CSBYD Center for School-Based Youth Development 2010 Annual Report

Transcription

1 2010 Annual Report University of California, Santa Barbara Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department Website: Annual Report 1

2 University of California, Santa Barbara A SUMMARY OF CENTER PROJECTS DURING 2010 Education Building, Room 2226, 2228, 2230 The is a community of researchers devoted to developing a better understanding of the role of school engagement as a protective force in children's lives and that promotes academic, social, emotional, and physical well-being. The Center was formed in 2002 through the Gevirtz Funds for Excellence from the generosity of the Ambassador Don Gevirtz and his wife Marilyn Gevirtz. Mission The Center s mission is to engage in research that informs educators how to enhance school engagement and thereby promote all students social and academic competence. Scholars promote the mission of the Center through research, grant preparation, project evaluation, journal editorship, consultation, community networking, conference presentations, and manuscript preparation Annual Report 2

3 Faculty and Affiliated Researchers UCSB Faculty Researchers!!! Erin Dowdy, Ph.D. Erika Felix, Ph.D. Michael Furlong, Ph.D. (Director) Gale Morrison, Ph.D. (Dean, UCSB Graduate Division)! Matt Quirk, Ph.D. Jill Sharkey, Ph.D. Research Partners Greg Austin, Ph.D. (WestEd) Bonnie Benard (WestEd) Peter Boman, Ph.D. (Queensland University of Technology) Thomas Hanson, Ph.D. (WestEd) Stacy O Farrell, Ph.D. (Soquel Union Elementary School District) Ian Shochet, Ph.D. (Queensland University of Technology) Douglas Smith, Ph.D. (Southern Oregon University) Sukkyung You, Ph.D. (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) 2010 Annual Report 3

4 Center Publications in 2010 Bowers, E., Fitts, S., Quirk, M., & Jung, W. (2010). Effective strategies for developing academic English: Professional development and teacher practices. Bilingual Research Journal, 33, Dowdy, E., Twyford, J., & Sharkey, J. D. (in press). Methods of assessing behavior I: Observations and rating scales. In C. R. Reynolds (Ed.). Oxford handbook of psychological assessment of children and adolescents. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Dowdy, E., Dever, B., DiStefano, C., & Chin, J. (in press). Screening for emotional and behavioral risk among students with limited English proficiency. School Psychology Quarterly. Dowdy, E., Twyford, J., Chin, J., Kamphaus, R., & Mays, K. (in press). Factor structure of the BASC2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System student form. Psychological Assessment. Dowdy, E., Ritchey, K., & Kamphaus, R. W. (2010). School-based screening: A populationbased approach to inform and monitor children s mental health needs. School Mental Health, 2, doi: /s Dowdy, E., Furlong, M., Eklund, K., Saeki, E., & Ritchey, K. (2010). Screening for mental health and wellness: Current school based practice and emerging possibilities. In B. Doll, W. Pfohl, & J. Yoon (Eds.), Handbook of youth prevention science. New York, NY: Routledge. Eklund, K., Dowdy, E., Jones, C., & Furlong, M. (in press). Applicability of the dual-factor model of mental health for college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. Felix, E. D., Sharkey, J. D., Green, J. G., Furlong, M. J., & Tanigawa, D. (in press). Getting precise and pragmatic about the assessment of bullying: The development of the California Bullying Victimization Scale. Aggressive Behavior Felix, E. D., & You, S. (in press). Peer victimization within the ethnic context of high school. Journal of Community Psychology Annual Report 4

