Publications

• Kiuhara, S. A. & Levin, J. R., *Tolbert, M., O’Keeffe, B. V., O’Neill, R., & Jameson, J. M. (2023). Teaching argument writing in math class: Challenges and solutions to improve the performance of 4th and 5th graders with disabilities. Reading & Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Published, 05/2023.
• Fallon, L. M., *Cathcart, S. C., Johnson, A. H., Minami, T., O’Keeffe, B. V., DeFouw, E. R., & Sugai, G. (2022). A teacher self-assessment of culturally relevant practice to inform educator professional development decisions in MTSS contexts. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 48, 100-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/15345084221111338. Published, 08/2022.
  https://doi.org/10.1177/15345084221111338
• O’Keeffe, B. V., *Bundock, K., *Kladis, K., & Nelson, K. (2022). Skill performance assessment for kindergarten reading screening measures: Pilot study. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 48, 67-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/15345084221091173. Published, 05/2022.
  https://doi.org/10.1177/15345084221091173
• Fallon, L. M. & DeFouw, E. R., Berkman, T. S., Cathcart, S. C., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Sugai, G. (2021). Supports to improve academic outcomes with racially and ethnically minoritized youth: A review of research. Remedial and Special Education. Published, 09/29/2021.
  https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325211046760
• Fallon, L. M. & DeFouw, E. R., Cathcart, S. C., Berkman, T. S., Robinson-Link, P., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Sugai, G. (2021). School-based supports and interventions to improve social and behavioral outcomes with racially and ethnically diverse youth: A review of recent quantitative research. Journal of Behavioral Education. Published, 05/01/2021.
  https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325211046760
• Kladis, K., & Stokes, K., & O’Keeffe, B. V. (2020). Check-in, check-out for students with internalizing behavior problems.. (pp. 169-180). The Guilford Press.. Published, 11/2020.
• Kladis, K., & O’Neill, R. E., Fischer, A. J., *Stokes Fuoco, K., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Kiuhara, S. A. (2020). Effects of Check-In Check-Out on engagement of students demonstrating internalizing behaviors in an elementary school setting. Behavior Disorders. Published, 10/2020.
  https://doi.org/10.1177/0198742920972107
• Bundock, K., Kiuhara, S., Hawken, L., O'Keeffe, B. V., & Cummings, M. (2019). Teaching rate of change and problem solving to high school students with high incidence disabilities at tier 3. Learning Disabilities Quarterly. doi: 10.1177/0731948719887341. Published, 12/01/2019.
• Johnston, S. S., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Stokes, K. (2018). Early Literacy Support for Students with Physical Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs. Teaching Exceptional Children, 51(2), 91–99. DOI: 10.1177/0040059918802808. Published, 10/2018.
• Fallon, L. M., Cathcart, S. C., DeFouw, E. R., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Sugai, G. (2018). Promoting teachers’ implementation of culturally and contextually relevant classwide behavior plans. Psychology in the Schools, 1-17. DOI: 10.1002/pits.22107. Published, 08/2018.
• Bundock, K., O’Keeffe, B. V., Stokes Fuoco, K. L., & Kladis, K. (2018). Strategies for minimizing variability in oral reading fluency progress monitoring. Teaching Exceptional Children, 50(5), 273–281. DOI: 10.1177/0040059918764097. Published, 03/2018.
• Hawken, L. S., Bundock, K., Kladis, K., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Barrett, C. A. (2014). Systematic review of the Check-in, Check-out intervention for students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. Education and Treatment of Children, 37 (4), 635-658. Published, 10/2014.
• Sanetti, L. M. H., Chafouleas, S. M., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Kilgus, S. P. (2013). Treatment integrity assessment of a daily report card intervention: A preliminary investigation of two methods and frequencies. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 28, 261-276 DOI: 10.1177/0829573513493244. Published, 09/2013.
• Mendenhall, K. A., Suchey, N., O’Keeffe, B. V., & O’Neill, R. (2013). Adapting a school’s reading curriculum materials as a tier 2 intervention. The Utah Special Educator, 35(2), 118-120. Published, 03/2013.
• Fallon, L., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Sugai, G. (2012). Consideration of culture and context in School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: A review of current literature. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 14(4), 209-219. DOI: 10.1177/1098300712442242. Published, 09/2012.
• Maggin, D. M., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Johnson, A. (2011). A quantitative synthesis of methodology in the meta-analysis of single-subject research for students with disabilities: 1985-2009. Exceptionality, 19(2), 109-135. Published, 05/2011.

