Office: 119 Audubon Hall
Department of Psychology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office Phone: (225) 578-4663
Email: gresham@lsu.edu

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RESEARCH INTEREST
My research interests involve the use of data-based decision making in the schools using a problem solving model of consultation for children and youth experiencing academic and social behavioral difficulties. I am interested in social skills assessment and training for children with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders as well as applied behavior analysis strategies for teaching positive replacement behaviors for at-risk children.

I am also interested in using a Response to Intervention (RTI) approach for addressing the academic and social behavioral needs of children in schools. I am the co-author of the Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales, Classwide Intervention Program, and Intervention Guide; widely used tools for address the social competence needs of children and adolescents.

I am a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Fellow of the Division of School Psychology, Fellow of the Division of Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics, and Fellow of the Division of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. I am a member of the National Association of School Psychologists, Association for Behavior Analysis, Council for Exceptional Children, and Council for Children with Behavior Disorders. I am a past recipient of the Lightner Witmer Award and the Senior Scientist Award given by the Division of School Psychology of APA for outstanding research contributions.

TEACHING
I am presently teaching:


ACTIVE GRANTS
Development of Universal, Selected, and Intensive Social Skills Intervention Programs. Institute of Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Grant funded in the amount of $894,418.

Development and Validation of Progress Monitoring Tools for Social Behavior (with C.R. Cook, Co-PI). Institute of Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Grant funded in the amount of $1,415,791.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
I initiated the School Psychology Program at LSU in 1981 and remained here until 1989. After leaving LSU, I became the Director of the Combined Program in Clinical and School Psychology at Hofstra University from 1989-1991. Leaving Hofstra University, I moved to the University of California-Riverside where I started an APA- and NASP-approved school psychology program from 1991-2005. I returned to LSU in 2005 and became a member of the faculty along with Drs. Noell, Tiger, and Cook. I have received over $12 million in federal research grants investigation topics such as assessment and classification of learning disabilities, identification of emotional and behavioral disorders, school retention, reading interventions, and development of social skills interventions. My students have been continuously funded on these research grants over the past 18 years. My future plans are to continue seeking federal funding for my research program and funding graduate students as valued members of my research team.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Gresham, F.M., (2009). Interpretation of intelligence test scores in Atkins cases: Conceptual and psychometric issues. Applied Neuropsychology.

Menesses, K., & Gresham, F.M. (2009). Relative efficacy of reciprocal and nonreciprocal peer tutoring on students at-risk for academic failure. School Psychology Quarterly.

Godbold, E., Gresham, F.M., Noell, G.H., & Dart, E. (2009). Visual and statistical analysis of single-case data: Effects on Type I and Type II error rates. Behavior Modification.

Gresham, F.M., Elliott, S.N., Cook, C.R., Vance, M.J., & Kettler, R. (2009). Cross-informant agreement for social skills and problem behavior ratings: An investigation of the Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales. Psychological Assessment.

Gresham, F.M. (2008). Best practices in diagnosis in a multi-tier problem solving approach. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Gresham, F.M. (2007). Evolution of the response to intervention concept: Empirical foundations and recent developments. In S. Jimmerson, M. Burns, & A. VanDerHeyden (Eds.), The handbook of response to intervention (pp. 10-24). New York: Springer.

Gresham, F.M., & Elliott, S.N. (2008). Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales. Bloomington, MN: Pearson Assessments.

Elliott, S.N., & Gresham, F.M. (2008). Social Skills Improvement System-Intervention Guide. Bloomington, MN: Pearson Assessments.

Mayer, M., Van Acher, R., Lochman, J., & Gresham, F.M. (2008). Cognitive behavioral interventions for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. New York: Guildford Press.

McIntyre, L.L., Gresham, F.M., DiGennaro, F., & Reed, D. (2007). Treatment integrity of school-based interventions with children in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis: 19991-2005. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 659-672.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association (Fellow)

Division of School Psychology of APA (Fellow)

Division of Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics of APA (Fellow)

Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology of APA (Fellow)

Association of Behavior Analysis

National Association of School Psychologists

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (CEC)

Division for Research (CEC)

Office: 233 Audubon Hall
Department of Psychology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office Phone: (225) 578-4119
Fax: (225) 578-4125
Email: gnoell@lsu.edu

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RESEARCH INTEREST
My work focuses extensively on interventions for you young children (ages 2-12 years), at-risk children, and children with disabling conditions. My team works with challenging behaviors, academic problems, and social/adaptive behavior concerns exhibited by children. My team commonly works in the public schools, the psychological services clinic at LSU, and specialized centers off campus. We have been worked with a local foundation to develop a specialized preschool program for children with Autism. My doctoral students and I collaborate with that program. My colleagues, doctoral students, and I have focused on two problems in the areas of consultation and child behavior therapy of the past 10 years:



I have also been extensively involved in educational policy in the areas of program evaluation, teacher preparation, and educator effectiveness. I have worked with colleagues in a number of states and at the national level. This work included a recent three year period in which the majority of my time was devoted to policy work at the Louisiana Department of Education.