5 Felix, E. D., Hernández, L.A., Bravo, M., Ramírez, R., Cabiya, J., & Canino, G. (in press). Natural disaster and tisk of psychiatric disorders in Puerto Rican children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. Felix, E. D., Vernberg, E. M., Pfefferbaum, R. L., Gill, D. D., Schorr, J., Boudreaux, A., Gurwitch, R. H., Galea, S., & Pfefferbaum, B. (2010). Schools in the shadow of terrorism: Psychosocial adjustment and interest in interventions following terror attacks. Psychology in the Schools, 47, doi: /pits Furlong, M. J., Sharkey, J. D., Felix, E. D., Tanigawa, D., & Greif-Green, J. (2010). Bullying assessment: A call for increased precision of self-reporting procedures. In S. R. Jimerson, S. M. Swearer, & D. L. Espelage (Eds.), The international handbook of school bullying (pp ). New York, NY: Routledge. Furlong, M. J., O'Brennan, L. M., & You, S. (in press). Psychometric properties of the Add Health School Connectedness Scale for 18 sociocultural groups. Psychology in the Schools. Greif Green, J., Furlong, M. J., Astor, R. A., Benbenishty, R., & Espinoza, E. (in press). Assessing school victimization in the US, Guatemala, and Israel: Cross-cultural psychometric analysis of the School Victimization Scale. Victims and Offenders. Griffiths, A., Lilles, E., Furlong, M. J., & Sidwha, J. (in press). The relations of adolescent student engagement with troubling and high-risk behaviors. In S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly, & C. Wylie (Eds.), The handbook of research on student engagement. New York, NY: Springer Science. Jimerson, S. R., Nickerson, A. B., Mayer, M. J., & Furlong, M. J. (Eds.). (in press). The handbook of school violence and school safety: International research and practice. New York, NY: Routldege. Kamphaus, R. W., Dowdy, E., & Kim, S. (in press). Diagnosis, classification, and screening systems. In C. R. Reynolds (Ed.) Oxford Handbook of Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents. New York, NY: Oxford. Kamphaus, R. W., DiStefano, C., Dowdy, E., Eklund, K., & Dunn, A. (2010). Determining the presence of a problem : Comparing two approaches for detecting youth behavioral risk. School Psychology Review, 39, Kia-Keating, M., Dowdy, E., Morgan, M., & Noam, G. (in press). Promoting healthy development: Translating resilience research to school-based practice. Journal of Adolescent Health Annual Report 5

6 Lilles, E., Furlong, M., Quirk, M., Felix, E., Dominguez, K., & Anderson, M. (2010). Preliminary development of the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile. California School Psychologist, 14, McMahon, S. D., Felix, E. D., & Nagarajan, T. (2010). Social support and neighborhood stressors among African American youth: Networks and relations to self-worth. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: /s O Brennan, L. M., & Furlong, M. J. (2010). Relations between students perceptions of school connectedness and peer victimization. Journal of School Violence, 9, O Malley, M., Ritchey, K., Renshaw, T., & Furlong, M. J. (in press). Gauging the system: Trends in school climate measurement and intervention. In S. R. Jimerson, A. B. Nickerson, M. J. Mayer, & M. J. Furlong (Eds.), The handbook of school violence and school safety: International research and practice. New York, NY: Routldege Quirk, M., & Furlong, M. (in press). Getting a head start on closing the achievement gap: Universal screening of children s school readiness at kindergarten entry. CASP Today. Quirk, M., Furlong, M. J., Lilles, E., Felix, E., & Chin, J. (in press). Preliminary development of a Kindergarten School Readiness Assessment for Latino students. Journal of Applied School Psychology. Quirk, M., Unrau, N., Ragusa, G., Rueda, R., Lim, H., Bowers, E., Velasco, A., Honda, K., Nemerouf, A., & Loera, G. (2010). Teacher beliefs about reading motivation and their enactment in classrooms: The development of a survey questionnaire. Reading Psychology, 31, Sander, J. B., Sharkey, J. D., Olivarri, R., Tanigawa, D., & Mauseth, T. (2010). A qualitative study of juvenile offenders, student engagement and interpersonal relationships: Implications for research directions and preventionist approaches. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 20(4), Sharkey, J. D., Dowdy, E., Twyford, J., & Furlong, M. J. (in press). An overview of measurement issues in school violence and school safety research. In S. R. Jimerson, A. B. Nickerson, M. J. Mayer, & M. J. Furlong (Eds.), The handbook of school violence and school safety: International research and practice. New York, NY: Routldege Sharkey, J. D., Furlong, M. J., Dowdy, E., Felix, E. D., Grimm, L., & Ritchey, K. (in press). The United States Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative: Turning a national initiative into local action. In S. R. Jimerson, A. B. Nickerson, M. J. Mayer, & M. J. Furlong (Eds.), The handbook of school violence and school safety: International research and practice. New York, NY: Routldege 2010 Annual Report 6