Presentations

• O’Keeffe, B. V., Tovar, J., Palestina, C., Ojeda, R., & Kuttner, P. (2023, Mar.). Recruitment and retention of paraeducators in a diverse, urban school district. Poster presented at Council for Exceptional Children National Conference, Louisville, KY. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/2023.
• Grow Your Own Network, New America. (2023, Jan.). Grow Your Own Educators, Salt Lake City, UT. Overview presentation for network cohort. Presentation, Presented, 01/2023.
• Stegenga, S., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Anderson, D. (2022, Dec.). Rethinking the childcare crisis in the United States: Differential impacts and resiliency factors. Presentation for special issue: Building an Open Qualitative Science. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. New York City, NY. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 12/2022.
• O’Keeffe, B. V., Tovar, J., Palestina, C., *Ojeda, R., & Kuttner, P. (2022, Feb.). Recruitment and retention of paraeducators in a diverse, urban school district. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2022.
• O’Keeffe, B. V., Stokes, K., Wright, H., & Potts, A. (2020, July; accepted, conference cancelled). Diagnostic accuracy of kindergarten reading screening with skill/will assessment. Poster, Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Annual Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 07/2020.
• Fallon, L. M., Cathcart, S. C., Johnson, A. H., DeFouw, E. R., Minami, T., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Sugai, G. (2020, Feb.). Constructing a teacher self-assessment for culturally and contextually relevant practice. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of National Association of School Psychologists. Baltimore, MD. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2020.
• O’Keeffe, B. V., Stokes, K., & Wright, H. (2019, Feb.). Improving diagnostic accuracy of kindergarten reading screening with skill/will assessment. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/22/2019.
• O’Keeffe, B. V., *Kladis, K., *Bundock, K., & *Stokes, K. (2018, May). A pilot study of a "skill/will" procedure to improve early reading screening measures in kindergarten. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/27/2018.
• Fallon, L. M., O’Keeffe, B. V., Sugai, G., & Johnson, A. H. (2017, April). Assessment of culturally and contextually relevant (CCR) supports: Validation of a teacher self-assessment. Poster presented at Council for Exceptional Children Convention, Boston, MA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2017.
• Bundock, K., Hawken, L. S., Kiuhara, S. A., O’Keeffe, B. V., O’Neill, R., & Cummings, M. (2017, February). Teaching rate of change to students with disabilities: A concrete-representational-abstract + writing approach. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2017.
• O’Keeffe, B. V. (2016, June). Tier 2 Vocabulary Instruction. Invited paper presented at the Utah Multi-Tiered System Supports Conference, Layton, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2016.
• O’Keeffe, B. V., Kladis, K., Bundock, K., & Nelson, K. (2016, Feb.). Updated: Classwide skill/will assessment. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2016.
• O’Keeffe, B. V., Bundock, K., Kladis, K., & Nelson, K. (2014, Feb.). Assessing Variability in DIBELS Next Progress Monitoring Passages. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2014.
• O’Keeffe, B. V., Coyne, M., Ware, S., Capozzoli, A., Wilson, J., McCoach, D. B., & Madura, J. (2013, June). Intensifying Vocabulary Intervention for Kindergartners. Paper presented at Utah Multi-tiered System Supports Conference, Layton, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2013.
• Mendenhall, K., O’Keeffe, B. V., O’Neill, R., & Hawken, L. S. (2013, June). Adapting Core Curriculum to Enable Practical Tier 2 Interventions. Poster presented at Utah Multi-tiered System Supports Conference, Layton, UT. Other, Presented, 06/2013.
• Mendenhall, K., O’Keeffe, B. V., O’Neill, R., & Hawken, L. S. (2013, May). Adapting Core Curriculum to Enable Practical Tier 2 Interventions. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN. Other, Presented, 05/2013.
• O’Keeffe, B. V. (2013, April). Increasing Praise and Student Response Opportunities with Fluency Training for Paraprofessionals. Paper presented at the National Resource Center for Paraeducators National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2013.
• Bundock, K., Hawken, L. S., & O’Keeffe, B. V. (2013, March). Reviewing the evidence for the effectiveness of the Behavior Education Program. Poster presented at the Association for Positive Behavior Supports Conference, San Diego, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/2013.
• Ware, S. M., O’Keeffe, B. V., Neugebauer, S. R., & Rambo-Hernandez, K. (2012, Feb). The Role of Spanish-English Cognates in the Vocabulary Development of Bilingual Kindergarteners. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2012.