Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Marchant, M. R., Anderson, D., Caldarella, P., Fisher, A. K., Young, B. J., & Young, K. R., (2009). School-wide Screening and Programs of Positive Behavior Support: Informing Universal Interventions. Preventing School Failure, 53(3), 133-144.

Nelson, J. A., Caldarella, P., Young, K. R., & Webb, N. (2008). Using peer praise notes to increase the social involvement of withdrawn adolescents. Teaching Exceptional children, 41(2), 6-13.

Caldarella, P., Young, E. L., Richardson, M. J., Young, B. J., & Young, K. R. (2008). Validation of the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders in Middle and Junior high School. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 16, 105-117.

Anderson, D., Munk, J., Young, K. R., Conley, L., & Caldarella, P. (2008). Teaching organizational skills to promote academic achievement in behaviorally challenged students. Teaching Exceptional Children, 40(4), 6-13.

Renshaw, T., Christensen, L., & Marchant, M. (2008). Training elementary school general educators to implement function-based support. Education and Treatment of Children, 31(4), 495-521.

Conley, L., Caldarella, P., & Young, E. L. (2007). Evaluating a ropes course for at-risk secondary school students. Journal of Experiential Education, 30(1), 21-35.

Marchant, M. R., 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 Modifying socially withdrawn behavior: A playground intervention for students with internalizing behaviors.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(8), 779-794.

Christensen, L., Young, K. R., & Marchant, M. (2007). Behavioral intervention planning: Increasing appropriate behavior of a socially withdrawn student. Education and Treatment of Children, 30(4), 81-103.

Young, K.R., West, R. P., Marchant, M., Christensen, L., Young, J. R., Morgan, C. J., Wilkinson, J. C.  & Womack, S. (2007).  Building Positive Relationships and Social Skills: A nurturing pedagogy approach, BYU Positive Behavior Support Initiative, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Richardson, M., & Christensen, L. (2006, Fall). The development of principled character. McKay Today Magazine, 3, 10.

Anderson, D. H., Fisher, A., Marchant, M., Young, K. R., & Smith, J.  (2006).  The cool-card intervention:  A positive support strategy for managing anger.  Beyond Behavior, 16(1), 3-13.

Marchant, M., Renshaw, T. L., & Young, E. L. (2006). Using single-subject research in the practice of school psychology. Communiqué, 35(1), 30-33.

Christensen, L., Young, K. R., & Marchant, M. (2004). The effects of a peer-mediated positive behavior support program on socially appropriate classroom behavior. Education and Treatment of Children, 27(3), 199-234.

Publications in Press

Munk, J., Gibb, G., & Caldarella, P. (In Press). Collaborative Preteaching of Students at Risk for Academic Failure. Intervention in School and Clinic .

Nelson, J. A., Young, B. J., Young, E., & Cox, G. (In Press). Utilizing Teacher Written Praise Notes to Promote a Positive Environment in a Middle School. Preventing School Failure.

Shen, J., Zhang, A., Zhang, C., Caldarella, P., Richardson M. J., & Shatzer, R. H. (In Press). Chinese Elementary School Teachers’ Perceptions of Students’ Classroom Behavior Problems. Educational Psychology.

Young, E. L., Sabbah  H. Y., Reiser M., Young, B. J., & Richardson, M. J. (In Press). Gender Differences and Similarities in a Screening Process for Emotional and Behavioral Risks in Secondary Schools. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.