7 Sharkey, J. D., Shekhtmeyster, Z., Chavez-Lopez, L., Norris, E., & Sass, L. (2010). The protective influence of gangs: Can schools compensate? Aggression and Violent Behavior. Sharkey, J. D., Sander, J. B., & Jimerson, S. R. (2010). Acculturation and mental health: Response to a culturally-centered delinquency intervention. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, Shochet, I., M., Smith, C. L., Furlong, M., & Homel, R. (in press). A prospective study investigating the impact of school connectedness factors on depressive symptoms in adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Smith, D. C., Furlong, M. J., Boman, P., & Gonzalez, V. (in press). Using self-report anger assessments in school settings. In S. R. Jimerson, A. B. Nickerson, M. J. Mayer, & M. J. Furlong (Eds.), The handbook of school violence and school safety: International research and practice. New York, NY: Routldege Terjesen, M. D., Kassay, K. S., Sotelo-Dynega, M., Dowdy, E., Harris, B., Meskin, M., & Stokes, J. (2010). Preparing faculty for a training program in school psychology in Vietnam. Trainers in School Psychology Trainers Forum, 29(3), You, S., Ritchey, K., Furlong, M. J., Shochet, I., & Boman, P (in press). Examination of the latent structure of the Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment Annual Report 7

8 Center Technical Reports in 2010 Felix, E. D., Chin, J., Terzieva, A., Furlong, M. J., & Quirk, M. (2010). First 5 Santa Barbara County Evaluation Report Report submitted to First 5 Santa Barbara County. Fox, A., & Sharkey, J. D. (2010). Psychological Risks and Assets of Probationers: Initial Data Collection. Technical Report Prepared for the Santa Barbara County Probation Department. Santa Barbara, CA. Furlong, M. J., & Fox, A. (2010). Storyteller annual evaluation report. Technical Report Prepared for the Storyteller Children s Center. Santa Barbara, CA. Furlong, M. J., & Ortega, K. (2010). Santa Barbara County Service Learning Initiative annual report. Technical Report Prepared for the Santa Barbara County Education Office. Santa Barbara, CA. Ortega, K., Sharkey, J. D., Furlong, M. J., Dowdy, E., Felix, E. D.,& Fox, A. (2010). Check, Connect, & Respect: The First Nine Weeks: Technical Report Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Santa Maria Joint Union High School Districts. Santa Barbara, CA. Quirk, M., Furlong, M. J., & Felix, E. (2010). Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile Manual. Santa Barbara, CA: First 5 Commission of Santa Barbara County. Sharkey, J. D. (2010). Santa Barbara Assets and Risks Assessment (SBARA)-Version 2: A Technical Training Packet and Presentation. Technical report for Santa Barbara County Probation Department. Santa Barbara, CA. Sharkey, J. D. (2010). Youth Survey results through Fall Technical report prepared for Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services Alcohol and Drug Prevention Programs. Santa Barbara, CA. Sharkey, J. D., Fox, A., Ortega, K., Gonzalez, N., Mayworm, A., & Coronado, M. (2010). Youth Survey Results through Fall Technical report prepared for Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services Alcohol and Drug Prevention Programs. Santa Barbara, CA Annual Report 8

9 Sharkey, J. D., Shekhtmeyster, Z., & Fox, A. (2010). Annual Report Annual State report for Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services Alcohol and Drug Program. Santa Barbara, CA Annual Report 9

