National Partners

Through our engagement with many national research partners, we are able to synthesize our collective expertise to extend our research, training, outreach and technical assistance. Working together with colleagues in every region, we are generating impactful solutions for young children, their families and others who support them. Here are some of our most recent research projects that are making an impact across the entire United States.

REGION: SOUTH

Florida

Partner: Florida State University

• Project: Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers – EPIC

Georgia

Partner: Emory University

• Parent Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Randomized Clinical Trial

North Carolina

Partner: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

• Project: Evaluation of Preschool Special Education Practices

South Carolina

Partner: Charleston County Public Schools

Partner: University of South Carolina

Partner: Tricounty Cradle to Career Collaborative

• Project: Teaching Pyramid Observational Tool

Tennessee

Partner: Vanderbilt University

• Project: Impact of Professional Development on Preschool Teachers’ Use of Embedded Instruction Practices
• Project: Embedded Instruction for Early Learning – Tools for Teachers
• Project: Teaching Pyramid Study

Virginia

Partner: Virginia Commonwealth University

• Project: BEST in CLASS Efficacy Study
• Project: BEST in CLASS Elementary Study
• Project: BEST in CLASS Web Study
• Project: Treatment Integrity Measure Development

 

REGION: WEST

CALIFORNIA

PARTNER: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FRESNO, LOS ANGELES AND SANTA CLARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS

• Project: Embedded Instruction Pilot Grant

 OREGON

PARTNER:  Oregon Research Institute

• Project: BEST in CLASS Web Study

WASHINGTON

PARTNER: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

• Project: Head Start National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning
• Project: Preschool Accountability Assessment

REGION: MIDWEST

Illinois

PARTNER: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

• Project: Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers – EPIC

Indiana

Partner: Indiana University

• Parent Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Randomized Clinical Trial

OHIO

PARTNER: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

• Parent Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Randomized Clinical Trial

 

REGION: NORTHEAST

Connecticut

Partner: Yale University

• Parent Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Randomized Clinical Trial

MARYLAND

PARTNER: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

• Project: A preschool accountability assessment tool

NEW YORK

Partner: University of Rochester

• Parent Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Randomized Clinical Trial

PENNSYLVANIA

Partners: University of Pittsburgh

• Parent Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Randomized Clinical Trial