Intervention Experts

Michael Faggella-Luby

ProfessorTexas Christian University

Michael Faggella-Luby helps educators to implement methods and instructional materials for students with and without disabilities.

Implementation of Specific Evidence-based Pedagogies and InterventionsIdentification of Critical Systemic Variables Associated with School Reform and Intervention ImplementationSecondary and Post-Secondary EducationLearning DisabilitiesA Systematic Review of Assessment Tools for Higher Ed and Disability

Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.

Expert in political science, justice, law and public policyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Sandra Pavelka is an expert in American politics and elections, law and public policy, and juvenile and restorative justice.

Justice ReformCriminal JusticeJuvenile JusticeFlorida PoliticsU.S. Politics

J. Aaron Johnson, PhD

Associate Dean of Research, School of Public Health; Director, Institute of Public and Preventive HealthAugusta University

J. Aaron Johnson, PhD's research focuses on evidence-based practices, primarily in substance use prevention.

Health literacyAlcohol ScreeningBrief InterventionsTreatment of Substance Use DisordersOpioid Epidemic

Matthew Burns

Endowed ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matthew Burns studies data-based decisions about instruction, the effects of interventions, and systems to best deliver them.

Identifying Learning DisabilitiesDyslexiaReading InterventionReading AssessmentMultitiered Systems of Support

Jessica Borelli

Associate Professor of Psychological ScienceUC Irvine

Jessie Borelli's research focuses on the links between close relationships and mental health

AttachmentParentingDevelopmentalMental HealthHealth

Brandi Simonsen, Ph.D.

Professor of Educational Psychology, Co-Director of Center for Behavioral Education and ResearchUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Simonsen is an expert in school, classroom, and student positive behavioral interventions and supports.

School DisciplineStudent BehaviorSeclusionBehavioral InterventionPositive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Sandra M. Chafouleas

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Educational PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Chafouleas is an expert on whole child, school mental health, behavioral assessment, and K12 tiered systems of support.

Multi-Tiered FrameworksWhole School, Whole Community, Whole Child ModelSocial-Emotional-Behavioral AssessmentSchool Mental HealthTrauma-Informed Schools