Center for Intervention Research in Schools
Center for Intervention Research in Schools
The Center for Intervention Research in Schools (CIRS) is made up of Ohio University faculty, staff and students who are dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems through school-based interventions and supports. The CIRS team strives to conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research, provides training experiential learning opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students, and offers quality services to children, families and schools.
Helping Teachers Manage Behavioral Issues in the Classroom
WOUB's David Forster interviews Dr. Julie Owens about how different levels of coaching might help teachers better deal with behavioral issues in the classroom.
School Mental Health: Promoting meaningful engagement, interventions and leadership
Dr. Evans, Dr. Owens and colleagues recently published the Handbook of School Mental Health: Innovations in Science and Practice.
Upcoming CIRS Events
- The first week of Camp Mini Boost for 2026 will be August 3-7, and the second week will be August 10-14. Hours: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- CIRS faculty and students will present new research at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Baltimore, Nov 12-15, 2026.
Congratulations!
- Yuika Iwai and Carolyn Campbell for their most recent publication (A Scoping Review of Implementation of the PAX Good Behavior Game).
- Adam successfully defended his thesis. Congratulations on this major accomplishment!
- Congratulations to Victoria Ogbimi-Aiyemomi, as she is a recipient of the 2025-2026 Health Care Scholars United Graduate Scholarship.
- Congrats to Levi Toback as he has successfully passed his dissertation.
- Congratulations to Sydney Aller for being awarded the Graduate Student Senate Travel Award.
- Congratulations to Sarah Winchell, who successfully defended her thesis project this November.
- Congratulations to our December 2025 CIRS graduates! We are proud to celebrate Yuika Iwai, Adam Jones, and Tessa Botkin on earning their Master’s degrees, as well as Drs. Kelsey Ogden, Levi Toback, and Elise Everly on the successful completion of their PhDs. We wish you all continued success in your professional journeys.
- Congratulations to Hannah Brockstein, Emily Glatt, and Sierra Hightower-Henson on officially matching their internship sites.
- Congrats to Sydney Aller for defending her Thesis. In addition, her SEA proposal was selected for funding.
- Congrats to Yuika Iwai for receiving the graduate student research fund.
