Timothy J. Lewis

Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, 1990, in Special Education-Behavioral Disorders

M.A. from the University of Missouri, 1984, in Special Education-Mental Retardation

B.A. from the University of Missouri, 1983, in Psychology 

Peer Refereed Journal Articles 

Stichter, J. P., Lewis, T. J., Richter, M., Johnson, N. W., & Bradley, L. (in press). Assessing antecedent variables: The effects of instructional variables on student outcomes through in-service and peer coaching professional development models. Education and Treatment of Children.

Stormont, M., Covington, S., & Lewis, T. J. (2006). Using data to inform systems: Assessing teacher implementation of key features of program-wide positive behavioral support in head start classrooms. Beyond Behavior, 15, 10-14.

Stormont, M., Lewis, T. J., & Covington, S. (2005). Behavior support strategies in early childhood settings: Teachers’ importance and feasibility ratings. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 7, 131-139.

Stormont, M., Lewis, T. J., & Beckner, R. (2005). Developmentally continuous positive behavior support systems: Applying key features in preschool settings.  Teaching Exceptional Children, 37(6), 42-49.

Stichter, J. P., Lewis, T. J., Johnson, N., & Trussell, R. (2004). Toward a structural assessment: Analyzing the merits of an assessment tool for a student with E/BD. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 30, 25-40.

Newcomer, L. L. & Lewis, T. J. (2004). Functional Behavioral Assessment: An Investigation of Assessment Reliability and Effectiveness of Function-Based Interventions. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders,12 168-181.
Lewis, T. J., Hudson, S., Richter, M., & Johnson, N. (2004) Scientifically Supported Practices in EBD: A Proposed Approach and Brief Review of Current Practices. Behavioral Disorders,29, 247-259.

Book/Monograph Chapters

Lewis, T. J., & Wehby, J. (in press).  Heeding the call to radically reform special education for students with emotional/behavioral disorders through science. In  J. B. Crockett, M. M. Gerber, & T. J. Landrum (Eds.), Achieving the radical reform of special education: Essays in honor of James M. Kauffman. Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.

Lewis, T. J., Newcomer, L., Trussell, R., & Richter, M. (2006). School-wide positive behavior support: Building systems to develop and maintain appropriate social behavior.  In C. S. Everston & C. M. Weinstein (Eds.) Handbook of classroom Management: Research, practice and contemporary issues (833-854). New York: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates Publishing.

Stichter, J., & Lewis, T. J. (2006). Classroom assessment: Targeting variables to improve instruction through a multi-level eco-behavioral model.  In M. Hersen (Ed.) Clinician’s handbook of child behavioral assessment (569-586). Burlington, MA: Elsevier.

Newcomer, L., L., & Lewis, T. J. (2005). Active supervision.  In G. Sugai & R. H. Horner (Eds.). Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy: Educational Applications (Volume III, pp. 1132-1135). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Lewis, T. J., & Newcomer, L. L. (2005). Reducing problem behavior through school-wide systems of positive behavior support.  In P. Clough P. Garner, J. T. Pardeck, & F. Yuen, (Eds.), Handbook of Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Education (pp. 261-272).  London: Sage Publications.

Lewis, T. J. (2004). Classroom-level supports for students with learning and behavioral problems.  In L. M. Bullock, R. A.Gable, & K. J. Melloy (Eds.),  Effective interventions for classrooms, schools, and communities: Making a difference in the lives of students with learning and behavioral problems (pp. 15-18). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

Lewis, T. J., Lewis-Palmer, T., Stichter, J., & Newcomer, L. L. (2004). Applied behavior analysis and the education and treatment of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. In R. Rutherford, M. M. Quinn, & S. Mathur (Eds.), Handbook of research in behavioral disorders (pp. 523-545). New York: Guilford.

Sugai, G., & Lewis, T. J. (2004). Social Skills Instruction in the Classroom.  In C. B. Darch & E. J. Kame’enui (Eds.). Instructional classroom management: A positive approach to behavior management. (2nd ed., pp. 152-173). White Plains, NY: Longman Publishers.

Other Publications

Lewis, T. J. (2005). Implementing school-wide positive behavior supports. Impact, 18, 26-27.

College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)

Nominated for the University of Missouri President’s Award for Excellence in Research (2003, 2006)

Nominated for the Graduate Advisor of the Year, University of Missouri (2005)

Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health (2001)

President's Leadership Development Program participant (2001)

International Member At-Large, CCBD (1999)

Visiting Research Fellow, Research Centre ESCLATE, University of Western Sydney (1998)

Oregon Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (CEC), Founding State Sub-division President (1989)