CENTER FOR SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (CSBYD)
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
University of California, Santa Barbara
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department
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Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department
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Center for School-Based Youth Development
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CENTER FOR SCHOOL-BASED DEVELOPMENT (CSBYD)
The Center for School-Based Youth Development is a community of researchers devoted to developing a better
understanding of the ecological influences affecting children’s lives and that promotes academic, social,
emotional, and physical well-being. The Center was created in 2002 through the Gevirtz Funds for Excellence
created by the generosity of the Ambassador Don Gevirtz and Marilyn Gevirtz.
CSBYD MISSION
The CSBYD engages in research that informs educators how to enhance school engagement and thereby promote
all students’ social, emotional, and academic competence. Scholars promote the mission of the Center through
grant preparation, project evaluation, community networking, school/community consultation, conference
presentations, and scientific publications.
CSBYD ACTIVITIES
The CSBYD affiliated faculty continued their high level of involvement in applied research and evaluation activities
in support of youths’ educational success and psychological well-being. In 2015, center researchers contributed
50 publications and 13 technical reports, which are listed in this report. The Journal of School Violence continued
to be edited by the CSBYD, researchers were members of 12 journal editorial boards, and also provided reviews
for 25 other peer-reviewed journals. CSBYD’s activities were graciously funded by 24 contracts and grants. The
CSBYD expresses it gratitude to our wonderful research partners, whose support greatly enhances out efforts.
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UCSB FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS
Erin Dowdy, Ph.D. edowdy@education.ucsb.edu
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Erin is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology at UC Santa Barbara. She
is interested in behavioral assessment, prevention, early intervention, and screening for complete mental health.
Specifically, she investigates screening techniques and how to use results to inform and improve upon prevention and
early intervention services for use in schools.
Erika Felix, Ph.D. efelix@education.ucsb.edu
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Erika is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology. Her research
interests include school bullying and peer victimization, disaster mental health, and school-based prevention and
intervention services for youth. Dr. Felix received her Ph.D. in clinical-community psychology from DePaul University.
Dr. Felix has co-authored several scholarly publications and presentations in the areas of peer victimization, disaster
mental health, preventive interventions for youth, and program evaluation. Dr. Felix has lectured locally and
internationally on trauma and mental health services for youth. She is a member of the American Psychological
Association and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
Michael Furlong, Ph.D. mfurlong@education.ucsb.edu
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Mike is a professor in the Department of Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology at UC Santa Barbara. He is a Fellow
of the American Psychological Association (Division 16, School Psychology) and the American Educational Research
Association and served as the Editor of the Journal of School Violence and a co-editor of the Handbook of Positive
Psychology in Schools (2009, 2014).
Karen Nylund-Gibson, Ph.D. knylund@education.ucsb.edu
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Karen is an associate professor of quantitative research methodology in the Department of Education. She has been at
UCSB since 2009. Prior to joining the department, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Mental Health
at Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Ph.D. at UCLA, working with Bengt Muthen. Her research focus is on
latent variable models, specifically mixture models and she has published many articles and book chapters on
developments, best practices, and applications of latent class analysis, latent transition analysis, and growth mixture
modeling.
Matt Quirk, Ph.D. (Director) mquirk@education.ucsb.edu
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Matt is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology. Dr. Quirk’s ongoing
research focuses on student's academic motivation and engagement, early literacy development, and school readiness
with a specific focus on Latino/a and English learner student populations. Most of his recent work has focused
primarily on kindergarten screening to identify students who might benefit most from early and targeted academic and
social-emotional supports.
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Jill Sharkey, Ph.D. jsharkey@education.ucsb.edu
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Jill’s research centers on promoting student engagement for all children and primarily for children who have
experienced a variety of personal, family, and community risk factors. In particular, she is focused on understanding
optimal family, school, and community response to youth at risk. Her recent contracts and grants have included
examining school response to youths at-risk for gang involvement, innovation in juvenile justice response to females
on probation, and evaluation of reentry services to promote positive outcomes for probationers. Dr. Sharkey is also
interested in understanding the impact of bullying and the stigma of bullying on psychosocial functioning.
Furthermore, she is passionate about transforming school systems to respond to students with challenging behavior
with restorative rather than exclusionary approaches.
Lauren Reed, Ph.D. lreed@education.ucsb.edu
Luren received her degree in Social Work and Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2015,
with a dissertation entitled, “‘Digital dating abuse:’ Digital media as a gendered context for dating violence in the
digital world.” Her research interests include gendered violence prevention, youth violence prevention, positive youth
development, community-based program evaluation, digital media as a context and tool for dating violence, and youth
participatory action research. As the Assistant Project Scientist for the CSBYD, her current work focuses on the
gender dynamics of digital dating abuse among youth, evaluating the “What is LOVE?” dating violence prevention
program in local high schools, evaluating programs to improve services for girls in juvenile detention, and assisting
with process evaluations of various treatment courts for adult offenders in Santa Barbara County.
Antoniya Terzieva, B.A. aterzieva@education.ucsb.edu
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Antoniya is an assistant research specialist at the Center for School-Based Youth Development at UC Santa Barbara.
