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16376
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3499
National Ranking
1972

Overview

Hill M. Walker is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their research focuses on education, social psychology, clinical psychology, and developmental and educational psychology, with specific attention to safety research.

Walker's primary research topics include behavioral and psychological studies, bullying, victimization, and aggression, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, education discipline and inequality, early childhood education and development, family and disability support research, and youth development and social support.

Key recent publications by Walker include the following:

  • Implementation of Tiplines and Reporting Apps for School Safety: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent and School Personnel Perspectives, 2021, Journal of School Violence
  • First Step Next and homeBase: A Comparative Efficacy Study of Children With Disruptive Behavior, 2021, Exceptional Children
  • Evaluation of a Social Skills Program for Early Elementary Students: We Have Skills, 2022, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
  • Snitching versus reporting: A qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to addressing safety concerns among high school students, 2022, Social Psychology of Education
  • Efficacy Validation of the Revised First Step Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, Exceptional Children

Walker collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include Claudia G. Vincent, Brion Marquez, Andy J. Frey, Jason W. Small, and Edward G. Feil. Many of these collaborators have worked alongside Walker on multiple projects, contributing to the depth and breadth of Walker's research output.

Their work has been published in various academic venues, including:

  • Exceptional Children
  • NASSP Bulletin
  • Journal of School Violence
  • Psychology in the Schools
  • Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Walker's research addresses critical issues in education and psychology, focusing on developmental processes and social dynamics within educational settings. Their studies often explore intervention efficacy, safety concerns, and emotional and behavioral development among children and adolescents.

Best Publications

  • Antisocial Behavior in School: Strategies and Best Practices

    Hill M. Walker;Geoffrey Colvin;Elizabeth Ramsey

  • Integrated Approaches to Preventing Antisocial Behavior Patterns among School-Age Children and Youth.

    Hill M. Walker;Robert H. Horner;George Sugai;Michael Bullis

  • Antisocial behavior in school : evidence-based practices

    Hill M. Walker;Elizabeth Ramsey;Frank M. Gresham

  • Preventing school violence: The use of office discipline referrals to assess and monitor school-wide discipline interventions.

    George Sugai;Jeffrey R. Sprague;Robert H. Horner;Hill M. Walker

  • First Step to Success An Early Intervention Approach for Preventing School Antisocial Behavior

    Hill M. Walker;Kate Kavanagh;Bruce Stiller;Annemieke Golly

  • Proactive, Early Screening to Detect Behaviorally At-Risk Students: Issues, Approaches, Emerging Innovations, and Professional Practices.

    Herbert H. Severson;Hill M. Walker;Jennifer Hope-Doolittle;Thomas R. Kratochwill

  • Early Identification and Intervention for Youth with Antisocial and Violent Behavior

    Jeffrey R. Sprague;Hill Walker

  • Special Education Implications of Point and Cumulative Prevalence for Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders.

    Steven R. Forness;Stephanny F. N. Freeman;Tanya Paparella;James M. Kauffman

  • The Acting-Out Child: Coping With Classroom Disruption

    Hill M Walker

  • Translating Research into Effective Practice: The Effects of a Universal Staff and Student Intervention on Indicators of Discipline and School Safety.

    Jeffrey Sprague;Hill Walker;Annemieke Golly;Kathy White

  • Structuring School-Based Interventions to Achieve Integrated Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention Goals for Safe and Effective Schools.

    Hill M. Walker;Mark R. Shinn

  • PROGRAMMING GENERALIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TREATMENT EFFECTS ACROSS TIME AND ACROSS SETTINGS1

    Hill M. Walker;Nancy K. Buckley

  • Deconstructing a Definition: Social Maladjustment versus Emotional Disturbance and Moving the EBD Field Forward.

    Kenneth W. Merrell;Hill M. Walker

  • Commentary: use of evidence-based interventions in schools: where we've been, where we are, and where we need to go

    Hill M. Walker

  • Interventions for academic and behavior problems II : Preventive and remedial approaches

    Mark R. Shinn;Hill M. Walker;Gary Stoner

  • The Path to School Failure, Delinquency, and Violence: Causal Factors and Some Potential Solutions

    Hill M. Walker;Jeffrey R. Sprague

  • Personal Self-Determination and Moderating Variables that Impact Efforts to Promote Self-Determination

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Brian H. Abery;Dalun Zhang;Karen Ward

  • Children's Social Behavior: Development, Assessment, and Modification

    Phillip S. Strain;Michael J. Guralnick;Hill M. Walker

  • Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD) Further Validation, Replication, and Normative Data

    Hill M. Walker;Herbert H. Severson;Bonnie J. Todis;Alice E. Block-Pedego

  • A construct score approach to the assessment of social competence: rationale, technological considerations, and anticipated outcomes

    Hill M. Walker;Larry K. Irvin;John Noell;George H. S. Singer

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Seeley
John R. Seeley University of Oregon
Steven R. Forness
Steven R. Forness University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey R. Sprague
Jeffrey R. Sprague University of Oregon
Charles R. Greenwood
Charles R. Greenwood University of Kansas
Frank M. Gresham
Frank M. Gresham Louisiana State University
Hyman Hops
Hyman Hops Oregon Research Institute
Mark R. Shinn
Mark R. Shinn University of Oregon
Michael H. Epstein
Michael H. Epstein University of Nebraska–Lincoln
C. Michael Nelson
C. Michael Nelson University of Kentucky
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Michael L. Wehmeyer University of Kansas

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