Meme Hieneman (Ph.D) - Project Director Courtesy Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Special Education, University of South Florida

Research Areas:

Positive Behavior Support (PBS), Factors Affecting Outcomes of Community-Based Behavioral Intervention

Dr. Hieneman directs the Positive Family Intervention Project, a research study evaluating education in PBS plus optimism training for parents of young children with severe disabilities and problem behavior.  Previously, she worked for the Division of Applied Research and Educational Support at FMHI.  Her responsibilities included coordinating training and dissemination for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on PBS and directing Florida’s PBS Project.

Representative Publications:

Dunlap, G. & Hieneman, M. (2005).  Positive behavior support.  In M. Hersen, G. Sugai, & R. Horner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy; Volume three: Educational Implications (pp. 1421-1428).  Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Hieneman, M. & Dunlap, G. (2000).  Factors affecting the outcomes of community-based behavioral support: I. Identification and description of factor categories. 

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2(3), 161-169.

Hieneman, M., Childs, K. E., & Sergay, J. (2006).  Parenting with positive behavior support: A practical guide to resolving your child’s difficult behavior.  Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.

Hieneman, M., Dunlap, G. & Kincaid, D. (2005).  Positive support strategies for students with behavior disorders in general education settings.  Psychology in the Schools, 42, 779-794.