Edward S. Shapiro, Ph.D., is professor of school psychology and director of the Center for Promoting Research to Practice in the College of Education at Lehigh University. He is the 2006 winner of the American Psychological Association’s Senior Scientist Award, was recognized in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, and recently received Lehigh University’s Eleanor and Joseph Lipsch Research Award.
Shapiro has authored 10 books and is best known for his work in curriculum-based assessment and non-standardized methods of assessing academic skills problems. Among his many projects, Shapiro co-directs a federal project focused on the development of a multi-tiered, RTI model in two districts in Pennsylvania, and has recently been awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant to train school psychologists as facilitators of RTI processes. He is also currently collaborating with the Pennsylvania Department of Education in developing and facilitating the implementation of the state’s RTI methodology.
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