Effective School Interventions, Third Edition: Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes

About Matthew K. BurnsNatalie RathvonT. Chris Riley-Tillman

Matthew K. Burns PhD is The Rose and Irving Fein Endowed Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida and Assistant Director of the University of Florida Literacy Institute. He is a past editor of School Psychology Review and Assessment for Effective Intervention. Dr. Burnss research focuses on the use of assessment data to determine individual or small-group interventions. A coauthor of the Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites (PRESS) reading intervention program he has published over 210 articles book chapters and books. T. Chris Riley-Tillman PhD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational School and Counseling Psychology at the University of MissouriColumbia. He is a senior advisor for the National Center on Intensive Intervention and the creator and lead developer of the Evidence Based Intervention Network a nonprofit website that features evidence-based intervention and assessment resources for educational professionals. Dr. Riley-Tillman has published over 100 articles and 6 books focusing on evidence-based practice in schools and is editor of The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series. He is a Fellow of Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. Natalie Rathvon PhD now retired was Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at The George Washington University where she supervised graduate students in school-based placements. A former teacher guidance director counselor educator and psychologist in private practice she has provided consultation and professional development to schools and agencies in assessment and accountability reading problem-solving teams and school interventions. Dr. Rathvon has published several books for professionals and parents.