Sandra M.
Chafouleas, Ph.D.

University of Connecticut
Associate Professor, School Psychology
Research Scientist, Center for
Behavioral & Education Research
Dr.
Chafouleas is an Associate Professor in the Neag School of
Education at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Chafouleas
received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from Syracuse
University and has been a licensed psychologist in Connecticut
since 2001. Her primary areas of research interest involve
school-based behavior assessment, as well as the application of
evidence-based strategies in schools. She has authored over 60
articles, book chapters, and books. She currently serves as the
Project Director on a grant funded through the U.S. Department
of Education (Institute for Education Sciences) and also as
Co-Training Director on a post-doctoral fellowship project
funded by the U.S. Department of Education (Institute for
Education Sciences). She has been an Associate Editor of School
Psychology Review over the past four years, and currently
serves as an editorial board member of Psychology in the
Schools and ad hoc reviewer for a number of related journals.
Prior to becoming a university trainer, she worked as a school
psychologist and school administrator in a variety of settings
dealing with children with behavior disorders.
Contact Dr. Chafouleas at:
Sandra.chafouleas@uconn.edu
Phone: 860-486-6868
www.cber.org
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Theodore J. Christ.
Ph.D.

University of Minnesota
Associate Professor, School Psychology
343 Education Sciences Building
Dr. Christ is
an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational
Psychology at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities.
Dr. Christ is engaged in research, teaching, and service
related to assessment for the purpose of school-based problem
solving and response to intervention. Dr. Christ is engaged
with several research lines that examine and improve
assessments that are designed to inform school-based service
delivery. That includes research on Direct Behavior Ratings
(DBR), Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), Subskill Analysis of
Reading Fluency (SARF), and other computer-based assessments.
Dr. Christ has more than 60 publications, 50 presentations, and
is associated with more than $3.7 million dollars in
research-related funding.
Contact Dr. Christ at:
tchrist@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-7068
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T. Chris Riley-Tillman, Ph.D.

East Carolina University
Associate Professor, School Psychology
Director of the School Psychology Program
Dr.
Riley-Tillman received his Ph.D. in School Psychology from
Syracuse University. Dr. Riley-Tillman is currently an
Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in School
Psychology and Pediatric School Psychology at East Carolina
University. In his current position, Dr. Riley-Tillman provides
training in assessment, intervention and consultation. He
brings qualifications in the areas of applied behavior
analysis, behavioral assessment, academic assessment and
intervention, and the development and validation of assessment
and intervention methodologies which are both empirically
supported and feasible. His research interests involve social
behavioral assessment, academic assessment/intervention, and
consultation. He has authored over 60 articles, book chapters
and books. Dr. Riley-Tillman serves as Co-Principal
Investigator on Project VIABLE an IES-funded grant with goals
to develop and evaluate procedures for direct behavior rating
scales to effectively and efficiently measure student behavior.
Dr. Riley-Tillman is currently serving as an Associate Editor
for School Psychology Forum and board member of School
Psychology Review. Prior to his work at East Carolina
University, Dr. Riley-Tillman was a faculty member at Temple
University where he was nominated for several teaching
awards.
Contact Dr. Riley-Tillman at:
rileytillmant@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-328-1371
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Amy Briesch, Ph.D.

Northeastern University
Assistant Professor, School Psychology Program
Dr. Briesch is currently an
assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology
in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. She received her
Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2009, subsequent to
completing her pre-doctoral internship with Heartland Area Education Agency.
Dr. Briesch’s primary research interests involve in role of student involvement
in intervention design and implementation, use of self-management as an
intervention strategy for reducing problem behaviors in the classroom, and
identification and examination of feasible and psychometrically-sound measures
for the formative assessment of student social behavior.
Contact Dr. Briesch at:
a.briesch@neu.edu
Phone: 617-373-8291
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