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James E. Connell, Jr.

James E. Connell, Jr.
Assistant Professor School Psychology Program
Psychological Studies in Education

Ritter Annex 263
1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.
Ritter Hall, College of Education
Philadelphia, PA 19122

phone/fax: (215) 204-8077 / (215) 204-6013
jconnell@temple.edu

Education

2005 Ph.D. Louisiana State University

2001 M.A. Louisiana State University

1997 B.A. Temple University

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), New Jersey Certified School Psychologist

Areas of Professional Interest

  • Curriculum-Based Assessment
  • Functional Behavioral Assessment
  • Universal Screening and Response-to-Intervention
  • School and classroom systems change through behavior analytic applications
  • Eco-Behavioral Consultation
  • Functional and Descriptive Analyses
  • Avoidant Behavior
  • Extensions of Functional Analyses to classroom and home-based settings

Recent Scholarship

Practical Considerations in Creating School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in Public Schools. Handler, Marcie W.; Rey, Jannette; Connell, James; Psychology in the Schools, Vol 44(1), Jan 2007. Special issue: The Practitioner's Edition on Promoting Behavioral Competence. pp. 29-39. [Journal Article]

Spontaneous Response Generalization During Whole Word Instruction: Reading to Spell and Spelling to Read. Noell, George H.; Connell, James E.; Duhon, Gary J.; Journal of Behavioral Education, Vol 15(3), Sep 2006. pp. 121-130. [Journal Article]

Constructing a math applications, curriculum-based assessment: An analysis of the relationship between applications problems, computation problems and criterion-referenced assessments. Connell, James E. Jr.; Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, Vol 66(7-B), 2006. pp. 3933.

Application of a Three-Tiered Response to Intervention Model for Instructional Planning, Decision Making, and the Identification of Children in Need of Services. Ardoin, Scott P.; Witt, Joseph C.; Connell, James E.; Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol 23(4), Dec 2005. Special issue: Response to Intervention. pp. 362-380. [Journal Article]

Treatment Implementation Following Behavioral Consultation in Schools: A Comparison of Three Follow-up Strategies. Noell, George H.; Witt, Joseph C.; Slider, Natalie J. Connell, James. E.; School Psychology Review, Vol 34(1), 2005. pp. 87-106. [Journal Article]

Applications of computer-based instruction: Using specialized software to aid letter-name and letter-sound recognition. Connell, James E.; Witt, Joseph C.; Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Vol 37(1), Spr 2004. pp. 67-71. [Journal Article]

Fixed-time schedule effects as a function of baseline reinforcement rate. Ringdahl, Joel E.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Borrero, John C. Connell, James. E.; Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Vol 34(1), Spr 2001. pp. 1-15. [Journal Article]

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