Kilgus, S. P., von der Embse, N. P., Scott, K., & Paxton, S. (2015). Use of the Intervention Selection Profile–Social Skills (ISP-SS) to identify social skill acquisition deficits: A preliminary validation study. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 40, 228-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508415577469
Kilgus, S. P., Kazmerski, J. S., Taylor, C., & von der Embse, N. P. (2017). Use of Direct Behavior Ratings (DBRs) to collect functional assessment data. School Psychology Quarterly, 32, 240-253. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000156
Kilgus, S. P., von der Embse, N. P., Eklund, K., Izumi, J., Peet, C., Meyer, L. N., & Taylor, C. N. (2019). Reliability, validity, and accuracy of the Intervention Selection Profile–Function: A brief functional assessment tool. School Psychology, 34, 531- 540. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000325
Kilgus, S. P., Bonifay, W. E., Eklund, K., von der Embse, N. P., Peet, C., Izumi, J., Shim, H., & Meyer, L. N. (2020). Development and validation of the Intervention Skills Profile–Skills: A brief measure of student social-emotional and academic enabling skills. Journal of School Psychology, 83, 66-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2020.10.001
von der Embse, N. P., Kilgus, S. P., Eklund, K., Zahn, M., Peet, C., & Durango, S. (2022). Promoting effective decision-making: Training educators to collect and use social-emotional skill assessment data to inform Tier II interventions. School Psychology Review, 574-588. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2020.1827680
Eklund, K., Kilgus, S. P., Zahn, M. R., von der Embse, N. P., Willenbrink, J., Davis, E., Twombly, T. (2023). Intervention Selection Profile-Function: An examination of decisional accuracy relative to traditional FBA data. School Psychology, 38(2), 110- 118. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000524
Kilgus, S. P., Eklund, K., von der Embse, N. P., Zahn, M. R., Meyer, L. N., Peet, C., & Willenbrink, J. (2025). Educator training to support the collection and use of Intervention Selection Profile-Function data: Two randomized controlled trials. Journal of School Psychology, 113, 101503 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2025.101503
von der Embse, N., Jenkins, A. S., Christensen, K., Kilgus, S., Mishra, M., & Chin, B. (2021). Evaluating the cost of prevention programming and universal screening with discrete event simulation. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48(6), 962–973. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01108-8
Kilgus, S. P., Eklund, K., & von der Embse, N. P. (2019). Psychometric defensibility of the Intervention Selection Profile – Social Skills (ISP-SS) with students at risk for behavioral concerns. Psychology in the Schools, 56, 526-538. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22214
Dr. Kilgus is a Professor in the School Psychology program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also Co-Director of the School Mental Health Collaborative, a national research and technical assistance center. He is also the Executive Director of METRICS, a national school mental health technical assistance center. Dr. Kilgus’ research has informed the development and testing of school-based early interventions for students exhibiting externalizing and internalizing concerns. He has also contributed to the development and validation of several social-emotional and behavioral assessments, including universal screening, problem analysis, and progress monitoring tools.