10 Center Conference Presentations in 2010 Valarde, S., & Furlong, M. J. (2010, January). Using data for program management. Safe Schools/Healthy Students New Grantee meeting. U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, and the Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration. Washington, DC. Sander, J. B., Sharkey, J. D., Griffiths, A. J., Olivarri, R., Mauseth, T., & Talebi, H. (2010, March). School consultation: Serving students involved in juvenile justice. Symposium presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Chicago, IL. Twyford, J., Eklund, K., Chin, J., & Dowdy, E. (2010, March). Does the BASC-2 Teacher BESS have predictive validity across ethnicities? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. Chin, J., Twyford, J., Eklund, K., & Dowdy, E. (2010, March). Gender differences in teacher/ parent screenings for emotional/behavioral risk. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. Twyford, J., Eklund, K., Chin, J., & Dowdy, E. (2010, March). Behavioral RTI model: implementing screening for emotional and behavioral problems. Mini-skills presentation conducted at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. Furlong, M. J. (2010, March). California s Resilience Youth Development Module: Resources for Everyday Use. California Association of School Psychologists, Santa Clara, CA. Furlong, M. J., & Jones, C. (2010, March). Positive Psychology Take 3: Co-vitalism as psychological well-being. California Association of School Psychologists, Santa Clara, CA. Furlong, M., Quirk, M., Gonzalez, V., & Lau, F. (2010, March). Ready or not, here I come: School readiness assessment strategies. Workshop presented at the meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Santa Clara, CA. Lau, F., Quirk, M., & Durham, A. (2010, March). Examining multi-generational differences in expectancies and values among families and children: The impact of motivation on 2010 Annual Report 10

11 academic achievement. Poster presented at the meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Santa Clara, CA. Beem, S., & Quirk, M. (2010, March). English learners as word callers: Prevalence and implications for practice. Poster presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. Saeki, E., & Quirk, M. (2010, March). Reading motivation and reading achievement among English language learners. Poster presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. Singh, R., & Quirk, M. (2010, March). Other aspects of adolescent obesity: Unhealthy behaviors, depression, and academic achievement. Poster presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. Furlong, M. J. (2010, May). Creating safe schools Addressing bullying and other forms of school violence. Southern Oregon University. PSI CHI Honor Society. Furlong, M. J. (2010, May). Ready or not, Here I come: School readiness assessment strategies. Pacific Circle Consortium conference, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR. Unrau, N., & Quirk, M. (2010, May). Reading attitude, motivation, and engagement: Clarifying constructs and their measurement. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Kamphaus, R.W., DiStefano, C., Dowdy, E., & Dever, B. (2010, June). Screening of student behavior and emotions: Further validity evidence. Poster presented at the annual Institute of Education Sciences research conference, National Harbor, MD. Furlong, M. J. (2010, June). Substance use environment and school climate. Invited presentation. National Coordinating Committee on School Health and Safety. Washington, DC. Furlong, M. J. (2010, June). Academic and disciplinary environments and school climate. Invited presentation. National Coordinating Committee on School Health and Safety. Washington, DC. Furlong, M. J., & Smith, D.C. (2010, July). Covitalism: An examincation of co-occurring positive traits. International School Psychology Association, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. See Smith, D. C., & Furlong, M. J. (2010, July). Multidimensional School Anger Inventory: A Cross-National Evaluation. International School Psychology Association. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. See Annual Report 11