She works on two early childhood research and program evaluation projects – First 5 Santa Barbara County and
THRIVE Santa Barbara County. Terzieva received her B.A. in Psychology from Colgate University in May 2010. She
also has a minor in Sociology and Anthropology. While at Colgate University, she worked as a Research Assistant for
several professors, including Professor Kevin Carlsmith’s Punishment Motives Lab and Professor Landon Reid’s
Racism, Experience, and Perception Lab. Her research interests include school-based interventions, school readiness,
close relationships, marriage, and couples’ therapy. Antoniya is also interested in eventually pursuing a doctorate
degree in clinical or counseling psychology. She is a student affiliate of the American Psychological Association.
Sukkyung You, Ph.D. Sukkyung@education.ucsb.edu
Sukkyung is an associate professor in College of Education at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea.
She received her doctorate in Education from the University of California Santa Barbara. Her scholarly publications
and conference presentations have focused on risk assessment, prediction of antisocial behavior, gender and ethnic
differences in emotional and behavioral problems, developmental pathways of psychopathology, school violence, and
positive school psychology. Dr. You is a frequent collaborator on SCBYD projects and publications.
STUDENT RESEARCHERS
Augustine Bertone is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at
UCSB. abertone@umail.ucsb.edu
Katherine Carnazzo is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB with an interest is
school-based complete mental health screening and related services to promote social emotional development. kwcarnazzo@gmail.com
Danielle Dougherty is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology Department at UCSB. She is interested in
researching risk and resiliency in children and ways to assess and promote social and emotional well-being of students in schools. She is also
involved in evaluations of programs designed to reduce recidivism. ddougherty@education.ucsb.edu
Aileen Fullchange is a doctoral student the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB. A schoolteacher, she is
interested in the role of teacher and student empathy on classroom dynamics and student achievement. aileenbean@gmail.com
Ari Goldstein is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB with an interest in
the interplay between social-emotional strengths and academic success of children and adolescents. goldstein@umail.ucsb.edu
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Kayleigh Hunnicutt is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology Department at UCSB. Her past and present
research interests include topics in: adolescent engagement in high-risk behaviors, school contextual and relational influences on
child/adolescent behavior and well-being, and program evaluation. kwelsh@education.ucsb.edu
Luke Janes is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB with interests in social justice
and treatment of clients in or at risk for the criminal justice system. ljanes@education.ucsb.edu
Eui Kim is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB. She is conducting research on the
social emotional health and bullying experiences of Korean students. euikim86@gmail.com
Ashley Mayworm is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology Department at UCSB. Her dissertation will focus
on using multilevel latent class analysis to identify school discipline climate types and examine their relation to student misbehavior and
rates of suspension/expulsion. ashley.mayworm@gmail.com
Stephanie Mendez is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB with an interest in digital
gaming and social skills development sadams@education.ucsb.edu
Katie Moffa s a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB. kmoffa@education.ucsb.edu
Stephanie Moore is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB. She is interested in
researching risk and protective factors with an emphasis on understanding the developmental trajectories of students’ risks and strengths
and implications for student academic outcomes and socioemotional functioning. smoore@education.ucsb.edu
Jennifer Scheller is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB with an interest
in the language and literacy development of Spanish speaking dual language learners. jenny.scheller@gmail.com
Sruthi Swami is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB with an interest in
students' academic motivation and engagement and the influence of families on children's academic success.
swami.sruthi@gmail.com
Allie Wroblewski is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Department at UCSB with an interest females
involved with juvenile justice, truancy, and trauma. allie.wroblewski@gmail.com
RESEARCH PARTNERS
The CSBYD is grateful to the many colleagues, community agencies, public agencies, teachers, administrators, parents, and
students without whose collaboration the Center could not do its work and seek to make a contribution to science and
enhanced developmental outcomes for all youths. We express special thanks to our core long-term research partners:
Greg Austin, PhD, WestEd, Los Alamitos, CA
Michela Lenzi, PhD, University of Padova, Italy
Peter Boman, PhD, Australian Coll. Applied Psych.
Cesar Merino, MPsy, Univ. Científ. del Sur, Lima, Peru
Bibliana Bovery, MA, Sch. Psych., LAUSD, CA
Stacy O’Farrell, PhD, Santa Cruz City Schools, CA
Ida Frugård Strøm, PhD, Cen. Viol/Trauma, Norway
Meagan O’Malley, PhD, WestEd, San Francisco, CA
Jennifer Grief Green, PhD, Boston University
Tyler Renshaw, PhD, Louisiana State University
Thomas Hanson, PhD, WestEd, Los Alamitos, CA
Douglas Smith, PhD, Southern Oregon University
Seung-yeon Lee, PhD, Ewa Womans University, Korea
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2015 PUBLICATIONS
Cosden, M., Larsen, J. L., Donahue, M. T., Nylund-Gibson, K. (2015). Trauma symptoms for men and women in
substance abuse treatment: A latent transition analysis. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,50, 18–
25. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2014.09.004
Dang, M., Nylund-Gibson, K. (in press). Connecting math attitudes with stem career attainment: a latent class
analysis approach. Teachers College Record.
