Center for Behavioral Education and Research (CBER)

CBER researchers have been awarded by the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) for research projects. Please click the title for more information.

A big congratulations to our CBER researchers, Drs. Jennifer Freeman, Devin Kearns, and Tamika La Salle! They have recently received tenures as well as a promotion to associate professors.

The Center for Behavioral and Education Research (CBER) is hosting our 9th Annual Graduate Research Symposium! The event includes a researcher panel and a poster session featuring student research. Please click the title for more information.

Drs. Tamika La Salle and Sara McDaniel receive a five-year $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Dr. La Salle and Dr. Sara McDaniel will work to look at ways to address a gap in the effectiveness of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (SWPBIS) by enhancing the traditional SWPBIS model with SWPBIS+: culturally responsive SWPBIS. Please click the link for more information.

The Center for Behavioral Education and Research (CBER) in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut is hosting its 9th Graduate Research Symposium, an annual student-led conference, on Thursday, May 9th, 2019. This is a great opportunity for you to present your own research posters to a large number of people!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN 8th Annual Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum May 16-17, 2019 Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa 625 North Road Groton, Conn. Develop your professional network in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Enhance your capacity to work smarter and more effectively in implementing the PBIS framework. Join us for this exciting regional […]

“Politics Behind School Funding and Getting Media Coverage on Research” CBER will hold our Breakfast Brown Bag with Jacqueline Rabe, Reporter at CT Mirror & ProPublica, on Monday, April 8th. The topic will be “Politics Behind School Funding and Getting Media Coverage on Research”. Join us for this event! Location: Gentry Building, Room 144 Time: 9 – 10 a.m., Monday, April 8th Light […]

Our Breakfast Brown Bag will have an updated speaker. Dr. Michelle Williams, UConn's Associate Vice President for Research. The topic will be "Creating a Culture of Research at UConn". Join us for this event on Monday, March 11th!

CBER will hold our Breakfast Brown Bag with Radenka Maric, UConn's Vice President for Research, on Monday, March 11th. The topic will be "Creating a Culture of Research at UConn". Join us for this event!

Develop your professional network in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Enhance your capacity to work smarter and more effectively in implementing the PBIS framework. Join us for this exciting regional opportunity for PBIS leaders and implementers in the Northeast.

Dr. Allison Lombardi and Emily Tarconish, a CBER student researcher, received a CETL (Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) mini grant for their project "Assessing the Impact of Disability-Awareness Videos on Faculty Member’s Teaching Effectiveness" . Please click the title for more info.

Dr. Allison Lombardi received the 2018 Neag School of Education Outstanding Early Career Scholar Award. This award is given to a faculty member(s) in the Neag School of Education within the first eight years (at least two years at UConn) of his or her academic career following the completion of the doctoral degree and recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to his or her field of study, along with a demonstrated potential for continued research success and achievements. Congratulations, Dr. Lombardi!

Jessica Monahan, a CBER student researcher, recently received the Patricia L. Sitlington Emerging Researcher Award at the 2018 Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) conference. Please click the title for more information. Congratulation, Jess!

The PBIS team at CBER UConn is co-directing the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on a $32.6 million U.S. Department of Education grant. Please click the title to learn more about this project!

Join us for our Breakfast Brown Bag event about CT Education Policy Initiatives on December 10th! In this event, we will engage CT SDE leaders in conversations about the vision of education for CT. Charlene Russell-Tucker, Sarah Barzee, Melissa Hickey, and Bryan Klimkiewicz will be our panelists. More information will follow.

CBER seeks to promote equity and improve educational outcomes for all learners, especially those with or at risk for learning and behavioral difficulties. Our faculty conduct innovative, rigorous, and translational research on effective educational practices and systems related to four areas: Literacy, positive behavioral supports, behavioral health and school climate, as well as transition and postsecondary education. See our research impact, public engagement, and how we shape the shape the future of education in our updated factoid by clicking the title!

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, poster presentations, and symposium sessions. Click the title for more information!

CBER will hold our Breakfast Brown Bag with Dr. Craig Kennedy, UConn's new Provost, on Monday, October 8th. Dr. Kennedy will comment on what it takes to become a successful researcher in the 21st Century as well as provide graduate students with useful advice in a school of education. Please join us for this event!

The Neag School invites current or future PBIS trainers or coaches to the University of Connecticut for the second annual Summer Behavioral Institute — a one-week, intensive program presented by national experts designed to develop your skills! For more information, please click the title.

Jess Monahan, a CBER student researcher and currently a CBER graduate assistant, receives the Lisa Pappanikou Glidden Scholarship Fund. The fund is provided to students who are primarily engaged in the study of educating and/or training of special needs youngsters with severe and profound disabilities. Recipients of this scholarship have demonstrated high academic achievement. Congratulations, Jess!