As part of my educational policy work, I have conducted research using value added models to examine the impact of new teachers’ preparation program on K-12 student achievement. Based on this work, Louisiana was the first state to publish a report examining the value added impact of teacher preparation on student achievement. Additional information about that research can be obtained at: http://asa.regents.state.la.us/TE/value_added_model

The doctoral students on my team are actively involved in developing the skills needed for both psychological service delivery and scholarship. The many of my articles in scholarly journals include student co-authors and a number of my students have gone on to first authored articles. I received the Lightner Whitmer Award from the Division of School Psychology of the American Psychological Association for early career scholarship. I received the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award in 2005. I serve on the editorial boards of several journals.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Gansle, K. A., Noell, G. H., & Burns, J. M. (2012). Do student achievement outcomes differ across teacher preparation programs? An analysis of teacher education in Louisiana. Journal of Teacher Education, 63, 304-317.

Noell, G. H., Call, N. A., & Ardoin, S. P. (2011). Building complex repertoires from discrete behaviors by establishing stimulus control, behavioral chains, and strategic behavior. In W. W. Fisher, C. C. Piazza, & H. S. Roane (Eds.), Handbook of applied behavior analysis. pp. 250-269. New York: Guilford.

Noell, G. H. (2010). Empirical and pragmatic issues in assessing and supporting intervention implementation in schools. In G. G. Peacock, R. A. Ervin, E. J. Daly, III, & K. W. Merrell (Eds.), Practical Handbook of School Psychology: Effective Practices for the 21st Century. Pp. 513-530. New York: Guilford.

Noell, G. H., & Gansle, K. A. (2008). Moving from good ideas in educational systems change to sustainable program implementation: Coming to terms with some of the realities. Psychology in the Schools, 46, 79-89.

Noell, G. H., Connell, J. M., & Duhon, G. J. (2006). Spontaneous response generalization during whole word instruction: Reading to spell and spelling to read. Journal of Behavioral Education, 15, 121-130.

Noell, G. H. & Burns, J. L. (2006). Value added assessment of teacher preparation: An illustration of emerging technology. Journal of Teacher Education, 57, 37-50.

Noell, G. H., Witt, J. C., Slider, N. J., Connell, J. E., Gatti, S. L., Williams, K. L., Koenig, J. L., Resetar, J. L., & Duhon, G. J. (2005). Treatment implementation following behavioral consultation in schools: A comparison of three follow-up strategies. School Psychology Review, 34, 87-106.

Noell, G. H., Whitmarsh, E. L., VanDerHeyden, A. M., Gatti, S. L., & Slider, N. J. (2003). Sequencing instructional tasks: A comparison of contingent and non-contingent interspersal of preferred academic tasks. Behavior Modification, 27, 191-216.

Noell, G. H., Duhon, G. J., Gatti, S. L., & Connell, J. E. (2002). Consultation, follow-up, and behavior management intervention implementation in general education. School Psychology Review, 31, 217-234.

Noell, G. H., Freeland, J. T., Witt, J. C., & Gansle, K. A. (2001). Using brief assessments to identify effective interventions for individual students. Journal of School Psychology, 39, 335-355.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association (Fellow)

National Association of School Psychologists

Association for Behavior Analysis

Society for the Study of School Psychology

Office: 227 Audubon Hall
Department of Psychology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office Phone: (225) 578-4113
Email: mkelley@lsu.edu

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RESEARCH INTEREST
My research has focused on the behavioral assessment and treatment of children and adolescents. Topics of interest have included ADHD, home and school interventions for children with externalizing problems, and the psychological effects of violence exposure. I have been involved in the development of several assessment measures for the child and adolescent population. Areas assessed utilizing these measures include: family routines, treatment efficacy, daily stress, and violence exposure.

TEACHING
I presently teach the following courses:


REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Toney, L.P., Kelley, M.L., & Francingues Lanclos, N. (2003). Self and Parental Monitoring of Homework in Adolescents: Comparative Effects on Parents' Perceptions of Homework Behavior Problem. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 25, 35-51.

Kelley, M.L., Reitman, D., & Noell, G.H. (Eds.). (2003). Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of School Behavior. New York: Plenum Publishers.

Applegate, H., Kelley, M.L., Applegate, B.W., Jayasinghe, I.K., Venters, C.L. (2003). Clinical case study: Pediatric residents' discussions of and interventions for children's behavioral and emotional problems. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 315-321.

Adams, C.D., Reynolds, L.K., Perez, R.A., Powers, D., & Kelley, M.L. (1998). The Adolescent Behavior Checklist: Validation using structured diagnostic interviews. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 20, 103-125.

