Updated:	2001-08-31 10:39:34
Areas of Interest:	Prevention, School Psychology, Educational Reform, and Preschool Evaluation
Position:	Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Programs in School Psychology
Organization:	URI Department of Psychology
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. M.S., Counseling, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. B.S., English, University of South Florida, FL. PROJECTS "Program Evaluation of the Rhode Island Character Education Partnership." Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "State-wide Program Evaluation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), Preschool Programs for Kentucky Department of Public Instruction." University of Kentucky Institute for Education Reform. With M. L. Hemmeter, L. C. Bridge, & K. Townley. "Interdisciplinary Preservice Training of School Psychologists: Serving Rural Preschool Children with Low-incidence Developmental Disabilities." U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. With M. C. Martinson. "Interdisciplinary Preservice Training of School Psychologists: Serving Children with Severe and Low Incidence Handicaps." U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. With M. J. Brotherson. SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS Gilliam, W. S., & de Mesquita, P. B. (2000). The relationship between language and cognitive development and emotional-behavioral problems in financially-disadvantaged preschoolers: A longitudinal investigation. Early Child Development and Care, 162, 9-24. de Mesquita, P. B., & Drake, J. (1994). Educational reforms and the self-efficacy beliefs of teachers implementing nongraded primary school programs. Teaching and Teacher Education, 10,(3), 291-302. de Mesquita, P. B., Courtney, D. P., & Courtney, M. B. (1995). Measuring the success of P.U.S.H.: Issues in multidimensional program evaluation. People and education: The Human Side of School, 3,(2), 222-233. de Mesquita, P. B., & Zollman, A. (1995). Primary teachers' preferences for academic intervention strategies in mathematics: Implications for instructional consultation. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 6(2), 159-174.
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