Research Project Coordinator
Research Project Coordinator
Mental-health Assessment and Support Cost Out Tool (MASCOT)
The Mental-Health Assessment and Support Cost Out Tool (MASCOT) compares the cost of universal screening procedures and subsequent supportive services to the costs of typical school discipline (i.e., Office Discipline Referrals, Disciplinary Meeting). The MASCOT utilizes the realistic salaries, intervention costs and disciplinary actions to simulate both the humanistic and financial cost to supporting students’ behavioral success.
Intervention Selection Profile (ISP) – Function Scoring Tool
This scoring tool calculates the average percentage of disruptive behavior as well as the average percentage of the four behavior consequences. You can print and share this resource with the student’s support team.
Intervention Selection Profile (ISP) – Function Implementation Guide
This implementation guide provides information on how to prepare for ISP-Function use, collect ISP-Function data, and use it to inform intervention selection.
Intervention Selection Profile (ISP) – Function Observation Form
This ISP-Function Observation Form is used to monitor student disruptive behavior and four possible behavioral consequences. Observations should be conducted during class periods in which the behavior is most frequent. School staff who will utilize the ISP-Function should complete the training module before use.
Utilizing discrete event simulation to improve the use of evidence and inform school mental health services
We are developing software to help MTSS teams find the best strategies for improving behavior and mental health in their schools. Our ADVICE software compares the impact and costs of Tier I/II interventions based on school size, need, and resources.
Project MIDAS: Development of a Multi-Informant Decisional Assessment System
The purpose of this project is to develop and validate a multi-informant decisional assessment system (MIDAS) to integrate and use multiple sources of data for accurate and efficient identification of social-emotional and behavioral (SEB) concerns in middle school students.
Two College of Education faculty members awarded research grants from Institute of Education Sciences
University of South Florida (USF) article from July 2021 highlights 2 projects funded by the Institute for Education Sciences (IES). One of these projects is led by Collaborative investigator Nathaniel von der Embse. This $2 million grant is entitled, “Project MIDAS: Development of a Multi-Informant Decisional Assessment System.”
Development of Assessment Tools and Educator Training to Support Tier 2 Behavioral Intervention Selection
The purpose of this project was to support the development and validation of the Intervention Selection Profile (ISP), a suite of brief assessment tools to identify appropriate interventions for students in need of Tier 2 support.
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