Dever, B., Raines, T., & Dowdy, E. (in press). Factor structure and differential item functioning of the BASC-2
BESS Spanish Language Parent Form. School Psychology Quarterly.
Dever, B., Raines, T., Dowdy, E., & Hostutler, C. (in press). Addressing disproportionality in special education
using a universal screening approach. Journal of Negro Education.
Dowdy, E., Furlong, M. J., Raines, T., Bovery, B., Kauffman, B., … Murdock, J. (2015). Enhancing school-based
mental health services with a preventive and promotive approach to universal screening for complete
mental health. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 25, 1–20.
doi:10.1080/10474412.2014.929951
Felix, E. D., Afifi, T., Kia-Keating, M., Brown, L., Afifi, W., & Reyes, G. (2015). Family functioning and
posttraumatic growth among parents and youth following wildfire disaster. American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry, 85, 191–200.
Felix, E. D., Kaniasty, K., You, S., & Canino, G. (in press). Parent-child relationship quality and gender as
moderators of the influence of hurricane exposure on physical health among children and youth. Journal
of Pediatric Psychology.
Felix, E., & Rubens, S. (March, 2015). Cultural expressions of distress following trauma: Ataques de Nervios.
Traumatic Stress Points. Official newsletter of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies.
Felix, E.D., You, S., & Canino, G. (2015). Family influences on the relationship between hurricane exposure and
Ataques de Nervios. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 2229–2240.
Fullchange, A., & Furlong, M. J. (2016). An exploration of effects of bullying victimization from a complete
mental health perspective. Sage Open, (January-March), 1–12. doi:10.1177/2158244015623593
Fullchange, A., Furlong, M. J., Gilman, R., & Huebner, E. S. (in press). Interventions for subjective well-being.
In L. Theodore (Ed.), Handbook of applied interventions for children and adolescents. New York, NY:
Springer.
Furlong, M. J. (2015). Introduction to special issue school-based approaches to promote complete mental health:
School psychologists working to foster students’ thriving well-being. Contemporary School Psychology.
19, 231–232. doi:10.1007/s40688-015-0078-2
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Furlong, M. J., Fullchange, A., & Dowdy, E. (2016). Effects of mischievous responding on the results of schoolbased mental health screening: I love rum raisin ice cream, really I do! Manuscript under review.
Furlong, M. J., You, S., Shishim, M., & Dowdy, E. (2016). Development and validation of the Social Emotional
Health Survey–Higher Education version. Manuscript under review.
Greif Green, J., Furlong, M. J., & Felix, E. D. (in press). Defining and measuring bullying across the life course. In
C. Bradshaw (Ed.). Handbook on bullying prevention: A lifecourse perspective. Washington, DC:
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Press.
Huebner, E. S., & Furlong, M. J. (in press). Measuring students’ well-being. In S. Suldo, Promoting students’
happiness: Positive psychology intervention strategies in school-based practice (chapter 2). Practical
interventions in the schools series. New York, NY: Guilford.
Ing, M., & Nylund-Gibson, K. (in press). The importance of early attitudes toward mathematics and science.
Teachers College Record.
Ito, A., Smith, D. C., You, S., Shimoda, Y., & Furlong, M. J. (2015). Validation and utility of the social emotional
health survey-secondary for Japanese students. Contemporary School Psychology, 19, 243–252.
doi:10.1007/s40688-015-0068-4
Kim, E. K., Furlong, M. J., & Ng, Z. J., Huebner, E. S. (in press). Child well-being and children’s rights:
Balancing positive and negative indicators in assessments. In S. Hart & B. Nastasi (Eds.), International
handbook on child rights in school psychology. New York, NY: Springer.
Lau, W-F. K., Ortega, K., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015) Disability awareness training with a group of adolescents with
learning disabilities. Contemporary School Psychologist, 19, 145–156.
Lee, S., You, S., & Furlong, M. J. (2015). Validation of the Social Emotional Health Survey for Korean school
students. Child Indicators Research. Published online, 24 January 2015. doi:10.1007/s12187-0149294-y
Lenzi, M., Dougherty, D., Furlong, M. J., Sharkey, J. D., & Dowdy, E. (2015). The configuration protective
model: Factors associated with adolescent behavioral and emotional problems. Journal of Applied
Developmental Psychology, 38, 49–59.
Lenzi, M., Furlong, M. J., Dowdy, E., Sharkey, J. D., & Gini, G. (2015). The combination and variety of
psychological and social assets associated with adolescent victimization: The configuration protective
model. Psychology of Violence, 5, 411–421.
Lenzi, M., Sharkey, J. D., Vieno, A., Mayworm, A. M., Dougherty, D., & Nylund-Gibson, K. (2015). Adolescent
gang involvement: The role of individual, family, peer, and school factors in a multilevel perspective.
Aggressive Behavior, 41, 386–397.
Lilles, E., Furlong, M. J., & Quirk, M. (in press). Resilience of Latino students bridging the achievement gap.
Contemporary School Psychology.
