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James Joseph Fox III, Ph.D.

Education:
1972 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1976 Master of Arts, Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
1982 Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology (School Psychology), University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN

Current Professional Positions at East Tennessee State University:
1998--present Professor, Special Education Program, Department of Human Development and Learning, College of Education
1990--present Research Director, Center for Early Childhood Learning and Development
1995--present Project Director, ETSU "Make A Difference" Project Project Director

Honors, Awards
August, 2004 East Tennessee State University Distinguished Faculty Award for Achievement in Research 2004
May, 2004 College of Education Faculty Research Award 2003 - 2004
May , 2001 College of Education Outstanding Faculty Award in Service 2000 - 2001

Professional Memberships
Association for Behavior Analysis
Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis
Council for Exceptional Children (Division on Mental Retardation, Division for Early Childhood, Council for Children with Behavior Disorders, Division of Research)

Current Research
“A preliminary analysis of the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of a student self-report measure of challenging behavior (the Student Assisted Interview)”
" An observational descriptive analysis of the functional behavioral assessment process in school-based teams"
"An observational descriptive analysis of teacher implementation of behavior intervention plans and associated student behavior change"
"Changes in knowledge and skills in functional behavior assessment of teachers and other school personnel following in-service training"
"Make A Difference” School-wide Positive Behavior Support Program."

Editorial Boards
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Recent Guest Editorships of Special Issues of Professional Journals (2001 – present):
Fox, J., & Davis, C.A. (2005). Functional Assessment for Children with Learning and Behavior Problems. Journal of Behavioral Education, 14 (1). (Guest Co-Editors)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
(Last 5 Years)
Fox, J. & Blevins, L. (2003). Environmental manipulation to validate motivational hypotheses and develop better behavior intervention plans. From FBAs to IEPs , Tom Potterton & Lynn Boreson, (Eds.) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Madison, WI
Fox, J., Brown, W., & Conroy, M. (2006). Commentary on Morris (pp.300-304). In B. D. Midgely and E. K. Morris (Eds.) Modern Perspectives on J. R. Kantor and lnterbehaviorism. Reno, NV: Greenwood Press.
Fox, J. & Davis, C. (2005). Issues in the functional assessment of students with learning and behavior challenges. Journal of Behavioral Education,14(1), 1-4.
Fox, J., & Gable, R. A. (2004). Functional behavioral assessment. (pp.142-163). In R. Rutherford, M.Quinn, & S. Mathur (Eds.) Handbook of Research in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. New York: Guilford
Gable, R.A., Butler, C.J., Walker-Bolton, I., Tonelson, S., Quinn, M.M., & Fox, J.J. (2003). Safe and effective schooling for all students: Putting into practice the disciplinary provisions of the 1997 IDEA, Preventing School Failure, 47(2), 74-78.
Lane, K. L., Smither, R., Huseman, R., Guffey, J., & Fox, J. (2007). A function-based intervention to decrease disruptive behavior and increase academic engagement. Journal of Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention, 4, 348-364
Stahr, B., Cushing, D., Lane, K. L., Fox, J. (2006). Efficacy of a function-based intervention to decrease off-task behavior exhibited by a student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 8(4), 201 – 211.
Wheeler, J.J., Baggett, B.A., Fox, J., & Blevins, L. (2006). Treatment Integrity: A Review of Intervention Studies Conducted with Children with Autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 21 (1), 45-54.

RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, SYMPOSIA, PANEL DISCUSSIONS
(Last 5 years)
Blevins, L., Allison, K., & Fox, J. (May, 2007). School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS): Data Driven Decision Making To Improve Program Success. A paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Blevins, L., & Fox, J. (July, 2003). Identifying and developing alternative and effective instructional and intervention strategies. A paper presented at the Annual Northeast Tennessee Special Education Conference, Knoxville, TN.
Blevins, L., & Fox, J. (February, 2007). Using Multiple Data Sources to Develop, Implement & Evaluate Secondary School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: Case studies of Student Behavior Change & Treatment Fidelity. A paper presented at the Annual Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, MO.
Blevins, L., & Fox, J. (February, 2008). Using Multiple Data Sources to Develop, Implement & Evaluate Secondary School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: Case studies of Student Behavior Change & Treatment Fidelity. A paper presented at the Annual Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, MO.
Blevins, L., & Fox, J. (March, 2008). Effects of SWPBS on High School-aged Typical Students and High School Students with Special Needs. Association for Positive Behavior Intervention and Support, Chicago, IL.
Blevins, L , Fox, J., & Allison, K. (May, 2008). The Application of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support at a Rural High School to Decrease Disruptive Behavior for Both Typical Students and Students Identified with Special Needs. Annual Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Chicago, Il.
Blevins, L., Fox, J., Allison, K., & Kyzer, C. (November, 2005). An Empirical Review of School Wide Positive Behavior Support and a Preliminary Report of an Observation System to Directly Analyze Positive Student Behaviors. A paper to be presented at the 28th Annual Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders (TECBD) Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ.
Blevins, L., Fox, J., Butler, S. & Donaldson, P., (March, 2004). A school based team approach to functional behavior assessment and proactive interventions. A paper presented at the 2004 Annual Special Education Conference, Nashville, TN.
Blevins, L., Fox, J., Fraley, P. & Church, Z.. (March, 2006). The Development, Implementation, and Initial Findings of Three SWPBS Programs in East Tennessee. A poster presented at the 3rd International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. Reno, NV.
Blevins, L., Fox, J., Fraley, P., & Latham, S. (March, 2007). School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS): Data Driven Decision Making To Improve Program Success. A poster presented at the 3rd International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, Boston, MA.
Blevins, L., Fox, J., Fraley, P., & Latham, S. (April, 2007). School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS): Data Driven Decision Making To Improve Program Success. A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Louisville, KY.
Blevins, L., Frye, M., Lamie, S., Camp, S., and Fox, J. (February, 2003). Strategies & Tips for Increasing Task Engagement & Class Participation. A paper presented at the Annual Tennessee Joint Conference on Children and Youth with Disabilities, Franklin, TN.
Blevins, L., Knight, H., Payne, L., Fraley, P., & Fox, J. (November, 2007). Beyond Simple Intervention Effects in School-wide Positive Behavior Support: The Importance of Treatment Fidelity, Time in Treatment, and Trends in Intra Subject Comparison in Student Outcome Measures. Annual Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders, Tempe, AZ
Blevins, L., Fox, J., Fraley, P., Church, Z., & Allison, K. (November, 2006). School-wide Positive Behavior Support in Rural Secondary Settings: Student Outcomes and Treatment Fidelity. A paper presented at the 29th Annual Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders(TECBD) Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ
Blevins, L., Petty, V., & Fox, J. (March 2005). SWPBS: A pilot program at Hampton High School in Carter County, Tennessee. A poster presented at the 2nd International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. Tampa FL
DeVault, K., & Fox, J. (July, 2003). Evidenced-based practices in teaching young children with autism and other developmental disabilities: Current and future research on effective instruction, social development, and behavior management. A paper presented at the 2003 Annual East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.
Fox, J. (July, 2003). Teaching and developing behavior in children with autism. A paper presented at the 2003 Annual East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.
Fox, J. (July, 2007). Behavior issues in the preschool classroom: Using science-based practices to deal with young children’s aggression, disruption and improve peer interactions. A paper presented at the Annual East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN
Fox, J. (February, 2008). Positive Behavior Support Level 2: Targeted At Risk Students & “Class-wide” or Group Interventions. Annual Special Education Conference, Nashville, TN.
Fox, J., Allison, K., Blevins, L., & Kyzer, C. (July 2005). Developing Positive Behaviors and Dealing with Challenging Behaviors in Young Children: How to Use and Document Your Use of Evidence-based Practices. A paper presented at the 2005 Annual East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.
Fox, J., & Blevins, L. (August, 2004). Dealing with student challenging behaviors: A functional behavior perspective to move from intervention to prevention supporting school success and positive socialization. An invited keynote address at the St. Cloud Areas Schools District 742 Safe Schools – Healthy Students Conference, “What’s My Role? Positive Behavior Supports for Our Students”, St. Cloud, MN
Fox, J., & Blevins, L. (August, 2004). Prevention and Intervention to Increase School Success and Positive Socialization: School-wide, Classroom, and Individual Tactics. Breakout session at the St. Cloud Areas Schools District 742 Safe Schools – Healthy Students Conference, “What’s My Role? Positive Behavior Supports for Our Students”, St. Cloud, MN
Fox, J., & Blevins, L. (June, 2005). A Functional and Practical Perspective on Behavioral Issues in Young Children: From Assessment to Intervention and Prevention. An invited workshop presented at the CESA #12 Summer Behavioral Institute, Madison, WI.
Fox, J., & Blevins, L. (July, 2005). From Individual to School-Wide Positive Behavior Support to Promote Student Discipline. A paper presented at the Annual Northeast Tennessee Special Education Conference, Knoxville, TN
