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1. 2012 Presentations
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3. 2010 Presentations
4. 2009 Presentations
5. 2008 Presentations
6. Presentations Before 2008

• Chafouleas, S.M. (2011, Oct).  Direct Behavior Rating (DBR): Defining features and assessment applications within a tiered service delivery model. Invited presentation at the 7th Annual Forum on Positive Behavior Support, Randolph, MA.
• Briesch, A.M. & Chafouleas, S.M. (2011, Aug). Promoting practical understanding of generalizability theory within school-based research. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.  (ind111986)
• Jaffery, R., Johnson, A.H., Bowler, M.C., Chafouleas, S.M., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2011, Aug). Options in agreement indices for establishing expert consensus on behavioral ratings within school and industrial/organizational psychology. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.   (ind112395)
• Jaffery, R. (2011, Aug). Improving outcomes for students with autism and their families through utilizing Direct Behavior Rating to communicate student data across settings. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC. (ind112395)
• Fallon, L. M., Collier-Meek, M. A., Jaffery, R., Sanetti, L. M. H., & Chafouleas, S. M. (accepted: 2011, August). Treatment integrity assessment and intervention with school-based personnel: Lessons learned from preliminary studies. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Washington, D.C.
• Johnson, A.H., Brooks, S.R., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. Utility of the Direct Behavior Rating--Behavior Assessment School Information System. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
• Iovannone, R., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Lynass, L. (2011, Mar). Direct Behavior Rating (DBR): Progress monitoring within a multi-tiered behavioral support model. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Positive Behavior Supports, Denver, CO.
• Jaffery, R., Fallon, L.M., Sanetti, L.M., & Chafouleas, S.M. (2011, Feb). Using DBR in self-monitoring to improve middle school behavior. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Fallon, L.M, Jaffery, R., Sanetti, L.M., & Chafouleas, S.M. (2011, Feb). Performance feedback by school-based personnel to increase teachers’ treatment integrity. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Johnson, A., Jaffery, R., Harrison, S.E., Music, A., Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Christ, T.J. (2011, Feb). Building consensus to establish expert ratings on Direct Behavior Rating. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Jaffery, R., Sen, R., Music, A., Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Christ, T.J. (2011, Feb). Direct Behavior Rating: Impact of behavioral wording on data accuracy. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Kilgus, S.P., Brooks, S.R., Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Christ, T.J. (2011, Feb). Diagnostic accuracy of Direct Behavior Rating single item scales. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Harrison, S.E., Jaffery, R., Johnson, A., Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Christ, T.J. (2011, Feb). Evaluating the effectiveness of a Direct Behavior Rating training module. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Amon, J., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Chafouleas, S.M. (2011, Feb). Direct Behavior Rating: Acceptability, usage and preference among school psychologists. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Kilgus, S.P. (2011, Feb). Direct Behavior Rating in behavior assessment within a problem-solving model. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
• Kilgus, S.P., & Chafouleas, S.M. (2011, Feb). Ethical dilemmas related to school based behavioral screening. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

• Jaffery, R., Fallon, L.M., Chafouleas, S.M., & Sanetti, L.M. (2010, Oct). Direct Behavior Rating: An assessment and intervention tool for improving student engagement class-wide. Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy Annual Conference, Amherst, MA.
• Johnson, A., Jaffery, R., & Chafouleas, S.M. (2010, Oct). Using on-line training to improve rater accuracy when recording student observations using Direct Behavior Rating. Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy Annual Conference, Amherst, MA.
• Chafouleas, S.M. (2010, June). Development and validation of progress-monitoring tools for social behavior: Lessons from Project VIABLE. Symposium presentation at the annual Institute of for Education Sciences Conference, Washington, DC.
• Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., Christ, T.J., & Sugai, G. (2010, Jun). Project VIABLE: Overview of findings. Poster presented at the annual Institute for Education Sciences Conference, Washington, DC.
• Iovannone, R., Chafouleas, S.M., & Lynass, L. (2010, Mar). Direct Behavior Rating (DBR): Tools for Progress Monitoring within Multi-tiered Behavioral Support (Part I: Direct Behavior Rating (DBR): Overview and Possible Applications within Tier I).Paper presented at the 7th International Conference  on Positive Behavior Support, St. Louis, MO.
• Chafouleas, S. M., Hagermoser Sanetti, L. M., Jaffery, R., Maggin, D. M., & Kilgus, S. P. (2010, Mar) Direct Behavior Rating sensitivity to change: Outcomes across consultation. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Christ, T.J, Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Chafouleas, S. M. (2010, Mar). Direct Behavior Rating: An emerging method to assess classroom behavior. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Harrison, S.E., Riley-Tillman, T.C, & Chafouleas, S.M. (2010, Mar). Direct Behavior Ratings: Training strategies to improve accuracy. Presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Chafouleas, S.M., Briesch, A., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2010, Mar). Behavior assessment in RTI: Considerations when selecting tools. Mini-Skills Presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Briesch, A., Chafouleas, S.M., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2010, Mar). Comparing the psychometric properties of behavioral assessment methods: SDO/DBR. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Kilgus, S.P., Saripalle, R.K., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2010, Mar). DBR-BASIS: A web-based system for Direct Behavior Rating data. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Jaffery, R., Ongsuco, A., Briesch, A., Christ, T.J., Chafouleas, S.M., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2010, Mar). Direct Behavior Rating: Evaluating behaviors with positive and negative definitions. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Amon, J., Brooks, S., Kilgus, S.P., Chafouleas, S.M., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2010, Mar). Direct Behavior Rating: Impact of varying training components on accuracy. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

