Kimberly Vannest
Professor and University Scholar
Chair, Department of Education
85 South Prospect St
533 Waterman
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
- M.Ed., Special Education, National University, San Diego
- M.Ed., Business Administration, National University, San Diego and Los Angeles
- Post Bachelors Secondary Teaching Program in Business Administration, United States International University, San Diego
- B.S, Business Administration, California State University, Chico
BIO
Kimberly Vannest serves as Chair of the Department of Education in UVM's College of Education and Social Services. Her nationally and internationally recognized areas of scholarship focus on prevention and intervention for emotional and behavioral disorders in educational and clinical settings, support for the social, emotional, and behavioral health of students and educators, and single case experimental design analysis.
Dr. Vannest has published more than 150 scholarly works including 105 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 14 books and 10 book chapters, 22 monographs, guidance documents, white papers, and software and progress monitoring systems. She has successfully collaborated or led more than $20 million in grants through the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Science Foundation. She also serves as a reviewer for federal funding agencies and leading journals in education, special education, counseling, school psychology, assessment, and methodology.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Outstanding Leadership Award, International Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Emotional and Behavioral Health (2024)
- Appointed to the inaugural editorial board of UVM’s University Press (2023)
- University Scholar, University of Vermont (2021)
Area(s) of expertise
- Reliable measurement of treatment effects and effect size indices in single case research
- Prevention and treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD)
- Supports for student and educator social, emotional and behavioral health
Bio
Kimberly Vannest serves as Chair of the Department of Education in UVM's College of Education and Social Services. Her nationally and internationally recognized areas of scholarship focus on prevention and intervention for emotional and behavioral disorders in educational and clinical settings, support for the social, emotional, and behavioral health of students and educators, and single case experimental design analysis.
Dr. Vannest has published more than 150 scholarly works including 105 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 14 books and 10 book chapters, 22 monographs, guidance documents, white papers, and software and progress monitoring systems. She has successfully collaborated or led more than $20 million in grants through the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Science Foundation. She also serves as a reviewer for federal funding agencies and leading journals in education, special education, counseling, school psychology, assessment, and methodology.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Outstanding Leadership Award, International Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Emotional and Behavioral Health (2024)
- Appointed to the inaugural editorial board of UVM’s University Press (2023)
- University Scholar, University of Vermont (2021)
Areas of Expertise
- Reliable measurement of treatment effects and effect size indices in single case research
- Prevention and treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD)
- Supports for student and educator social, emotional and behavioral health