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Allison, K., Hairston, N., Smith, W., Kyzer, C., & Freemon, J. (May, 2006). Analysis of a Direct Observation System to Evaluate Students’ Positive Behavior in School-wide Positive Behavior Support. A paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Allison, K., & Wheeler, J. (March, 2006). Effective Classroom Design to Improve Instruction and Prevent Challenging Behaviors: Evidence-based Practices. An invited paper to be presented at the Tennessee Department of Education Annual Special Education Conference, Nashville, TN.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., & Butler, S. (February, 2005). Evaluating the appropriateness of behavioral and educational interventions for students with EBD: A Multi-method approach for assessing treatment integrity. A poster presented at the Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, MO.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Camp, S., Frye, M., & Lamie, S. (May, 2003). Analysis of Student Behavior Referrals, Their Topographic and Functional Properties: Implications for Prevention and Remediation. A poster to be presented at the 29th Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Frye, M., Lamie, S., Camp, S., and Davis, C. (May, 2003). Improving the Response of School FBA Teams to Students with Challenging Behavior: Analysis of the FBA Process from Training to Intervention, A paper to be presented at the 29th Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Lamie, S., Camp, S., & Mishra, N. (May, 2004). Methods of evaluating treatment fidelity of function-based interventions in classrooms for children with disabilities: Preliminary analysis of an intervention checklist. A poster presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, Boston, MA.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Lamie, S., Camp, S., Mishra, N., & Butler, S. (November, 2004). Evaluating treatment fidelity of function-based interventions in classrooms for children with disabilities: preliminary analysis of direct observations and an intervention checklist. A paper presented at the 27th Annual TECBD Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ
Fox, J., Blevins, L., & Lane, K. L. (2007, November). Empirical review of behavior intervention research for disruptive behavior in classroom settings 1997-1007: A follow up analysis to Stage and Quiroz. A poster presented at the Tennessee Association of Applied Behavior Analysis. Nashville, TN.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Spranger, A. Kyzer, C., Carr, C., & Foster, S. (May 2005). Multiple measures to Assess student behavior change and treatment fidelity: Issues, methods and preliminary results. A paper presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, Chicago, IL.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., & Wheeler, J. (March, 2003). An Analysis of Referral Characteristics and Treatment Efficacy Associated with Statewide Behavioral Assistance Teams. A paper presented at the 2003 Spring Conference on Special Education, Nashville, TN.
Fox, J., Blevins, L., Wheeler, J.J., Mayton, M.R., Mishra, N., Lamie, S., Frye, M., & Camp, S. (July, 2003). Functional behavioral assessment for preschoolers with developmental delays: Policy to practice. A paper presented at the 2003 Annual East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.
Fox, J., & Butler, S., (July, 2004). Dealing effectively with common and some not so common behavior problems in young children. A paper presented at the 2004 Annual East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.
Fox, J., & Conroy, M. (Co-chairs) (November, 2005). School-based research to improve learning and behavior. A research strand presented at the 28th Annual Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders(TECBD) Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ.
Fox, J., & Conroy, M.A. (November, 2006). Research on Behavioral Interventions and Treatment Integrity with Students with EBD: Overview to the Special Strand. A paper presented at the 29th Annual Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders(TECBD) Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ
Fox, J.J., & Gable, R.A. (November, 2003). Research issues in functional behavioral assessment. A paper presented at the 27th Annual TECBD Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, Tempe, AZ
Fox, J., Gable, R.A., Quinn, M.M., Rutherford, R., Blevins, L., & Butler, C.J. (October, 2003). Training and research issues in in-service training of personnel in functional behavioral assessment. A paper presented at the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Fox, J., Johnson, J.., Butler, S., & DeVault, K. (July 2004). Techniques and tactics for teaching and managing the behavior of students with autism. A paper presented at the Annual Northeast Tennessee Special Education Conference, Knoxville, TN.
Fox, J., Lane, K., Blevins, L., Robertson, E.J., Wehby, J. (February, 2006). Outcomes of Positive Behavior Support Programs at the High School Level. A paper presented at the Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, MO.
Fox, J., & Wheeler, J.J. (February 2005). Implementing and evaluating evidenced-based instructional and behavior intervention with students with disabilities. A paper presented at the Annual Special Education Conference. Nashville, TN
Fox, J., Wheeler, J., Blevins, L., & Allison, K. (October, 2007). Evaluating Individual Child and Group Behavior Interventions: Issues in Treatment Integrity. A invited paper presented at the Annual Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis,
Wheeler, J.J., Baggett, B.A., Fox, J., & Blevins, L. (May, 2004). Treatment integrity: A systematic review of behavioral intervention studies conducted with children with autism. A poster presented at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference, Boston, MA.
Wheeler, J.J, Baggett, B.A., Fox, J., & Blevins, L. (April, 2005). Treatment Integrity: A Review of Intervention Studies Conducted with Children with Autism. A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Baltimore, MD.
Winningham, D., & Fox, J. (March, 2003). An analysis of functional behavioral assessment used in pubic schools in Tennessee and Georgia: Responses of Special Education Supervisors. A paper to be presented at the 2003 Spring Conference on Special Education, Nashville, TN.

Current External Funding

Fox, J.J., Blevins, L., & Allison, K. The ETSU "Make a Difference" Project: Technical Assistance for Schools and Families of Children and Youth with Emotional/Behavioral Challenges, Tennessee Department of Education. Approved and funded, $140,000. July 1, 2008- June 30, 2009. (Note: This project has been funded continuously since 1995)

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