Hastings, T.L., & Kelley, M.L. (1997). Development and validation of the Screen for Adolescent Violence Exposure (SAVE), Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 25, 511-520.

Kern, L.K., & Kelley, M.L. (1997). The efficacy of a response cost-behavior in preschoolers. Behavior Modification, 21, 216-230.

Sadowski, C., Moore, L.A., & Kelley, M.L. (1994). Psychometric properties of the social problem solving inventory (SPSI) with normal and emotionally-disturbed adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 22, 487-500.

Kelley, M.L. (1990). School-Home Notes: Promoting Children's Classroom Success. New York: The Guilford Press. Republished in Italian (1995).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor
Louisiana State University
August 1982-present

Consultant for Department of Health and Hospice
1998-present

Clinical Internship
University of Mississippi Medical Center
1981-1982

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for the Advancement in Behavior Therapy

American Psychological Association

Office: 204 Audubon Hall
Department of Psychology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office Phone: (225) 255-1202
Email: trenshaw@lsu.edu

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BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

I completed my doctoral work in combined Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology at the University of California at Santa Barbara and primarily identify as a school psychologist. Before coming to LSU in 2012, I worked as a full-time practicing school psychologist in both Oregon and Utah. My scholarship is thus heavily informed by my practical experience and, in addition to advancing knowledge, aims to advance the practice and profession of school psychology.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My inquiries are broadly devoted to enhancing the well-being of students and their caregivers in school settings. I am currently involved in both original empirical research and meta-research (i.e., inquiry into the nature and scope of previously published research). And I am especially interested in population-based approaches to service delivery and non-traditional paradigms for approaching assessment and intervention in the schools. Some of my current research projects include:



I am currently collaborating with several colleagues (at other universities and research institutes), LSU students (at both the graduate and undergraduate levels), and local school administrators to carry out these projects. If you are interested in collaborating with or joining our research group, please contact me via email. Also, if you are interested in possibly pursuing doctoral studies with me at LSU, feel free to email me.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Renshaw, T. L. (in press). Mindfulness-based practices for crisis prevention and intervention. In S. E. Brock & S. R. Jimerson (Eds.), Handbook of school crisis prevention and intervention (2nd ed.). Bethesda, MA: National Association of School Psychologists.

Renshaw, T. L., & Jimerson, S. R. (2012). Enhancing student attitudes via a brief, universal-level bullying prevention curriculum. School Mental Health, 4, 115-128. doi:10.1007/s12310-011-9069-2

Jimerson, S. R., Hart, S. R., & Renshaw, T. L. (2012). Conceptual foundations for understanding youth engaged in antisocial and aggressive behaviors. In S. R. Jimerson, A. B. Nickerson, M. J. Mayer, & M. J. Furlong (Eds.), Handbook of school violence and school safety: International research and practice (2nd ed., pp. 3-14). New York, NY: Routledge.

O’Malley, M. D., Katz, K., Renshaw, T. L., & Furlong, M. J. (2012). Gauging the system: Trends in school climate measurement and intervention. In S. R. Jimerson, A. B. Nickerson, M. J. Mayer, & M. J. Furlong (Eds.), Handbook of school violence and school safety: International research and practice (2nd ed., pp. 317-329). New York, NY: Routledge.

Renshaw, T. L., & Kuriakose, S. (2011). Pivotal response treatment for children with autism: Core principles and applications for school psychologists. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 27, 181-200. doi:10.1080/15377903.2011.566166

Saeki, E., Jimerson, S. R., Earhart, J., Hart, S., Renshaw, T. L., Singh, R., & Stewart, K. (2010). Response to intervention (RtI) in the social, emotional, and behavioral domains: Current challenges and emerging possibilities. Contemporary School Psychology, 15, 41- 50.

Renshaw, T. L. (2010). Metalogue: Is school climate a real thing? The School Psychologist, 63(2), 49-57.

Eklund, K., Renshaw, T. L., Dowdy, E., Jimerson, S. R., Hart, S. R., Jones, C. N., & Earhart, J. (2009). Early identification of behavioral and emotional problems in youth: Universal screening versus teacher-referral identification. The California School Psychologist, 14, 89-95.

Renshaw, T. L., Christensen, L., Marchant, M., & Anderson, T. (2008). Training elementary school general educators to implement function-based support. Education and Treatment of Children, 31, 1-27. doi:10.1353/etc.0.0037

Marchant, M., Solano, B. R., Fisher, A. K., Caldarella, P., Young, K. R., & Renshaw, T. L. (2007). Modifying socially withdrawn behavior: A playground intervention for students with internalizing behaviors. Psychology in the Schools, 44, 779-794. doi:10.1002/pits.20265

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Psychological Association

National Association of School Psychologists

Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Greater Good Science Center