Behavior Intervention Self-Efficacy

• Development of the Behavior Intervention Self-Efficacy (BISE) scale​

• Understanding behavior intervention self-efficacy

  • Using the BISE scale, we are investigating what school staff demographic factors (such as training background), student demographic factors (such as grade levels), school environment (such as the difference between public, charter, and private schools), and classroom environment (such as class size) may be associated with how prepared school staff feel about handling challenging student behaviors when they occur.

  • Comparing exposure to certain problem behaviors and behavior intervention self-efficacy for those behaviors​

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Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Assessment

• Conceptualization of self-harming behaviors

  • Based on published work in Japan, we are conducting a systematic literature review to conceptualize categorical and functional understanding of self-injurious behaviors.

• Self-harm assessment 

  • Review of existing risk assessment instruments and literature on self-harm and suicidality

  • Development of comprehensive interview tool

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Disability Resources in Higher Education

• Disability resources visibility and accessibility on university websites

  • Systematic coding of college website information content and access feasibilty among higher education institutions in the Midwest​

• International comparison of disability resources in higher education

  • Policy comparisons between the U.S. and Japan​

  • Comparison of physical environments on college campuses in the U.S. and Japan

  • Qualitative analysis of perceptions among disability office staff, faculty, and other student service providers at colleges in the U.S. and Japan

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Diversity in School Psychology​

• Experiences among racially diverse students and faculty

  • We are studying experiences of microaggression and the sense of belongingness in school psychology graduate programs among diverse students and faculty members.

• Teaching of cultures and social justice in school psychology programs

  • Course requirement and availability reviews