12 DiStefano, C., Dever, B., & Dowdy, E. (2010, July). Measurement equivalence of a teacherreport behavioral and emotional screener for students with limited English proficiency. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychometric Society, Athens, GA. Dever, B., Mays, K., Kamphaus, R. W., & Dowdy, E. (2010, July). The factor structure of the BASC-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Teacher Form, Child/Adolescent. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychometric Society, Athens, GA. Dowdy, E., Kamphaus, R. W., DiStefano, C., Eklund, K., & Dunn, A. (2010, August). Comparing teacher screeners for detection of behavioral and emotional risk. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Dowdy, E., Dever, B., DiStefano, C., & Chin, J. (2010, August). Screening and behavior ratings: A focus on English language learners. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Mays, K., Twyford, J., Chin, J., & Dowdy, E. (2010, August). An exploratory factor analysis of the BASC-2 BESS Teacher form. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Chin, J., Mays, K., Twyford, J., & Dowdy, E. (2010, August). Factor structure of a teacher-rated screener for emotional/behavioral risk. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Twyford, J., Chin, J., Mays, K., & Dowdy, E. (2010, August). Factor structure of a youth selfreport screener for behavioral/emotional risk. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Eklund, K., Renshaw, T., & Dowdy, E. (2010, August). The utility of behavioral and emotional universal screening in schools. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. Eklund, K., Twyford, J., & Dowdy, E. (2010, August). Behavioral RTI: Early identification and intervention for behavioral and emotional problems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA Annual Report 12

13 Honors and Appointments in 2010 Furlong, M. J. (2010). Appointed member of the Institute of Educational Sciences, What Works Task Force for Reducing Behavior Problems in the Secondary Schools. Improving student behavior in secondary schools: A practice guide (NCEE #). Evans, S., Bixby, W., Dolan, V., Furlong, M., Kern, L., Lewis, T., & Wentzel, K. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from practiceguides/ Document is undergoing final Federal review process Furlong, M. J. (2008 present). Editor, Journal of School Violence! Sharkey, J. D. (2010). Research Summit Scholar, School Psychology Research Summit sponsored by The Society for the Study of School Psychology. Chicago, IL. CSYBD researchers provided peer reviews for the following!! Asian Pacific Journal of Education Behavior Disorders Educational Research Journal Journal of Adolescence Journal of Adolescent Health Journal of Applied School Psychology Journal of Bisexuality Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Journal of School Health Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Journal of School Psychology Journal of School Violence International Journal of Behavioral Development Literacy Research and Instruction Pearson School Psychology Review School Psychology Quarterly South Africa's National Research Foundation Journal Abnormal Child Psychology Violence and Victims Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2010 Annual Report 13

14 Public Service Community Presentations in 2010 Sharkey, J. D. (2010, February). Santa Barbara Assets and Risks Assessment - Version 2. A presentation to Santa Barbara County Probation Department. Santa Maria, CA. Bethel, L., Sharkey, J. D., & Swanson, B. (2010, April). Evidence-based practice & community supervision: Santa Barbara Probation Risk and Needs Assessments for Juveniles and Adults. A training for the Santa Barbara County Public Defenders. Solvang, CA. Sharkey, J. D., Ortega, K., Shekhtmeyster, Z., Potter, M., & Fox, A. (2010, March). Training in Consultation and Evaluation. A Training for the Santa Ynez Valley Youth Action Council. University of California, Santa Barbara. Furlong, M.J. (2010, April). Results of the 2009 Carpinteria Healthy Kids Survey. Carpinteria Unified School District School Board. Quirk, M. (2010, May). The Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile: Scale development and related research. Paper presented at the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Symposium, Sacramento, CA Furlong, M. J. (2010, June). Character Counts, or Counting Characters. Presentation to the UCSBm GGSE Teacher Education Program. Furlong, M.J. (2010, August). The Optimistic Classroom. Presentation at the Isla Vista School Staff Orientation Meeting. Furlong, M.J. (2010, September). Anger assessment in schools. Presentation to the school psychology students at the Queensland Institute of Technology. Furlong, M.J. (2010, November). Results of the 2009 Santa Maria Healthy Kids Survey. Superintendents Advisory Council, Santa Maria, Joint Union High School District Annual Report 14

