STAFF

KATHERINE (FALK) CARPENTER, M.Ed. serves as an Educational Consultant for NCLII. In this role, she assists with the daily management and communication activities of the consortium. Ms. Carpenter received her B.A. from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and completed her M.Ed. in special education with an emphasis in behavior disorders from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 2000. From 2000-2003, Ms. Carpenter was the Project Coordinator for Project CLASS (Cooperative Learning and Social Skills), a 3-year OSERS-funded research grant at Vanderbilt University that investigated the impact of a combined intervention of cooperative learning and social skills training on increasing the accessibility for children with EBD to general education settings. Following the completion of Project CLASS, she served as the Project Coordinator for the Vanderbilt Behavior Research Center, an IES-funded multi-site center that assessed the impact of evidence-based classroom practices on the behavior and reading achievement of students with or at-risk for emotional/behavioral disorders.

TERRELL MCGUIRE, M.Ed. serves as the Project Coordinator for NCLII. In this role, she manages and coordinates the daily activities of the consortium. Ms. McGuire received her undergraduate degree from Florida State University and completed her master’s degree in special education with an emphasis in high incidence disabilities from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She has been a project coordinator on a multi-site Goal 3 IES testing the efficacy of a tiered classroom management program for students with and at-risk for problem behavior. In addition, Ms. McGuire has worked as a program and assessment coordinator on a research grant from NIMH investigating a multi-component academic and behavior intervention for students with emotional disturbance. Before joining the research team at Peabody College of Vanderbilt, Ms. McGuire worked as a special education teacher for students with intense learning and behavior disorders.

For more than 20 years, Jon Tapp, BA, has provided consultation, training, and support on the use of computer-based technology, programming, and database management for Vanderbilt’s Kennedy Center researchers. He has extensive knowledge of the development and use of behavioral observation methods, delivery of technical support, statistical software applications, and programming for experimental protocols. He assists investigators with computer-based activities, including data collection, data interpretation, and writing various technical and scientific programs. He also has been involved in informatics programming for the Center’s Psychophysiology Lab.