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Mayworm, A. M., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015). Styles of teaching. In W. G. Scarlett (Ed.). The SAGE encyclopedia of
classroom management (pp. 791–794). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Mayworm, A. M., Sharkey, J. D., Hunnicutt, K. L., & Scheidel, K. C. (in press). Teacher consultation to enhance
implementation of school-based restorative justice. Journal of Educational and Psychological
Consultation.
Mendez, S. A., & Dowdy, E. (2015). Resilience. In W. G. Scarlett (Ed.). Classroom management: An A-to-Z
guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Moore, S., & Dowdy, E. (2015). Safety, policies for ensuring. In W. G. Scarlett (Ed.). Classroom management:
An A-to-Z guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Moore, S., Dowdy, E., & Furlong, M. J. (2016). Using the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales–21 with U.S.
Adolescents: An alternate models analysis. Manuscript under review.
Moore, S., Widales-Benitz, O., Carnazzo, K., Kim, E., Moffa, K., & Dowdy, E. (2015). Conducting universal
mental health screening via student self-report. Contemporary School Psychology, 19, 253–267.
doi:10.1007/x40688-015-0062-x
Navab, A., Koegel, B., Dowdy, E., & Vernon, T. (2015). Ethical considerations in the application of the scientistpractitioner model for psychologists conducting intervention research. Journal of Contemporary
Psychology. doi:10.1007/s10879-015-9314-3
O’Brennan, L., & Furlong, M. J. (in press). Interventions for school violence. In L. Theodore (Ed.), Handbook of
applied interventions for children and adolescents. New York, NY: Springer.
Quirk, M., Grimm, R., Furlong, M., & Nylund-Gibson, K. (in press). Latino children’s school readiness profiles
and associations with longitudinal reading achievement trajectories. Journal of Educational Psychology.
Quirk, M., Mayworm, A., Furlong, M., Grimm, R. & Rebelez, J. (in press). Dimensionality and measurement
invariance of a school readiness screener by gender and parent education levels. International Journal of
School and Educational Psychology.
Raines, T., Twyford, J., & Dowdy, E. (2015). School based assessment for African Americans. In B. Leany & L.
Benuto (Eds.), Guide to psychological assessment with African Americans. New York, NY: Springer.
doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1004-5_18
Rossi, G., Lenzi, M., Sharkey, J. D., Vieno, A., & Santinello, M. (in press). Factors associated with civic
engagement in adolescence: The effects of neighborhood, school, family, and peer contexts. Journal of
Community Psychology.
Saeki, E., & Quirk, M. (2015). Getting students engaged might not be enough: The importance of psychological
needs satisfaction on social-emotional and behavioral functioning among early adolescents. Social
Psychology of Education, 18, 355–371.
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Sharkey, J. D., & Hunnicutt, K. (2015). Discipline: School and classroom. In W. G. Scarlett (Ed.), The SAGE
encyclopedia of classroom management (pp. 259-262). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Sharkey, J. D., Hunnicutt, K. L., & Furlong, M. J. (2015). Adolescent homicide. In T. P. Gullotta, R. W. Plant, &
M. A. Evans (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent behavioral problems: Evidence-based approaches to
prevention and treatment (2nd ed., pp. 515–537). New York: Springer.
Sharkey, J. D., Ruderman, M. A., Mayworm, A. M., Green, J. G., Furlong, M. J., Rivera, N., & Purisch, L. (2015).
Psychosocial functioning of bullied youth who adopt versus deny the bullied victim label. School
Psychology Quarterly, 30, 91–104.
Sharkey, J. D., Stifel, S. W. F., & Mayworm, A. M. (2015). How to help me get out of a gang: Youth
recommendations to family, school, community, and law enforcement systems. Journal of Juvenile
Justice, 4, 64-83.
Sprague, C. M., Kia-Keating, M., Felix, E. D., Afifi, T., Reyes, G., & Afifi, W. (2015). Youth psychosocial
adjustment following wildfire: The role of family resilience, emotional support, and concrete support.
Child and Youth Care Forum, 44, 433–450.
Stein, R., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015). Corporal punishment. In W. G. Scarlett (Ed.). The SAGE encyclopedia of
classroom management (pp. 193–194). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Stein, R., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015). Your hands are (not) tied: School-based ethics when parents revoke special
education consent. Psychology in the Schools, 52, 168–180.
Telef, B. B., & Furlong, M. J., (2015). Adaptation and validation of the Social Emotional Health SurveySecondary into Turkish culture. Manuscript under review.
Wang, C., Yang, C., Jiang, X., & Furlong, M. J. (2016). Validation of Social Emotional Health Survey-Primary
for Chinese students. Manuscript under review.
Widales-Benitez, O. & Dowdy, E. (2014, October). Universal screening 101: Benefitting students with
behavioral and emotional risk. Review 360: Behavior Matters. Available at
http://thebehaviorco.com/universal-screening-101-benefiting-students-with-behavioral-andemotional-risk/
You, S., Furlong, M. J., Felix, E. D., & O’Malley, M. (2015). Validation of the Social and Emotional Health
Survey for five sociocultural groups: Multigroup invariance and latent mean analyses. Psychology in the
Schools, 52, 349–362. doi:10.002/pits.21828
Zachariah, S., Boman, P., Mergler, A., & Furlong, M. J. (2015). Effect of self-deception on well-being and anxiety
in university students. Cogent Psychology, 2, 993850, 1-17. doi:10.1080/23311908.2014.993850
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2015 TECHNICAL REPORTS
Carnazzo, K., Dowdy, E., & Furlong, M. J. (2015). Social skills prevention program and counseling summary
evaluation report. A report prepared for ESEA evaluation in Santa Barbara Unified School District.
Dougherty, D., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015). Racial and ethnic disparities in the schools: An examination of racial and
ethnic disparities in the schools in Santa Barbara County and their contribution to the school-to-prison
pipeline. A report prepared for Racial and Ethnic Disparities grant program funded to Santa Barbara
County Probation by the Board of State and Community Corrections. Santa Barbara, CA.
Felix, E. D., & Goldstein, A. (2015). School Bullying Reports. School-specific reports for two local schools.
Submitted to Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley and Guadalupe Union School District.
Felix, E. D., Terzieva, A., Quirk, M., & Moore, S. (2015). First 5 Santa Barbara County Evaluation Report
2013-2014. Report submitted to First 5 Santa Barbara County.
O’Brien, K. M., Larson, K. S., Felix, E., & Riker-Rheinschild, M. (2015). Needs assessment of domestic child sex
trafficking in Santa Barbara County. Report submitted to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s
Office.
Sharkey, J. D., Wroblewski, A., & Ramos, X. (2015). Evaluation technical report 2015. Annual State report for
Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services’ Alcohol and Drug Program. Santa
Barbara, CA.
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Stein, R., Sharkey, J., & Dowdy, E. (2015). Evaluation of the Check, Connect, and Respect Mentoring Program at
San Marcos High School. A report prepared for Santa Barbara Unified School District.
Igaz, T. M., Sharkey, J. D., Testa, K., & Felix, E. D. (2015). What is LOVE program evaluation pilot study 20152015? A report prepared for What is LOVE. Santa Barbara, CA.
Hunnicutt, K., Dougherty, D., Sharkey, J. D., & Cosden, M., (2015). Public Safety Realignment in Santa
Barbara County: Annual Report October 2011 – December 2014. A report prepared for Santa Barbara
County Probation Department. Santa Barbara, CA.
Sharkey, J. D., Mayworm, A. M., Wroblewski, A., & Binmoeller, C. (2015). Evaluation of 678 in Santa Barbara
County: Third Annual Report. A report prepared for Santa Barbara Probation Department. Santa
Barbara, CA.
Hunnicutt, K. L., Dougherty, D., Cosden, M., Wrobelwski, A., Santiago, T., Testa, K., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015).
Santa Barbara County Drug Court Process Evaluation: Santa Barbara Substance Abuse Treatment Court.
Year 2014-2015. A report prepared for Santa Barbara Probation Department. Santa Barbara, CA.
Hunnicutt, K. L., Dougherty, D., Cosden, M., Lenzi, M., Wrobelwski, A., Parker, R., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015).
Santa Barbara County Drug Court Process Evaluation: Santa Maria Substance Abuse Treatment Court.
Year 2014-2015. A report prepared for Santa Barbara Probation Department. Santa Barbara, CA.
Sharkey, J. D., Lenzi, M., Parker, R., & Wroblewski, A. (2015). Evaluation of female-specific services:
Transforming the juvenile justice approach to girls. December 2014 outcome evaluation report prepare
for Santa Barbara County Probation Department. Santa Barbara, CA.
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2015 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Carnazzo, K., Moore, S., Dowdy, E., & Widales-Benitz, O. (2015, February). Schoolwide behavioral and emotional health
screening: Legal and ethical considerations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of
School Psychologists Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Dang, M†., Brenner, M. E. & Nylund-Gibson, K. (2015, April). Relating English Language Learners’ mathematics attitudes
to college STEM degree: A latent class analysis approach. Roundtable discussion presented at the annual meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Dever, B., Dowdy, E., Raines, T., & Carnazzo, K. (2015, February). Stability and change of behavioral and emotional
screening scores. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists Annual
Convention, Orlando, FL.
Felix, E. (Nov. 2015). Student Voices on Heal Healing and Recovery Following Tragedy. Paper presented as part of a
symposium at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Felix, E. (Sep., 2015). Student Voices on Healing and Recovery Following Tragedy. Invited colloquium presentation to the
Department of Psychology at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Felix, E. (June, 2015). Research on bullying measurement and outcomes. Presented as part of a seminar with the Olweus
Bullying Prevention Research Group, Regional Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University of
Bergen, Norway.
Felix, E., Kaniasty, K., You, S., & Canino, G. (June, 2015). Parent-child relationship quality as a moderator of the influence
of hurricane exposure on physical health among children and youth. Paper presented at the European Society of
Traumatic Stress Studies, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Furlong, M. J. (2015, February).
If we don’t ask, students might not tell. National Association of School Psychologists,
Invited Conference Presidential Lecture, National Association of School Psychologists. Orlando, FL.
