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Publications & Presentations

In progress

Wiggs, N., Reddy, L.A., Glover, T.A., Bronstein, B., Dudek, C.M., & Alperin, A. (in progress). Understanding Paraprofessional Knowledge and Behavior Management Implementation Training Needs.  School Psychology. 

Alperin, A., Reddy, L.A., Glover, T.A., Bronstein, B., Wiggs, N.B., & Dudek, C.M. (under second review and tentative accepted). School-based interventions for middle school students with disruptive behaviors: A review of components and methodology. School Psychology Review.

Reddy, L.A., Glover, T., Alperin, A., Dudek, C., & Breeden, N.  (in progress).  A randomized controlled trial of paraprofessionals behavior support coaching on intervention implementation and student outcomes in high-poverty schools. Journal of School Psychology

Wiggs, N.B., Reddy, L.A., Glover, T.A., Dudek, C.M., Bronstein, B., & Alperin, A. (in progress). A mixed-method study of paraprofessional classroom roles, professional development, and needs for training in elementary schools.

Bronstein, B., Reddy, L.A., Wiggs, N., Alperin, A., & Glover, T. (under review) Paraprofessional Perceptions of Strategy Use in Elementary Schools.

Bronstein, B., Reddy, L.A., Glover, T.A., Wiggs, N.B., & Christopher M. Dudek (under review). Paraprofessional and Teacher Relationships in Working with Students with or at Risk for Disruptive Behavior Disorders.

Bronstein, B., Reddy, L.A., Glover, T.A., Wiggs, N.B., & Christopher M. Dudek (in progress). Classroom Dynamics: Teacher and Paraprofessionals Relationships in Elementary School Classrooms for Students with Disruptive Behaviors.

 

In Press

Reddy, L.A., Lekwa, A.J., & Glover, T.A. (in press).  Supporting paraprofessionals in schools: Current research and practice.  Psychology in the Schools.  https://DOI.ORG/10.1002/pits.22457

Reddy, L.A., & Lekwa, L.A. & Glover, T., (in press).  Supporting paraprofessionals in schools: Current research and practices. Psychology in the Schools

Lekwa, A., & Reddy, L.A., (in press). Assessment of paraprofessional practices: Current status and future measurement directions, Psychology in the Schools 

 

2020 Publications

Breeden, N., Reddy, L., Glover, T., Dudek, C.M., Alperin, A., & Reagan, P. (2020). Behavior coaching support for paraprofessionals and students with emotional behavior disorders: A case study in an urban high-poverty elementary school.  Journal of Applied School Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2020.1821272 

Alperin, A., Breeden, N., Reddy, L.A., Glover, T., Dudek, C.M., & Reagan, P. (2020). Teacher and paraprofessional behavior  coaching:  A case study for  first grade students exhibiting emotional behavior problems in a urban high-poverty elementary school. Clinical Case Studies  https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650120935197*

Reddy, L.A., Alperin, A., & Glover, T. (2020). A critical review of professional development literature for paraprofessionals supporting students with externalizing behavior disorders. Psychology in the Schools  DOI:10.1002/pits.22381

Bronstein, B., Breeden, N., Glover, T. & Reddy, L. (2020) Paraprofessionals’ Perceptions of Behavior Problems in Elementary School Classrooms. Journal of Special Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022466920961085

 

National Presentations

Alperin, A, Reddy, L., & Glover, T., & Grant, C. (2019, March). Training paraprofessionals for students with challenging behaviors: A systematic review. Poster presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.

Breeden, N., Alperin, A., Reddy, L. A., Glover, T., Regan, P., & Dudek C. M. (2020, February). Can you help my para? Mini-skills workshop presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Baltimore, MD. 

Dudek, C. M., Reddy, L. A., Glover, T., Ziemba, H. (2019, February). Teacher practices and student behavior data to enhance learning environments. Paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA. 

Dudek, C. M., Reddy, L. A., & Glover, T. (2018, February). Examining the professional development needs of paraprofessionals. Paper presented at the 2018 annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL. 

Reddy, L.A. (2019 August).  Paraprofessionals the unspoken and understudied heroes of students with externalizing behaviors disorders. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois. 

 

Local School District Communications and Presentations

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  • Newark Public Schools
  • Carteret Township Public Schools
  • Cranbury Public Schools
  • Garfield Public Schools
  • Garfield
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  • Middlesex Public Schools
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  • Rahway Public Schools
  • South Amboy Public Schools