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About the Author
Kent McIntosh, PhD, is the Philip H. Knight Chair of Special Education at the University of Oregon and Director of Educational and Community Supports, a research unit in the College of Education. His current research focuses on implementation and sustainability of school-based interventions, reducing racial discipline disparities, and integrated academic and behavior support. Dr. McIntosh is author of over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is Codirector of the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and co-facilitator of the CenteraEURO (TM)s Equity and Belonging Workgroup, as well as a founding member of the PBIS-SCP Canada Network. Dr. McIntosh is a recipient of the Article of the Year Award from Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, the Article of the Year Award from the Division for Emotional and Behavioral Health of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and the Distinguished Early Career Research Award from the CECaEURO (TM)s Division of Research, among other honors.
Steve Goodman, PhD, is a partner with the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and former Director of MichiganaEURO (TM)s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MiBLSi). He was the Michigan grantee principal investigator for the first Office of Special Education Programs-funded model demonstration grant competition utilizing an integrated behavior and reading support model. Dr. Goodman has over 30 years of experience in the field of education as a special education teacher and a teacher consultant, and he has worked as a trainer for MichiganaEURO (TM)s Positive Behavior Support project. He has coauthored several research articles and book chapters and has presented at numerous national and international conferences. Dr. Goodman is on the board of directors of the Association for Positive Behavior Support, serves on advisory panels for several statewide projects, and has consulted with state- and district-level projects across the United States.