15 Funded Research in ! R03 MH A1 : Natural Disaster and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders in Puerto Rican Children. Erika Felix, Ph.D. (P.I.) Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. This grant involves secondary data analysis that examines risk and protective factors in children s recovery environment following a natural disaster ! Research and Evaluation of Main Family Resource Center of Carpinteria Erika Felix, Ph.D. (P.I.) A contract with Carpinteria Unified School District. This project involves research and program evaluation of an innovative community collaboration promoting school readiness and academic success ! Recovery after Multiple Fire Disasters in Santa Barbara. Erika Felix, Ph.D. & Walid Afifi, Ph.D. (P.I.) Social Science Survey Research Center, Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research, UCSB. This in-kind grant funded a random-digit telephone survey assessing exposure to the multiple fire disaster, mental health, and coping ! Evaluation of Santa Barbara County First 5 Programs. Erika Felix, Ph.D. & Michael Furlong, Ph.D. (P.I.) A sub-contract from Santa Barbara County First 5. The project involves the evaluation of seven county-wide initiatives designed to promote the well-being and optimal development of children ages 0-5 years. This project also involves conducting a longitudinal study of school readiness and academic trajectories for students in grades K-3. Jul 2007 Jun 2011! Safe Schools/Healthy Students Evaluation Carpinteria Unified School District. Michael J. Furlong (P.I.) Carpinteria Unified School District Subcontract US Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Evaluation of local implementation of an enhanced, coordinated, comprehensive plan of activities, programs, and services to promote healthy childhood development and prevent violence, alcohol, and other drug abuse Annual Report 15

16 Jul 2008 Jun 2012! Safe Schools/Healthy Students Evaluation Santa Maria Joint Union High Michael J. Furlong, Jill D. Sharkey, Erika D. Felix, & Erin Dowdy (P.I.s) Santa Maria Joint Union High Subcontract U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Evaluation of local implementation of an enhanced, coordinated, comprehensive plan of activities, programs, and services to promote healthy childhood development and prevent violence, alcohol, and other drug abuse. Sept 2007 Jun 2011! AOD Strategic Plan Outcomes Evaluation Jill D. Sharkey (P.I.) Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, & Mental Health Services Subcontract California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs To assist in the identification and measurement of outcome indicators for Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Program Strategic Prevention Plan s Implementation. Oct 2006 Sept 2010! After School Opportunities for Kids Evaluation Jill Sharkey (P.I.). Santa Barbara Elementary School District Subcontract California Department of Education Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of an after-school program on academics and behavior of at-risk children at five Title 1 elementary schools present!! Behavioral Collaboration Team Erin Dowdy and Shane Jimerson (P.I.s) Contract: Goleta Union School District and Harding University Partnership School Partner with local elementary schools to identify needs and provide consultation services including: staff development and training, design and implementation of intensive behavioral interventions, and assistance with prevention, early identification, and early intervention 2008-present!! Evaluation of the Harding Early Years Project Matthew Quirk, Michael Furlong (P.I.s) Contract: Conducting evaluation based on the Santa Barbara Preschool Results-Based Accountability Goals present!! Hellman Family Faculty Fellowship Erin Dowdy (P.I.) Grant: Methods for Early Identification of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Schools 2007-present!! Storyteller Children s Center Longitudinal Study Michael J. Furlong (P.I.) Contract: Ongoing monitoring go progress from age 4 through Grade present!! Santa Barbara County Service Learning Initiative Evaluation Michael J. Furlong (P.I.) Contract: Annual monitoring of service learning projects implemented in Santa Barbara County 2010 Annual Report 16

17 ! Hellman Family Faculty Fellowship Matthew Quirk (P.I.) Grant: Early Identification and Intervention of Students At-Risk for Academic Problems project examining the predictive validity of the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP) ! UCSB Academic Senate Individual Faculty General Research Award Matthew Quirk (P.I.) Grant: Supporting research on comprehensive kindergarten screening within a response to intervention framework 2010 Annual Report 17

18 Center Researcher s Professional Affiliations American Psychological Association Divisions 16 (School) American Psychological Association Divisions 53 (Child Clinical) American Educational Research Association Bullying Research Network (BRNET) California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) Consortium to Prevent School Violence Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders Division (CCBD) International Reading Association International School Psychology Association International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2010 Annual Report 18