Ambra Green, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Special Education within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Green is a national scholar with publications and research focused on students of color with and at-risk for disabilities, issues related to inequitable school practices experienced by students of color (i.e., disproportionality in special education and discipline practices), behavior disorders, positive behavioral interventions and supports, discipline policies, and teacher use of evidence-based practices. She is the Primary Investigator on an U.S. Department of Education Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP) personnel preparation grant which provides rigorous training for master’s level students in special education and social work to support K-12 students with disabilities and high intensity needs. Dr. Green also has experience working within the U.S. Department of Education Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP) and serves on the OSEP National Technical Assistance Center on PBIS Equity workgroup.

Heather Hatton, Ph.D., joined the Special Education Department at the University of Missouri as an Assistant Research Professor in 2015. She previously worked at Texas A&M’s Center on Disability and Development and has experience teaching in public schools. She conducts research on positive behavior interventions and supports and teacher training. Additionally, she uses meta-analysis to identify evidence-based practices.

Kelsey Morris, Ed.D. is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Missouri and Co-Director of the MU Center for School-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS). He is a national scholar with technical assistance, publications, and research focused on positive behavioral interventions and support, classroom management and evidence-based practices, targeted interventions, supporting students with disabilities, data-based decisions, and district-wide implementation of PBIS. Dr. Morris is also a member of the Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) Board of Directors and serves as an implementation partner for the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Offices of Special Education Programs and Elementary and Secondary Education.

Tim Lewis, Ph.D. has been involved in special education for 35 years. Dr. Lewis has taught students with emotional and behavioral disorders in high school, elementary, and self-contained psychiatric settings. At present, Dr. Lewis is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Special Education at the University of Missouri. Dr. Lewis is past Co-Editor of the journal Behavioral Disorders, Associate Editor of the Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions, and a member of 13 editorial boards. During his 30-year career in higher education Dr. Lewis has served multiple terms as department chair and associate dean for research. Dr. Lewis has been involved with developing school-wide systems of behavioral support for over 25 years. He has worked directly with school teams around the world, secured over $80 million in grants to support his research and demonstration efforts, and is a frequent contributor to the professional literature examining various aspects of Positive Behavior Support. Dr. Lewis directs the University of Missouri Center for School-wide Positive Behavior Support, is Co-Director of the national OSEP Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and former Co-Director of the Center for Adolescent Research in Schools. His specialty areas include social skill instruction, functional assessment, and proactive school-wide discipline systems.