For more information about CBER student researchers, please visit our Student Researchers page.

The Northeast PBIS Network hosted a summit and celebration for recently endorsed trainers. To become endorsed, each trainer completed and met competencies of the rigorous Northeast PBIS Training of Trainers (NEPBIS TOT). As part of this work, each trainer demonstrated the ability to effectively train and support schools in implementing PBIS with fidelity.

Pictured here are three of the seven trainers: Christine Peck, Tracey Lamothe, and Eben McKnight. Not pictured are: Cynthia Zingler, Amanda Pickett, Christine Cappabianca, and Missy Wrigley. Faculty from the Center for Behavioral Education and Research developed and continue to coordinate the program in partnership with the CT State Department of Education.

Dr. Allison Lombardi, Dr. Jen Freeman, and Graham Rifenbark (CBER research scientist and grad student) published a new article about college and career readiness for adolescents with and without disabilities. Congratulations!

Lombardi, A., Freeman, J., Rifenbark, G. (2017). Modeling college and career readiness for adolescents with and without disabilities: A bifactor approach. Exceptional Children.