Posititve Behavior Support top banner.
Click here if you would like to review information designed specifically for parents resulting from our research.
Click here if you would like to review information specifically designed for teachers resulting from our research.
Click here to learn more about the Positive Behavior Support program staff.
Click here if you would like to learn about our project partners.
spacer  
 

spacer What is PBS?
 
bullet Possible interventions
spacer
About the Project
 
bullet Project Goals
spacer For Parents
spacer For Teachers
spacer Staff
spacer Partnerships & Links
spacer Replay Movie
spacer Presentations
spacer
Lee Kern, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Special Education in 1993 from the University of South Florida. She is currently Professor of Special Education at Lehigh University. Dr. Kern has worked in the area of special education for over 20 years as a classroom teacher, behavior specialist, and consultant. Her research interests are in the area of severe challenging behavior, functional assessment, curricular interventions, and self-management. She has published numerous articles and book chapters in these areas. In addition, she has received over $7,500,000 dollars in grant funding to research strategies to address children’s behavioral challenges. Dr. Kern is currently Associate Editor of Education and Treatment of Children, Journal of Behavioral Education, and Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions and serves on the editorial boards of five journals in the area of education.

Linda M. Bambara, received her doctorate in Special Education from Vanderbilt University with a emphasis severe disabilities. She is currently Professor of Special Education and Executive Director of Lehigh Support for Community Living, a university-affiliated program that supports adults with disabilities to live in their communities, at Lehigh University. Dr. Bambara is actively involved with promoting positive behavior supports for school-aged children and adults with developmental disabilities through research, advocacy, and consultative activities. In addition to positive behavior support, her interests include enhancing self-management, self-determination, and community participation for people with severe disabilities. Dr. Bambara has published numerous articles and book chapters in these areas, including two books on positive behavior support. She serves on five editorial boards of journals in developmental disabilities, including The Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions and was editor-in-chief of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (formerly JASH) from 1999-2001.

Stacy Nonnemacher

Gabriell Sacks

Kristin Starosta