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UMB Supports and Intervention for Learning
(UMB-SAIL) Lab

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We conduct research aimed to promote student learning by utilizing efficient, effective, and culturally affirming behavioral supports for youth and vested partners. Our scholarship is primarily applied and behavior analytic in nature, aligned with the UMB College of Education and Human Development commitment to anti-racism and community-engaged research. 

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Welcome!

News and Announcements - Updated November 2024

Welcome, Audra and Juan to the lab! Congrats to recent graduate lab members, Staci and Patrick! Learn about lab members under the "Team" tab.

News from Former Lab Members:

  • Talia Berkman is a pre-doctoral intern with the Boston Public Schools. Awesome, Talia!

  • Dr. Staci Ballard began as an Assistant Professor in School Psychology at New Mexico State University in September 2024! Congrats, Staci!

  • Dr. Patrick Robinson-Link began as a post-doctoral fellow with Innovations for Youth (i4Y) at UC Berkeley in September 2024! Way to go, Patrick!​

The lab recently received the following external grant:

  • Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Amy Cook; Co-PI: Brian Daniels). Transforming Boston Access to Mental Health in Schools (BAMHS). Funded: $299,793 over 2 years (2024-2026). Improving Youth Behavioral Health Outcomes in Boston through Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Grant, Boston Public Health Commission.

Selected Recent Publications (*indicates current or former student lab member):

Fallon, L. M., *Laenen, D. P., & *Romero, E. D. (accepted). ​​Advancing racial equity with MTSS-B in self-contained classrooms. Beyond Behavior.

Daniels, B., Fallon, L. M., Cook, A. C., *Palacios Molina, A., & *Veiga, M. (2024). Exploring threats to internal validity of direct assessment in single case design research. School Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000664

Fallon, L. M., *Laenen, D. P., *Kausel, J., *Sunda, R., *Palacios Molina, A. V., & *Romero, E. D. (2024). Prompting implementation of culturally responsive teaching in a therapeutic setting. School Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000638 

Fallon, L. M., *DeFouw, E. R., *Cathcart, S. C., *Berkman, T. S., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Sugai, G. (2021). Supports to improve academic outcomes with racially and ethnically minoritized youth: a review of research. Remedial and Special Education, 43(4), 237-254. https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325211046760

Full text here

 

Fallon, L. M., *Veiga, M., & Sugai, G. (2021). Strengthening MTSS for behavior (MTSS-B) to promote racial equity. School Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2021.1972333

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