Brandi Simonsen

Brandi Simonsen, PhD, is a Professor of Special Education in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education, where she also serves as Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Education and Research. She is Co-Director of the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Co-Principal Investigator of the Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (I-MTSS) Research Network, with a research agenda focused on positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), classroom behavior, and intensive interventions for students with challenging behavior. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Special Education (Exceptional Learner) from the University of Oregon and a B.A. in Elementary Education and Psychology from the College of William & Mary.

Simonsen is the coauthor of Classwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: A Guide to Proactive Classroom Management (including its second edition) and Implementing Classwide PBIS: A Guide to Supporting Teachers, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters on PBIS and classroom management. Before joining the University of Connecticut, she directed a nonpublic alternative school serving students with disabilities and has held teaching certifications in elementary general education and middle