John Eagle
Academic Background
Ph.D. 2005 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School Psychology
MSW 1997 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Clinical Social Work
BA 1993 Vanderbilt University
Internship 2004-2005 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (APA Accredited)
Courses Taught
CEP 315 Educational Psychology
CEP 531 Human Development across Cultures
CEP 551 Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
CEP 601 Cognitive Assessment
CEP 605 Practicum in School Psychology
CEP 629 Internship in School Psychology
Clinical Interests
School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS)
Response to Intervention (RTI) systems
Anxiety disorders in children
Research Interests
Home-school-community partnerships
Conjoint behavioral consultation
Parental involvement in schools
School-based problem solving teams
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Current Research Projects
Assessment of Family Involvement in Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Supports
Development of the School-wide Evaluation Tool-Family (SET-F): Evaluating family involvement in SWPBIS systems
Bringing the home environment into the Behavioral Education Program (BEP)
Reading intervention program within a RTI framework
Publications
Eagle, J. W., Furey, J., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2019). Tier 1 family-school partnership programs. In S.A. Garbacz (Ed.), Implementing Family-school Partnerships: Student Success in School Psychology Research and Practice. Routledge.
Garbacz, S. A., McIntosh, K., Vatland, C., Minch, D., &
Eagle, J. W. (2018). Identifying and examining school approaches to family engagement within schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports.
Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions.
Eagle, J. W., Dowd-Eagle, S. E., & Garbacz, S. A. (2017).
The role of family and situational problems in understanding and reducing impairment. In S. Goldstein, & J. Naglieri (Eds.), Handbook of impairment (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
Garbacz, A., McIntosh, K.,
Eagle, J., Dowd-Eagle, S., Hirano, K., & Ruppert, T. (2016). Conceptualizing a paradigm for universal family-school partnerships within school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports.
Preventing School Failure, 60, 60-69.
Eagle, J. W., Dowd-Eagle, S. E., & Garbacz, A. (2016). In S. Goldstein and J. Naglieri (Eds.),
Assessment of impairment: From theory to practice: Second Edition. Springer Publications.
Eagle, J. W., Dowd-Eagle, S. E., Snyder, A., & Holtzman, E. G. (2014). Implementing a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS): Collaboration between school psychologists and administrators to promote systems level change.
Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation.
Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2014). Best practices in school-community partnerships. In A. Thomas and P. Harrison (Eds.),
Best practices in school psychology VI. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Dowd-Eagle, S. E., &
Eagle, J. W. (2014). Research examining group/team-based school consultation. In W. Erchul & S. Sheridan (Eds.),
Handbook of Research in School Consultation: Empirical Foundations for the Field (2nd ed.). Routledge: New York.
Dowd-Eagle, S. E., &
Eagle, J. W. (2014). Implementation of ecobehavioral consultation within a response to intervention framework. In S. Lee and C. Niileksela,
Ecobehavioral consultation in the schools: Theory and practice for school psychologists, special educators and school counselors. Routledge: New York.
Eagle, J. W. (2009). The role of family and situational problems in understanding and reducing impairment. In S. Goldstein and J. Naglieri (Eds.), Assessment of impairment: From theory to practice. Springer Publications.
Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2009). Family functioning. In S. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing.
Eagle, J. W., Dowd-Eagle, S. E., & Sheridan, S. M. (2008). Best practices in school-community partnerships. In A. Thomas and J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Eagle, J. W. (2008). Families that work. In S. Lopez (Ed.), Positive psychology perspective series. Westwood, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Eagle, J. W., & Oeth, J. M. (2008). Parent-teacher conferences. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Eagle, J. W., & Niileksela, C. R. (2008). Contingency contracts. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Power, T. J., Drombowski, S. C., Watkins, M. W., Mautone, J. A., & Eagle, J. W. (2007). Assessing children’s homework performance: Development of multi-dimensional, multi-informant rating scales. Journal of School Psychology, 45, 333-348.
Sheridan, S. M., Eagle, J. W., & Doll, B. J. (2006). An Examination of the efficacy of conjoint behavioral consultation with diverse clients. School Psychology Quarterly, 21, 396-417.
Sheridan, S.M., Eagle, J.W., & Dowd, S. E. (2005). Families as contexts for children’s adaptation. In S. Goldstein and R. Brooks (Eds.), Handbook of resiliency in children. New York: Klewer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Eagle, J. W., & Sheridan, S. M. (2005). Conjoint behavioral consultation. In S. Lee (Ed.), Encyclopedia of school psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Sheridan, S. M., Erchul, W. P., Brown, M. S., Dowd, S. E., Warnes, E. D., Marti, D. C., Schemm, A. V., & Eagle, J. W. (2004). Perceptions of helpfulness in conjoint behavioral consultation: Congruence and agreement between teachers and parents. School Psychology Quarterly, 19, 121-140.
