Kristine Jolivette, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3979
Atlanta, GA 30302-3979

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1999
• M.A., University of Iowa, 1996
• B.S., Iowa Stte University, 1992

MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST:

• Children and youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (E/BD)
• Three-tiered models of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS)
   Emphasis on:
  
  • School wide or facility-wide PBIS, effective instructional teachers practices,
    teacher-student interactions during academic insruction
  • Secondary tier supports including choice making, check in/check out,
    opportunities to respond/response cards
  • Tertiary tier supports including functional behavioral assessments and behavior intervention plans
• PBIS within Juvenile Justice, Residential and Alternative Education settings

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS (from 80+ manuscripts):

Ennis, R. P., Jolivette, K., Swoszowski, N. C., & Johnson, M. L. (in press). Secondary prevention efforts at a residential facility for students with emotional and behavioral disorders: Function-based check-in, check-out. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth.

Jolivette, K., McDaniel, S. C., Sprague, J. R., Swain-Bradway, J., & Ennis, R. P. (in press). Embedding the PBIS framework into the complex array of practices within AE settings: A decision-making approach. Assessment for Effective Intervention.

Jolivette, K., Swoszowski, N. C., Josephs, N. L., McDaniel, S., & Ennis, R. P. (in press). District-wide PBIS team questions related to using the PBIS framework to transition students with challenging behaviors from an alternative school to a neighborhood school. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.

Nelson, C. M., & Jolivette, K. (in press). Positive behavioral interventions and supports in alternative education settings. Encyclopedia of special education: A reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals.

Flower, A., McDaniel. S. C., & Jolivette, K. (2011). A literature review of research quality and effective practices in alternative education settings. Education and Treatment of Children, 34, 489-510.

Lane, K. L., Jolivette, K., Conroy, M., Nelson, C. M., & Benner, G. J. (2011). Future research directions for the field of E/BD: Standing on the shoulders of giants. Education and Treatment of Children, 34, 423-443.

Duchaine, E. L., Jolivette, K., & Fredrick, L. D. (2011). The effect of teacher coaching with performance feedback on behavior-specific praise in inclusion classrooms. Education and Treatment of Children, 34, 209-228.

Nelson, C.M., Jolivette, K., Leone, P. E., & Mathur, S. R. (2010). Meeting the needs of at-risk and adjudicated youth with behavioral challenges: The promise of juvenile justice. Behavioral Disorders, 36, 70-80.

Jolivette, K., & Nelson, C. M. (2010). Adapting positive behavioral interventions and supports for secure juvenile justice settings: Improving facility-wide behavior. Behavioral Disorders. 36, 28-42.

McDaniel, S. C., Duchaine, E., & Jolivette, K. (2010). Struggling readers with emotional and behavioral disorders and their teachers: Perceptions of Corrective Reading. Education and Treatment of Children, 33, 585-600.

Jolivette, K., & Steed, E. A. (2010). Classroom management strategies for young children with challenging behavior within early childhood settings. NHSA Dialog, 13, 198-213.

SELECTED INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS:

Jolivette, K., Alter, P., Scott, T. M., Josephs, N. L., & Swoszowski, N. C. (in press). Strategies to prevent problem behavior. In K. L. Lane, M. Tankersley, & B. Cook (Eds.), Research-based strategies for improving outcomes in behavior. Pearson.

Mathur, S. R., & Jolivette, K. (2011). Placement of students with emotional/behavioral disorders. In J. Bakken (Ed.), Advances in special education-behavioral disorders: Current perspectives and issues. In J. P. Bakken, F. E. Obiakor, A. F. Rotatori (Eds.), Behavioral Disorders: Identification, Assessment, and Instructions of Students with EBD Advances in Special Education (pp., 87-105). Emerald Group Publishing.

Heflin, L.J., & Jolivette, K. (2010). Managing behavior for effective learning. In R. Colarusso & C. O’Rourke (Eds.), Special education for all teachers (5^th ed.) (pp. 523-580). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Nelson, C.M., Sprague, J.R., Jolivette, K., Smith, C.R., & Tobin, T.J. (2009). Positive behavior support in alternative education, community-based mental health and juvenile justice settings.  In G. Sugai, R. Horner, G. Dunlap, and W. Sailor (Eds.), Handbook of positive behavior support (pp. 465-496). New York: Springer Press.

SELECTED RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Jolivette, K. (funded, 2010-2013). Implementing Positive Behavior Support in Juvenile Justice Facilities (subcontract with University of Oregon; Jeffrey Sprague). Institute of Education Sciences, Special Education Research Grants (Subcontract Principal Investigator).

Houchins, D.E., & Jolivette, K. (funded, 2008-2011). Project LIBERATE (Literacy Instruction-Based on Evidence through Research for Adjudicated Teens to Excel). Institute of Education Sciences, Special Education Research Grants (Co-Principal Investigator through 12/2010).

Houchins, D.E., Jolivette, K., & Taylor, T.J. (funded, 2005-2009). The P.R.I.D.E. Project (Preparing Researchers in Delinquency and Exceptionalities) [Leadership Personnel]. U.S. Department of Education (Co-Principal Investigator).

SELECTED OFFICES

Vice President, Executive Board of the National Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD), Council for Exceptional Children

Board Member, Board of Trustees of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD)