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Keith Smolkowski is affiliated with the Oregon Research Institute in the United States and has contributions spanning Social Sciences and Psychology, with a particular focus on Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. Their publication record includes significant topics such as cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, behavioral and psychological studies, reading and literacy development, mathematics education and teaching techniques, early childhood education and development, disability education and employment, and parental involvement in education.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Ben Clarke, Derek Kosty, Christian T. Doabler, Marah Sutherland, and Jessica Turtura. Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as School Psychology, Exceptional Children, The Elementary School Journal, Journal of Learning Disabilities, and Psychology in the Schools.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Equity-focused PBIS approach reduces racial inequities in school discipline: A randomized controlled trial., 2021, School Psychology
  • A Conceptual Replication Study of the Enhanced Core Reading Instruction MTSS-Reading Model, 2020, Exceptional Children
  • Awareness Is Not Enough: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Providing Discipline Disproportionality Data Reports to School Administrators, 2020, Educational Researcher
  • Examining the Efficacy of a Kindergarten Mathematics Intervention by Group Size and Initial Skill, 2020, The Elementary School Journal
  • Using Direct Observation to Document "Practice-Based Evidence" of Evidence-Based Mathematics Instruction, 2020, Journal of Learning Disabilities

Their work explores a variety of education-related challenges, often employing experimental and observational methodologies to assess interventions and instructional strategies. The intersection of behavioral analysis, developmental psychology, and educational outcomes is a consistent theme in their contributions.

Best Publications

  • A Randomized, Wait-List Controlled Effectiveness Trial Assessing School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in Elementary Schools.

    Robert H. Horner;George Sugai;Keith Smolkowski;Lucille Eber

  • Development of Adolescent Problem Behavior

    Dennis V. Ary;Terry E. Duncan;Anthony Biglan;Carol W. Metzler

  • The social context for risky sexual behavior among adolescents

    Carol W. Metzler;John Noell;Anthony Biglan;Dennis Ary

  • Peer and parental influences on adolescent tobacco use

    Anthony Biglan;Terry E. Duncan;Dennis V. Ary;Keith Smolkowski

  • The relative contribution of subjective office referrals to racial disproportionality in school discipline.

    Erik J. Girvan;Cody Gion;Kent McIntosh;Keith Smolkowski

  • The Efficacy of Supplemental Instruction in Decoding Skills for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students in Early Elementary School

    Barbara Gunn;Anthony Biglan;Keith Smolkowski;Dennis Ary

  • Reading Fluency as a Predictor of Reading Proficiency in Low-Performing, High-Poverty Schools.

    Scott K. Baker;Keith Smolkowski;Rachell Katz;Hank Fien

  • A randomised controlled trial of a community intervention to prevent adolescent tobacco use

    Anthony Biglan;Dennis V Ary;Keith Smolkowski;Terry Duncan

  • Vulnerable Decision Points for Disproportionate Office Discipline Referrals: Comparisons of Discipline for African American and White Elementary School Students.

    Keith Smolkowski;Erik J. Girvan;Kent McIntosh;Rhonda N. T. Nese

  • Education Not Incarceration: A Conceptual Model for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in School Discipline.

    Kent McIntosh;Erik J. Girvan;Robert H Horner;Keith Smolkowski

  • Considerations for the systematic analysis and use of single-case research.

    Robert H. Horner;Hariharan Swaminathan;George Sugai;Keith Smolkowski

  • What Is Measured in Mathematics Tests? Construct Validity of Curriculum-Based Mathematics Measures

    Robin Schul Thurber;Mark R. Shinn;Keith Smolkowski

  • Promoting social–emotional competence: An evaluation of the elementary version of Second Step®.

    Sabina Low;Clayton R. Cook;Keith Smolkowski;Jodie Buntain-Ricklefs

  • Early elementary school intervention to reduce conduct problems: a randomized trial with Hispanic and non-Hispanic children.

    Manuel Barrera;Anthony Biglan;Ted K. Taylor;Barbara K. Gunn

  • The effectiveness of a parenting skills program for parents of middle school students in small communities.

    A. Blair Irvine;Anthony Biglan;Keith Smolkowski;Carol W. Metzler

  • The value of the Parenting Scale for measuring the discipline practices of parents of middle school children.

    A.Blair Irvine;Anthony Biglan;Keith Smolkowski;Dennis V Ary

  • Supplemental Instruction in Decoding Skills for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students in Early Elementary School A Follow-Up

    Barbara Gunn;Keith Smolkowski;Anthony Biglan;Carol Black

  • Preventing Early Mathematics Difficulties: The Feasibility of a Rigorous Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum.

    David J. Chard;Scott K. Baker;Ben Clarke;Kathleen Jungjohann

  • Fostering the Development of Reading Skill Through Supplemental Instruction Results for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students

    Barbara Gunn;Keith Smolkowski;Anthony Biglan;Carol Black

  • The Impact of a Comprehensive Tier I Core Kindergarten Program on the Achievement of Students at Risk in Mathematics

    Ben Clarke;Keith Smolkowski;Scott K. Baker;Hank Fien

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott K. Baker
Scott K. Baker Southern Methodist University
Anthony Biglan
Anthony Biglan Oregon Research Institute
Kent McIntosh
Kent McIntosh University of Oregon
John R. Seeley
John R. Seeley University of Oregon
Dennis V. Ary
Dennis V. Ary Oregon Research Institute
Robert H. Horner
Robert H. Horner University of Oregon
Lisa A. Strycker
Lisa A. Strycker Oregon Research Institute
Elizabeth A. Stormshak
Elizabeth A. Stormshak University of Oregon
Terry E. Duncan
Terry E. Duncan Oregon Research Institute
Clayton R. Cook
Clayton R. Cook University of Minnesota

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