Sheridan, S. M., Meegan, S. P., & Eagle, J. W. (2002). Exploring collaboration in initial interviews in conjoint behavioral consultation: An exploratory analysis investigating processes and outcomes. School Psychology Quarterly, 17, 299-324
Sheridan, S. M., Eagle, J. W., Cowan, R. J., & Mickelson, W. T. (2001). The effects of conjoint behavioral consultation: Results of a 4-year investigation. Journal of School Psychology, 39, 361-385.
Swearer, S. M., Song, S. Y., Cary, P. T., Eagle, J. W., & Mickelson, W. T. (2001). Psychosocial correlates in bullying and victimization: The relationship between depression, anxiety and bully/victim status.Journal of Emotional Abuse, 2, 95-121.
Sheridan, S. M., Cowan, R. J., & Eagle, J. W. (2000). Partnering with parents in educational programming for students with special needs. In C. Telzrow & M. Tankersley (Eds.), IDEA Amendments of 1997: Practice guidelines for school-based teams. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Selected Presentations
Furey, J. Holtzman, E., Dowd-Eagle, S., & Eagle, J. (2019). Assessing competency-based field experiences in school psychology. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Convention. Atlanta, GA. February, 2019.
Eagle, J.W., & Furey, J. (2019). Meaningful family engagement within PBIS/MTSS: Moving beyond the rhetoric. Paper presented at the Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum. Mystic, CT. May, 2019.
Eagle, J.W., Furey, J., & Nkomo, L. (2019). Enhancing family-school partnerships within MTSS. Paper presented at the New England Positive Behavior Support Forum. Norwood, MA. November, 2019.
Eagle, J. W., & Nkomo, L. (2017). Practices to Promote Family Engagement in MTSS. Symposium presented at the New England Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (NEPBIS) Leadership Forum. Mystic, CT.
Dowd-Eagle, S. E., Eagle, J. W., & Newman, T. (2015, Febraury). Evaluating Coaching Practices within a Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Framework. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Orland, FL.
Eagle, J. W., Grbacz, S. A., McIntosh, K., Minch, D., & Vatland, C. (2015, March). Assessing Family Engagement Practices in School-wide PBIS: What are Schools Doing? Poster presented at the 12th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support (APBS), Boston, MA.
Garbacz, A., Eagle, J. W, Hirano, K., Ruppert, T., McIntosh, K., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2014, March). A model for moving from parent engagement to family-school partnerships within SW-PBIS. Poster presented at the 11th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support (APBS), Chicago, IL.
Eagle, J. W., Reinhardt, E., Walden-Doppke, M., & Bucka, N. (2014, February). Effective teams: Tips from Team-Initiated Problem Solving "TIPS" in PBIS-RTI-MTSS. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.
Morrison, J., Eagle, J., Dowd-Eagle, S., Rollenhagen, J., Stoner, G., Nantais, M., & Furey, J. (2014, February). Advancing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support through a Program Evaluation Lens. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists. Washington, DC.
Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2010, March). Assessing Family Involvement within SWPBIS: School-wide Evaluation Tool – Family (SET-F). Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Dowd-Eagle, S. E., Darcy, M., & Eagle, J. W. (2010, March). A Comparison of Professional Standards: Enhancing Collaborative Partnerships across Disciplines. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2009, November). Family involvement in School-wide Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions. Workshop presented at the 4th Annual May Institute on Positive Behavioral Supports, Norwood, MA.
Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2009, October). Evaluating Family Involvement at the Universal Level in School-wide PBIS: The School-wide Evaluation Tool-Family (SET-F). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National PBIS Leadership Forum, Chicago, IL.
Dowd-Eagle, S. E., & Eagle, J. W. (2009, October). The Behavior Education Plan-Home (BEP-Home): Cross-Setting Implementation of a Secondary Level Intervention. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National PBIS Leadership Forum, Chicago, IL.
Antosh, A., Nkomo, L., Arenberg, D., DeMerchant, L., Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2009, October). The Evolution of the Rhode Island Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports System (RIPBIS). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National PBIS Leadership Forum, Chicago, IL.
Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2009, February). Extending the Behavioral Education Plan (BEP) to Home Settings: Cross-Setting Implementation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.
Dowd-Eagle, S. E., & Eagle, J. W. (2009, February). Family Involvement Across a Three-Tiered Model of Service Delivery. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.
Oeth, J. M., & Niileksela, C. R., Shaftel, J., & Eagle, J. W. (2008, February). Assessing Undergraduate Psychology and Education Majors’ Understanding of School Psychology. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Eagle, J. W., Oeth, J. M., & Niileksela, C. R. (2007, August). A Comparative Review of Parent Involvement Measures in Educational Settings. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Eagle, J. W., & Dowd-Eagle, S. E. (2006, August). A Model for Individual Support across Multiple Settings in Schoolwide PBS: Conjoint Behavioral Consultation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Advisor for which Programs
School Psychology, C.A.G.S.
Memberships in professional agencies
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
American Psychological Association
Rhode Island School Psychologists Association (RISPA)
Other
UCEDD Discipline Coordinator for Psychology, Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College
