Margaret Beebe-Frankenberger
Associate Professor of Psychology
Contact
- Office
- Skaggs Bldg 204
- Phone
- (406) 243-6883
- mbeebe.frankenberger@umontana.edu
Personal Summary
As an applied psychologist working within school organizations, my work has been focused on the identification of and program planning for children with disabilities that impede their academic and/or social competence. More recently, my work has expanded to include promoting educators in their efforts to build a continuum of educational and emotional/behavioral programs that support all Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. Current research: designing a collaboration model for Response-To-Instruction (RTI); social validity of RTI systems; and early detectors of and interventions for reading and math problems. I serve as a consultant to districts/schools who are implementing an RTI framework to better serve Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ and their families. Working side-by-side with educators and administrators in the schools is rewarding and further informs me as a trainer of future school-psychologists.
Education
Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, 2000
B.A. University of California, Riverside, 1996
Courses Taught
Psyx 680 Consultation and Collaboration
Psyx 580 Principles & Practices of Professional School Psychology
Psyx 583 Academic Assessment and Intervention
Psyx 587 School Psychology Methods
Psyx 588 School Psychology Internship
Teaching Experience
Psyx 580 Principles & Practices of Professional School Psychology
Psyx 680 Consultation and Collaboration
Psyx 583 Academic Assessment and Interventions
Psyx 587 School Psychology Methods (Practicum)
Psyx 588 School Psychology Internship
Research Interests
School Psychology, Systems Change, Psycho-educational Evaluation, Social Validity, Treatment Integrity/Fidelity, Early Intervention, Research Methods and Statistics
Selected Publications
O€™Connor, R., Bocian, K.L., Beebe-Frankenberger, M. & Linklater, D (2010). Responsiveness of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ with language difficulties to early intervention in reading. The Journal of Special Education, 43(4) 220-235.
Mahdavi, J.N. & Beebe-Frankenberger, M. (2009). Pioneering RTI Systems That Work: Social Validity, Collaboration, and Context. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(2), 64-72.
Beebe-Frankenberger, M. (2008). Best practices in the delivery of school psychological services in rural schools. In Grimes, J. & Thomas, A (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V., Ch. 112, pp. 1785-1808. Washington, D.C.: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Sheridan, S., Beebe-Frankenberger, M., Greff, K., Lasser, J. and Lines, C.L. (2007). Back to the future: The futures task force on family-school partnerships. Communique, 36(3), 17-18.
Beebe-Frankenberger, M., Lane, K.L., Bocian, K.M., Gresham, F.M., & MacMillan, D.L. (2005). Students with or at risk for problem behavior: Betwixt and between teacher and parent expectations. Preventing School Failure, 49 (2), 10-17.
Gresham, F.M., Lane, K.L., & Beebe-Frankenberger, M. (2005). Predictors of hyperactive-impulsive-inattention and conduct problems: A comparative follow-back investigation. Psychology in the Schools, 42 (7), 721-736.
Beebe-Frankenberger, M., Bocian, K.L., MacMillan, D.L. & Gresham, F.M. (2004). Sorting second grade Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ with academic deficiencies: Characteristics differentiating those retained in grade from those promoted to third grade. Journal of Educational Psychology, 96 (2) 204-215.
Publications
Beebe-Frankenberger, M. (2007). Guidelines for the Implementation of Response-to-Instruction/ Intervention. A manual developed for the State of Montana, Office of Public Instruction for the purpose of helping education agencies and school administrators self-evaluate readiness for and implementation of the Response-to-Instruction/Intervention process for school improvement.
Lane, K.L. & Beebe-Frankenberger, M. (2004). School-Based Interventions: The Tools You Need to Succeed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon Publishers. Lambros, K.M., Beebe-Frankenberger, M.E., & McLaughlin, V. (2001). Instruction Manual: Interventions for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. Allyn-Bacon: New York, N.Y.
Affiliations
American Psychology Association (APA) -Division 16, School Psychology
National Association of School Psychologists
Council for Exceptional Children
Montana Association of School Psychologists
Specialized Skills
School Psychology