Kristen Bortle

Kristen Bortle, M.A., LSW, is a Senior Research Associate with the Classroom Behavioral Support (CBS) project for the Center of Intervention Research in Schools (CIRS) at Ohio University.

Kristen graduated from the University of Dayton with a B.A. in Social Work and from Ohio University with an MPA. She has experience providing evidence-based mental health and behavioral interventions to parents, teachers and students in her work throughout Ohio. She has cultivated partnerships to deliver social emotional programs to Newark City schools. Her experience includes working as a coach/teacher mentor for the Head Start CARES National Research project. In addition to her direct work in communities and schools, her background includes creating and providing training, budget and grant writing, and managing non-profit capital campaigns.