10th International Conference on Positive Behavioral Support

Keynote Speakers

Glen Dunlap, Ph.D.
	Glen Dunlap is a research professor with the University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) and the University of Nevada (Reno, NV). He works on several research, training and demonstration projects in the areas of positive behavior support, child protection, early intervention, developmental disabilities and family support. Glen has been active in the field for more than 35 years and has served as a teacher, administrator, researcher and university faculty member. He has directed numerous research and training projects and has been awarded dozens of federal and state grants. He has authored more than 215 articles and book chapters, co-edited four books, and served on 15 editorial boards.Glen was a founding editor of the Journal of Positive Behavior
Interventions and is the current editor of Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. Glen lives in Reno, Nevada, but continues to work on research and training projects in locations across the country.

Tim Knoster Ph.D.
	Tim Knoster is currently a Professor and Chairperson in the College of Education in the Department of Exceptionality Programs at Bloomsburg University where he helped to establish the McDowell Institute for Teacher Excellence in Positive Behavior Support. Dr. Knoster also currently serves as the Executive Director of the Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS). Previously in his career Dr. Knoster served as a special education teacher leading up to serving as a Director of Student Support Services and Special Education as well as Principal Investigator on various federal multi-state projects focused on interagency collaboration emphasizing prevention and early intervention with student problem behavior.
The application of positive behavior support in school, home and community settings has served as the primary focal point throughout Dr. Knoster's career. In addition, Dr. Knoster has also directed statewide training and technical assistance projects that have supported schools to provide inclusive services and programs for students with complex needs, as well as for children and youth who have experienced trauma associated with neglect and abuse. Dr. Knoster received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in special education from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Educational Specialist and Doctorate in Special Education from Lehigh University. Dr. Knoster was the recipient of Pennsylvania CASSP's Least Restrictive and Least Intrusive Award in 2000, the inaugural recipient of Lehigh University College of Education's Outstanding Contributions to Discipline Award in 2002 as well as the inaugural recipient of Bloomsburg University Provost's Award in Research/Scholarly Growth in 2007. He has extensively published various books and manuscripts, training materials, and other practitioner oriented resources concerning the linkage among research, policy, and practice in positive behavior support, interagency collaboration that is child and family centered, and inclusive school reform. He has also served as an advisor on matters of policy and best practices to agency directors, legal staff and court authorities, as well as elected officials. In addition, he has a national reputation of being a dynamic advocate, leader, and presenter across school and community settings.

Catherine Bradshaw, Ph.D., M.Ed.

Catherine Bradshaw is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence, and the Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Prevention and Early Intervention. She conducts research on PBIS, is a member of APBS board, and collaborates on the scale-up of PBIS in Maryland. She has written over 100 papers on topics related to PBIS, school-based prevention, bullying, school climate, and youth violence. She collaborates on federally-funded research grants supported by the NIMH, NIDA, CDC, U.S. Department of Education, and the Institute of Education Sciences.