Research Assistant Professor
Center on Disability and Community Inclusion
University of Vermont

Contact Information

311 Mann Hall
208 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT 05405-1757
Map to Mann Hall

Phone: 802-656-1130
Fax: 802-656-1357
Email: jesse.suter@uvm.edu

Biography

Jesse Suter is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont assigned to the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion in the College of Education and Social Services. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2006, and joined the faculty at CDCI to pursue the development, research, and evaluation of school-based interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. He is pursuing a line of research in wraparound, a team-based planning process for meeting the needs of students with serious emotional and behavioral disabilities and maintaining them in their homes, schools, and communities. In this area, he has worked closely with John Burchard and Eric Bruns co-authoring several journal articles and book chapters, including the first meta-analysis of wraparound outcome studies. He also works with Michael Giangreco examining ways to improve special education service delivery for students with disabilities.

Education

B.A. University of Virginia, 1996
M.A. Arizona State University, 2000
Ph.D. University of Vermont, 2006

Current Projects & Activities

Project & Link	Description
National Wraparound Initiative	I am a member of NWI's Core Group primarily supporting research and evaluation efforts for the wraparound process.
VT Interagency Agreement Support Team	IAST was formed to providing training, technical assitance, and evaluation of Vermont's Act 264 and Coordinated Services Planning process.
VT Youth in Transition Grant	I assist with the evaluation of Vermont's SAMHSA grant to improve the system of care for youth in transition.
EVOLVE Plus	Working with Michael Giangreco we offer school-based research, training, technical assistance, and collaborative consultation on fee-for-service basis through the Center on Disability & Community.
VT Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports	I have begun collaborating with the Vermont Department of Education and BEST Initiative to help integrate the wraparound process as an intensive level intervention in PBIS.

Complete List of Publications Available from ResearcherID:

Recent Publications

For more information, click on the doi number at the end of each reference.

Giangreco, M. F., Suter, J. C., & Hurley, S. M. (2011). Revisiting personnel utilization in inclusion-oriented schools. Journal of Special Education. doi: 10.1177/0022466911419015

Giangreco, M. F., Doyle, M. B., & Suter, J. C. (2011). Constructively responding to requests for paraprofessionals: We keep asking the wrong questions. Remedial and Special Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0741932511413472

Giangreco, M. F., Broer, S. M., & Suter, J. C. (2011). Guidelines for selecting alternatives to overreliance on paraprofessionals: Field-testing in inclusion-oriented schools. Remedial and Special Education, 32(1), 22-38. doi: 10.1177/0741932509355951

Bertram, R. M., Suter, J. C., & Bruns, E. J. (2010). Implementation research and wraparound literature: Building a research agenda. [Special Issue] Journal of Child and Family Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10826-010-9430-3

Eber, L., Hyde, K. Suter, J. C., & Breen, K. (2010). Integrating wraparound into a system of school-wide positive behavior supports. [Special Issue] Journal of Child and Family Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10826-010-9424-1

Giangreco, M. F., Suter, J. C., & Doyle, M. B. (2010) Paraprofessionals in Inclusive Schools: A Review of Recent Research. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 20, 41-57. doi: 10.1080/10474410903535356

Giangreco, M. F., Broer, S. M., & Suter, J. C. (2010). Guidelines for selecting alternatives to overreliance on paraprofessionals: Field-testing in inclusion-oriented schools. Remedial and Special Education, 32, 22-38. doi: 10.1177/0741932509355951

Suter, J. C. & Bruns, E. J. (2009). Effectiveness of the wraparound process for children with emotional and behavioral disorders: A meta-analysis. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 12, 336-351. doi: 10.1007/s10567-009-0059-y

Suter, J.C., & Giangreco, M.F. (2009). Numbers that count: Exploring special education and paraprofessional service delivery in inclusion-oriented schools. Journal of Special Education, 43, 81-93. doi: 10.1177/0022466907313353

Giangreco, M. F., Hurley, S. M., & Suter, J. C. (2009). Special education personnel utilization and general class placement of students with disabilities: Ranges and ratios. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 41, 53-56. doi: 10.1352/2009.47:53-56

Bruns, E. J., Suter, J. C., Leverentz-Brady, K. M., (2008). Is it wraparound yet? Setting quality standards for implementation of the wraparound process. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 35, 240-252. doi: 10.1007/s11414-008-9109-3

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