Breda
  • Faculty Research Associate, Utah Education Policy Center, University of Utah
  • Associate Chair, Special Education
  • Associate Professor, Special Education
801-585-1817

Professional Service

  • Division for Learning Disabilities of the CEC. Review Doctoral Poster Proposals. 12/2023 - present
  • Behavioral Disorders. Reviewer, 2 revised manuscript reviews. 01/2023 - 12/2023
  • Journal of Positive Behavior and Interventions. Reviewer, 1 manuscript review. 01/2023 - 12/2023
  • Elementary School Journal. Reviewer, 1 manuscript review. 01/2023 - 12/2023
  • School Psychology Quarterly. Reviewer, 2 manuscript reviews. 01/2023 - 12/2023
  • Psychology in the Schools. Reviewer, 3 manuscript reviews. 01/2023 - 12/2023
  • Remedial and Special Education. Reviewer, 3 manuscript reviews. 01/2023 - 12/2023
  • Remedial and Special Education. Reviewer, 1 revised manuscript review. 01/2023 - 12/2023
  • Remedial and Special Education. Reviewer, 1 revised manuscript. 06/06/2022 - 06/06/2022
  • Behavioral Disorders. Reviewer, 1 manuscript. 04/03/2022 - 04/03/2022
  • Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. Treasurer. 01/01/2022 - present
  • Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Role: Reviewer. Review of Revised Manuscript (2 revisions). 06/03/2020 - 07/03/2020
  • Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Review Revised Manuscript. 03/2020 - 03/2020
  • Remedial and Special Education, Journal. Editorial Board Member. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Role: Guest Reviewer. Reviewed one manuscript. 08/28/2019 - 08/28/2019
  • Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Role: Guest Reviewer. Reviewed one manuscript. 08/19/2019 - 08/19/2019
  • Remedial and Special Education, Journal. Role: Guest Reviewer. Reviewed one manuscript. 04/03/2019 - 04/03/2019
  • Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Role: Guest Reviewer. Reviewed one manuscript. 02/21/2019 - 02/21/2019
  • Remedial and Special Education, Journal. Guest Reviewer for one manuscript. 12/08/2017 - 12/08/2017
  • Psychological Record, Journal. Guest Reviewer for one manuscript. 07/2017 - 07/2017
  • Remedial and Special Education, Journal. Guest reviewer for one manuscript. 01/15/2017 - 01/15/2017
  • Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. Guest Reviewer of Manuscript. 09/15/2016 - 09/15/2016
  • Remedial and Special Education. Guest Reviewer for manuscript. 06/02/2016 - 06/02/2016
  • Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education. Role: Review Panel Member. Standing Panel for Peer Review of Special Education Leadership Personnel Grant Competition. 03/2014 - present
  • Education and Treatment of Children. Role: Guest Associate Editor. Guest Associate Editor for one manuscript. 04/2012 - 06/2012

Internal Service

  • Faculty Appointments Committee. Peer reviewer of teaching, 11/2023 - 12/2023. Department service.
  • Faculty Search Committee, Adapted Physical Education faculty. Member, 09/2023 - 02/2024. Department service.
  • College of Education Executive Council. Chair, 08/2023 - 05/2024. College service.
  • Integrated Planning for the College/University. 08/2023 - 12/2023. Department service.
  • CAEP Accreditation engagement. 08/2023 - 12/2023. College service.
  • Name Reader at Convocation. 05/05/2023 - 05/05/2023. College service.
  • Foundations of Reading Assessment Support. 05/2023 - 12/2023. Department service.
  • Faculty Search Committee, Career-line Special Education faculty search, 2 positions. Chair, 04/2023 - 07/2023. Department service.
  • Associate Dean for Research Search Committee, College of Education . Member, 04/2023 - 06/2023. College service.
  • College Meetings (including workload policy meetings). Faculty member, 01/2023 - 12/2023. College service.
  • Faculty meetings (including department retreat). Faculty member, 01/2023 - 12/2023. Department service.
  • Faculty Search Committee, Science of Reading, Department of Educational Psychology. Member, 01/2023 - 04/2023. College service.
  • New Faculty Search Committee, BCBA/Core faculty. Member, 09/2021 - 02/2022. Department service.
  • College of Education Executive Council. Member, 08/15/2021 - 05/2023. College service.
  • Title IX Liaison for the College of Education. Liaison, 08/24/2020 - 10/2023. University service.
  • Admissions Committee. Chair, 05/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Search Committee, College of Education Grants Accounting Officer. Member, 05/2020 - 10/2020. College service.
  • New Faculty Search Committee, Adapted Physical Education. Co-chair, 08/15/2019 - 02/18/2020. Department service.
  • Department of Educational Psychology Faculty Search Committee, Reading and Literacy faculty. Member, 08/15/2019 - 01/31/2020. College service.
  • Curriculum Policy Review Board/Special Fee Review Committee . Member, 08/15/2019 - 12/31/2019. University service.
  • Program Area Coordinator, Mild/Moderate Program. 05/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • College Research and Grants Committee . Member, 03/2016 - 03/2019. College service.
  • University Advisory Council for Teacher Educators. Member, 03/2014 - 08/2017. University service.
  • Grant Review Committee. Member, 11/2012 - 12/2014. College service.

Community Partnership

  • Co-chair (2019-2023), Grow Your Own Educator Committee, in collaboration with University Neighborhood Partners, Salt Lake City School District and Salt Lake Community College (committee member, 2016-2018). 05/2016 - 12/2023

Outreach

  • O’Keeffe, B. V. & Tribe, R. (2023, Oct.). An overview of 504s and IEPs for students with learning disabilities. Presentation at the Wasatch Reading Summit, Decoding Dyslexia, Sandy, Utah. 10/2023 - 10/2023
  • National Resource Center for Paraeducators (NRCP), Individual Paraeducator Survey: 2021 (survey in preparation; unpaid technical assistance). 08/2021 - 05/2022

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Service and Contributions to the Community Award. College of Education, 04/2022
  • “Must-Read Article of the Year” for Bundock, Kiuhara, Hawken, O’Keeffe, O’Neill, & Cummings (2019). Council of Learning Disabilities, 10/2021