Safe and Healthy Schools

Jeffrey R. Sprague, PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Co-Director of the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior at the University of Oregon. His research interests include positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), multi-tiered systems of support, alternative education, juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment, restorative practices, and school safety. Dr. Sprague coauthored the first guide to functional behavioral assessment and the first guide to schoolwide PBIS implementation, as well as several other books and over 300 journal articles and book chapters.

Hill M. Walker, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Special Education and Co-Director of the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior at the University of Oregon. He is also Senior Research Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute. Dr. Walker has focused his career on conducting research to better understand, identify, and remediate the behavioral challenges experienced by at-risk students in grades K-12, with a specialization in preschoolers and elementary students. He has 235 publications, including 20 books, and is a recipient of the Kauffman-Hallahan-Pullen Distinguished Researcher Award from the Council for Exceptional Children and the Research Award from the National Center for School Mental Health, among other honors.