• Harrison, S.E. (2009, Oct). Partnering with parents: Training parents in positive parenting skills and Direct Behavior Ratings. Part of a symposium on Behavior Analysis in Community Settings: Health Clinic, Schools & Camp, at the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Conference, Daytona, FL.
• Chafouleas, S.M., Briesch, A.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., Christ, T.J., Volpe, R.J., & Gresham, F. (2009, Aug). Review of methods for formative assessment of child social behavior. Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
• Jaffery, R., Boice, C., Ivey, A.L., Waite, S., Riley-Tillman, T.C. Christ, T.J., & Chafouleas, S.M. (2009, Aug). Impact of observation period duration on Direct Behavior Rating (DBR). Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
• Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2009, Aug). Evidence-based interventions for behavior problems in the schools: Selection, implementation, and analysis. Presentation at the North Carolina Annual Children's State of the Art Convention.
• Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., Christ, T.J., & Sugai, G. (2009, Jun). Project VIABLE: Overview of Directions related to training to enhance adequacy of data obtained through Direct Behavior Rating (DBR). Poster presented at the annual Institute for Education Sciences Conference, Washington, DC.
• Chafouleas, S.M., Kilgus, S.P., & Jaffery, R. (2009, Mar). Direct Behavior Rating: Definition, procedures, and applications in school-based behavior assessment. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Positive Behavior Supports, Jacksonville, FL.
• Burke, M., Vannest, K., & Chafouleas, S.M. (2009, Mar). Behavioral screening and progress monitoring for positive behavioral support. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Positive Behavioral Supports, Jacksonville, FL.
• Chafouleas, S. M. & Riley-Tillman, T. C. (2009, Feb). School-based behavior assessment: Considerations when selecting tools in RTI. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston MA.
• Christ, T. J., Riley-Tillman, T. C., & Chafouleas, S. M. (2009, Feb). An emerging alternative for RTI: Direct Behavior Rating. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston MA.
• Ongsuco, A., Music, A., Briesch, A. M., Kilgus, S. P., Chafouleas, S. M., Riley-Tillman, T. C., & Christ, T. J. (2009, Feb). Investigating the influence of scale characteristics on Direct Behavior Rating data. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston MA.
• LeBel, T. J., A., Briesch, A. M., Kilgus, S. P., Riley-Tillman, T. C., Chafouleas, S. M., & Christ, T. J. (2009, Feb). Behavioral specificity and wording impact on Direct Behavior Rating accuracy. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston MA.
• Music, A., Riley-Tillman, T. C., Chafouleas, S. M., & Christ, T. J. (2009, Feb). Project VIABLE: Teacher preference assessment of Direct Behavior Ratings. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston MA.
• LeBel, T. J. (2009, Feb). Investigating Direct Behavior Ratings as a home-school intervention for preschoolers. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
• Kilgus, S. P., Chafouleas, S. M., & Hernandez, P. (2009, Feb). Using Direct Behavior Ratings to enhance decision-making within multi-tiered frameworks. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston MA.

• Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., Christ, T.J., & Sugai, G. (2008, Jun). Project VIABLE: Overview of directions related to training to enhance adequacy of data obtained through Direct Behavior Rating (DBR). Poster presented at the annual Institute for Education Sciences Conference, Washington, DC.
• Briesch, A.M., Kilgus, S.P., Chafouleas, S.M., & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2008, Feb). Continued validation of the Usage Rating Profile for Interventions (URP-I). Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
• LeBel, T. J., Kilgus, S. P., Briesch, A. M., & Chafouleas, S. M. (2008, Feb). The influence of training of teacher-completed Direct Behavior Ratings. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
• Schlientz, M.D. & Riley-Tillman, T.C. (2008, Feb). Effects of training on the accuracy of Direct Behavior Ratings. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
• Riley-Tillman, T. C., Chafouleas, S. M., Christ, T. J., & Volpe, R. (2008, Feb). Technical characteristics of Direct Behavior Ratings as a social behavior assessment method. Symposium at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

• Chafouleas, S.M., Christ, T.J., Riley-Tillman, T.C., Briesch, A.M, & Chanese, J.A.M. (2007, Mar). Generalizability and dependability of Direct Behavior Ratings (DBRs) to assess social behavior of preschoolers. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New York, NY.
• Chafouleas, S.M., & Briesch, A.M. (2006, Sept). Using Daily Behavior Report Cards (DBRCs) in secondary-level assessment and intervention. Paper presented at the New England Positive Behavior Support Conference, Norwood, MA.
• Riley-Tillman, T.C., Chafouleas, S.M., Christ, T.J., LeBel, T., Ivey, A., & Briesch, A. (2007, Mar). Project VIABLE: The decision reliability of Direct Behavior Ratings. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New York, NY.
• Riley-Tillman, T. C., Chafouleas, S.M., Milsom, J., Briesch, A. (2006). The acceptability and decision reliability of Daily Behavior Report Cards. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Anaheim, CA.
• Chafouleas, S.M., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Sassu, K. A. (2005, Apr). Acceptability and reported use of daily behavior report cards (DBRCs) in a national sample of teachers. Poster presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.