Brandi Simonsen

Professor

Educational Psychology

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Titles:

Professor, Special Education

Co-Director, Center for Behavioral Education and Research

Co-Director, National Technical Assistance Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D. in Special Education: Exceptional Learner, University of Oregon, 2002
M.S. in Special Education: Exceptional Learner, University of Oregon, 1999
B.A. in Elementary Education and Psychology, William and Mary, 1998

Areas of Expertise:

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Applied Behavior Analysis

School-wide Positive Behavior Support

Classroom Behavior

Behavioral Intervention

Assessment – Behavioral

Special Education

Biography:

Brandi Simonsen, Ph.D., is a Professor of Special Education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. She is also a Co-Director of the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS; www.pbis.org) and Co-Principal Investigator of the National Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Support (I-MTSS) Research Network (mtss.org). Professor Simonsen’s scholarship focuses on supporting educators’ implementation of PBIS/MTSS across a continuum of settings.

Before joining the faculty at University of Connecticut, Dr. Simonsen was the director of a non-public (alternative) school serving students with disabilities who presented with challenging educational and behavioral needs. In addition to serving as an administrator and clinician, Dr. Simonsen has previously been certified as a teacher of elementary general education and middle-secondary special education.

See Dr. Simonsen’s Curriculum Vitae for a detailed list of recent work.