Furlong, M. J. (2015, April). Addressing the social emotional health of all students (invited address). College of Education,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Jimerson, S., Haddock, A., Dowdy, E., & Carnazzo, K. (2015, October). RTI/Multi-tiered systems of support implementation
fidelity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Association of School Psychologists, Riverside, CA.
Li, S., Sharkey, J. D., & Igaz, T. (2015, July). Facilitator Perspectives on Local Youth Employment. Paper presented at the
Research Mentorship Program Symposium. Santa Barbara, CA.
Moore, S., Widales-Benitz, O., Carnazzo, K., Kim, E., Orellana, G., Dowdy, E., & Furlong, M. (2015, February). Best
practices in universal complete mental health screening. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National
Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Saitta, J., Sharkey, J. D., & Wroblewski, A. (2015, July). The effect of PTSD Dual Diagnosis on Probation and Recidivism
Outcomes for Juveniles. Paper presented at the Research Mentorship Program Symposium. Santa Barbara, CA.
Sharkey, J. D., Fenning, P., Sander, J., Bishop, J. A., Dougherty, D., Jabines, A., DeBoth, K. D., Parker, R., McFarland, A.,
Lenzi, M., Escobar, G., & Montes de Oca, J. (2015, February). School psychologists role with trauma and courtinvolved adolescents. Symposium presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual
Convention. Orlando, FL.
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Sharkey, J. D., Mayworm, A. M., Dougherty, D., Parker, R., Lenzi, M., & Hunnicutt, K. (2015, February). School
responsibility for gang membership. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual
Convention. Orlando, FL.
Parker, R., Fullchange, A., Dougherty, D., Sharkey, J. D., & Dowdy, E. (2015, February). Promoting emotional competence
in schools. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention. Orlando, FL.
Wang, C., Jiang, X., Yang, C., & Furlong, M. J. (2015). Initial validation of the emotional health Survey-Primary for
Chinese students. The Ninth World Congress on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and
Behavioral Disorders, Columbia, South Carolina.
2015 PEER-REVIEW SERVICE ACTIVITIES
EDITOR
Dowdy, E. (2015-Present). Associate Editor, School Psychology Review.
Furlong, M. J. (2008–2015). Editor, Journal of School Violence, for 2009-2015 (28 issues).
Furlong, M. J. (Guest Ed.). (2015). School-based approaches to promote complete mental health: School psychologists
working to foster students’ thriving well-being. Contemporary School Psychology, 19 (4). (special issue)
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
Contemporary School Psychology
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Indian Journal of Positive Psychology
Journal of Adolescence
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
Journal of School Psychology
Journal of School Violence
International Journal of School and Educational
Psychology
Literacy Research and Instruction
Trainer of School Psychologists Forum
School Psychology Quarterly
School Psychology Review
AD HOC REVIEWS FOR PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
American Education Research Journal
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Behavioral Disorders
British Journal of Educational Psychology
Child Development
Child & Family Studies
Contemporary School Psychology
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Early Child Development and Care
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Educational Researcher
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Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Journal of Applied School Psychology
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Journal of Educational Psychology
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Journal of Positive Psychology
Journal of School Psychology
Multivariate Behavioral Research
PLOS One
Psychological Assessment
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Res., Practice, & Policy
Social Indicators Research
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Structural Equation Modeling
2015 CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES
Now is The Time Technical Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Mental Health Services for Adolescents (SAMSHA). Dr.
Sharkey provided a review for Now is the Time “Referral Pathways” Toolkit.
Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health – Alcohol and Drug Program. Dr. Sharkey provided evaluation
consultation services for their strategic plan implementation.
Santa Barbara County Probation Department. Dr. Sharkey provided Provide ongoing consultation on the Santa Barbara
Assets and Risks Assessment (SBARA), a juvenile risk assessment tool that helps with supervision and treatment decisionmaking.
Goleta Union School District preschool to K-12 data integration project. Dr. Quirk is providing consultation to improve the
flow of data from the preschools in Goleta to GUSD’s student information data system.
2015 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES
What Works In Juvenile Justice? Using Data To Inform Practice. Sharkey, J.D. (September 2015) A presentation to the
Restorative Community Network Meeting. Santa Barbara, CA.
Responsibility for Delinquency: Engaging Versus Excluding Youth In At-Risk Situations. As Community Members, We Can
Make A Difference. Sharkey, J. D. (December, 2015). Presentation to One Community Action, a community group
formed to address youth violence in Santa Maria, CA. Santa Maria, CA.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in The Schools: An Examination Of Racial And Ethnic Disparities In The Schools In Santa
Barbara County Schools: Barriers To The School-To-College Pipeline
Sharkey, J. D. (October, 2015). A presentation of results to stakeholders of the Racial and Ethnic Disparities grant program
funded to Santa Barbara County Probation by the Board of State and Community Corrections. Buellton, CA.
Using Positive Discipline To Encourage Student Engagement: Tips For Educators.
Sharkey, J. D. (August, 2015). Professional development training for teachers at Peabody Charter School. Santa Barbara, CA.
Program Evaluation: Using Data to Inform Practice. Sharkey, J. D. (August 2015). Staff training for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Santa Barbara, CA.
UCSB Reads Panel Discussion: A Panel of ICSB Faculty And Graduate Students From Multiple Disciplines Discussed The
UCSB Reads Selection: “Orange Is The New Black: My Year In A Women’s Prison” By Piper Kerman.
Douglass, J., Sharkey, J. D., & Pineda, Y. R. (2015, March). Santa Barbara Public Library, Carpinteria Branch. Carpinteria,
CA. The Reality of Program Evaluation: Using Data to Inform Practice.
Ed 220: Intro. to Program Evaluation: Theory & Practice. Hunnicutt, K., Dougherty, D., Mayworm, A., Wroblewski, A.,
Igaz, T., & Sharkey, J. D. (2015, Mar). Department of Education. University of California, Santa Barbara.
Quirk, M. (March, 2015). Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile. Presented at the Santa Barbara County First 5
Commissioners’ meeting. Santa Barbara, CA.
Quirk, M., & Furlong, M. (March, 2015). Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile. Presented at the Santa Barbara Unified
School District Cradle to Kindergarten Summit. Santa Barbara, CA.
Quirk, M. (March, 2015). Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile. Presented at a quarterly meeting of Santa Barbara County’s
Child Care Planning Council. Buellton, CA.
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2015 SERVICE ACTIVITIES
UCSB RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Dr. Sharkey and her research team mentored two students for this competitive, six-week summer program that
engages qualified, high-achieving high school students from all over the world in interdisciplinary, hands-on,
university-level research.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION DIVISION 16 MENTAL HEALTH
Dr. Dowdy is a member of the American Psychological Association Division 16 Mental Health workgroup.
DIVERSITY AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF
TRAUMATIC STRESS STUDIES
Dr. Felix is an ISTSS member of these committees.
EAST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (LOS ANGELES)
Dr. Dowdy managed, administered, and evaluated the responses of 1,000 students to a complete social emotional health
screening assessment. Prepared reports and carried out ongoing consultation related to the districts interests to provide
equitable access to support services for students of all sociocultural backgrounds. Provided ongoing consultation for care
coordination team.
HARDING UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL (SANTA BARBARA)
Dr. Dowdy is a member and contributor to the Harding University Partnership School Advisory Council.
INTERMOUNTAIN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT (PENDELTON, OREGON)
Dr. Furlong managed and evaluated the responses of students to a complete social emotional health screening
assessment. Prepared reports and carried out ongoing consultation related to the districts interests to provide equitable
access to support services for students of all sociocultural backgrounds.
JUVENILE JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL (JJCC)
Dr. Sharkey was elected to the JJCC determines juvenile justice policy and standards for Santa Barbara County.
Currently re-elected for a third term.
SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL (SANTA BARBARA)
Dr. Dowdy managed, administered, and evaluated the responses of 1,900 students to a complete social emotional health
screening assessment. Prepared reports and carried out ongoing consultation related to the districts interests to provide
equitable access to support services for students of all sociocultural backgrounds. Provided ongoing consultation for care
coordination team.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASKFORCE
Dr. Felix is a member.
SANTA CRUZ CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA)
Dr. Furlong managed, administered, and evaluated the responses of 1,400 students to a complete social emotional
health screening assessment. Prepared reports and carried out ongoing consultation related to the districts interests to
provide equitable access to support services for students of all sociocultural backgrounds.
SOUTH COAST TASK FORCE ON YOUTH GANGS
Dr. Sharkey served on the Executive Committee Member & Strategy Team Member of the South Coast Task Force on
Youth Gangs. Santa Barbara County, CA.
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2015 FUNDED RESEARCH AND CONTRACTS
2015–CURRENT: PSYCHOMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOL USING PARENT AND TEACHER
INFORMANTS
Co-Principal Investigator: Erin Dowdy, Institute of Education Sciences
2015–CURRENT: EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING
AUTHORITY GRANT FOR CRISIS FACILITIES AND CRISIS TRIAGE
Principal Investigators: Erin Dowdy and Merith Cosden, Santa Barbara County Department of Mental Health
2015–CURRENT: UNDERSTANDING TEACHER INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS’ SCIENCE SELFPERCEPTION
Principal Investigators: Karen Nylund-Gibson, Subcontract from UC Riverside, Award from the National Science and
Math Institute.
2015–CURRENT: UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTING POLICY AND PROGRAMMING
FOR STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES
Co-Principal Investigators: Shane Jimerson and Erin Dowdy, Santa Barbara County Special Education Level Plan Area
2014–CURRENT: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Co-Principal Investigators: Erin Dowdy and Michael Furlong, Santa Barbara Unified School District
2007–2017: EVALUATION OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRST 5 PROGRAMS
Principal Investigators: Erika Felix and Matthew Quirk, First 5 Santa Barbara County
2007–2015: ALCOHOL AND DRUG STRATEGIC PLAN OUTCOMES EVALUATION
Principal Investigator: Jill D. Sharkey, Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, & Mental Health Services Subcontract –
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
2015–2016: OUTCOME EVALUATION OF THE ODYSSEY PROJECT
Principal Investigator: Jill D. Sharkey, Academic Senate Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara subcontract –
Department of Theater and Dance
2011–2016: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REALIGNMENT (AB 109)
Principal Investigator: Jill D. Sharkey and Merith Cosden, Santa Barbara County Probation Department
2014–2016: GROWTH MIXTURE MODELING: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE PAST 15 YEARS
Principal Investigator: Karen Nylund-Gibson, UCSB Academic Senate, University of California, Santa Barbara
2011–2016: REDUCTION PAROLEE RECIDIVISM LOCAL PROBATION PRACTICES (SB 678)
Principal Investigators: Jill D. Sharkey and Merith Cosden, Santa Barbara County Probation Department
2013–2015: CHILDREN’S CHRONIC STRESS LEVELS DURING THE TRANSITION TO
KINDERGARTEN
Principal Investigator: Matthew Quirk, UCSB Academic Senate, University of California, Santa Barbara
2014–2015: DEVELOPING THE DESIGN BLUEPRINT FOR THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
HEALTH SURVEY CASE MANAGEMENT UTILITY
Principal Investigator: Michael Furlong, Academic Senate Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara
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2014–2015: DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH SURVEY–HIGHER
EDUCATION VERSION
Principal Investigator: Michael Furlong, Wellness Program, University of California, Santa Barbara
2015-2016: EVALUATION OF FEMALE-SPECIFIC SERVICES: TRANSFORMING THE
JUVENILE JUSTICE APPROACH TO GIRLS
Principal Investigator: Jill D. Sharkey, Santa Barbara County Probation
2014–2015: EXAMINATION OF THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
Principal Investigator: Jill D. Sharkey, Santa Barbara Probation Department Subcontract – California Board of State and
Community Corrections Racial and Ethnic Disparity (RED) Grant
2014–2016: EVALUATION OF WHAT IS LOVE TO IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
AND ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT OF PARTICIPANTS
Principal Investigators: Jill D. Sharkey and Erika Felix, Santa Barbara Foundation
2014–2015: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE CHECK, CONNECT, AND
RESPECT (CCR) MENTORING PROGRAM
Principal Investigator: Jill D. Sharkey, Academic Senate Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara
2014–2015: EVALUATION OF LOMPOC CALGRIP TO REDUCE GANG ACTIVITY
Principal Investigators: Jill D. Sharkey and Merith Cosden, Community Action Commission Subcontract –California
Board of State and Community Corrections CalGRIP Program
2014–2015: EVALUATION OF SANTA BARBARA CALGRIP TO IMPROVE JUVENILE
JUSTICE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH ON PROBATION AT-RISK FOR GANG AFFILIATION
Principal Investigators: Jill D. Sharkey and Merith Cosden, Community Action Commission Subcontract – California
Board of State and Community Corrections CalGRIP Program
2014–2016: PARENT-CHILD PROCESSES AFFECTING LONG-TERM POST-DISASTER
PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
Principal Investigator: Erika Felix, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2014–2016: CARPINTERIA CALGRIP TO INCREASE THE RESILIENCY OF YOUTH AT-RISK
FOR GANG INVOLVEMENT
Principal Investigators: Jill D. Sharkey and Erin Dowdy, City of Carpentaria – Board of State and Community
Corrections California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) Program
2015–2017: EVALUATION OF CALGRIP YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INTERNSHIP IN SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY
Principal Investigator: Jill D. Sharkey , City of Santa Barbara Subcontract – California Board of State and Community
Corrections California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) Program
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GRANT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AND UNDERGOING REVIEW
REDUCING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES BY ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO THE
SCHOOL-TO-COLLEGE PIPELINE
Principal Investigators: Jill D. Sharkey & Matt Quirk, Santa Barbara Probation Department – subcontract for funds from
the California Board of State and Community Corrections Racial and Ethnic Disparity (RED) Grant program.
VALIDATION OF A MEASURE TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF
SECONDARY STUDENTS
Principal Investigators: Furlong, M. J., Nylund-Gibson, K., & Dowdy, E., Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE SOCIALIZATION CURRICULUM FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Principal Investigators: Vernon, T., Koegel, B., & Dowdy, E., Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
CAN KIDS LEARN TO READ BY PLAYING GAMES? DEVELOPING ENGLISH LITERACY
THROUGH IMMERSIVE, SOCIAL CYBERLEARNING
Principal Investigators: Madhow, U., Belding, E., van Compernolle, A., & Quirk, M., National Science Foundation
(NSF)
EXAMINING PRESCHOOL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
AND SCHOOL READINESS OF DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Principal Investigators: Quirk, M., Matera, C., & Edyburn, K., Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association Divisions 53
Bullying Research Network (BRNET)
Consortium to Prevent School Violence
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies
Prevention Science Methodology Group (PSMG)
Society for Prevention Research (SPR)
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American Psychological Association Divisions 16
American Educational Research Association
California Association of School Psychologists (CASP)
International School Psychology Association
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Prevention Science Methodology Group II (PSMGII)
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