MSU Psychology Department

Kevin J. Filter, Assistant Professor

Degree, institution, year awarded

Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2004

Area(s) of specialization

• School Psychology
• School-wide Positive Behavior Support
• Functional Behavioral Assessment

Research Interests

• Academic interventions for problem behavior 
• Validity of functional behavioral assessment
• Effective interventions in school-wide positive behavior support
• Systems change and the role of the school psychologist

Current research

• High quality and low quality implementation of schoolwide positive behavior support
• Current vs. preferred roles of school psychologists
• How effective are function-based behavior interventions relative to non-function-based behavior interventions?

Selected publications

• Filter, K. J., & Horner, R.H. (2009). Function-based academic interventions for problem behavior. Education and Treatment of Children, 32, 1-19.
• Filter, K. J., Tincani, M. J., & Fung, D. (2008). Professionals’ views of positive behavior support and behavior analysis. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Prepublished October 14, 2008; DOI 10.1177/1098300708325264
• Filter, K. J. (2007). Positive behavior support: Considerations for the future of a model. The Behavior Analyst, 30, 87-89.
• Filter, K. J., McKenna, M. K., Benedict, E. A., Horner, R. H., Todd, A. W., & Watson, J. (2007). Check in/ Check out: A Post-Hoc Evaluation of an Efficient, Secondary-Level Targeted Intervention for Reducing Problem Behaviors in Schools. Education and Treatment of Children, 30, 69-84.
• Calderhead, W. J., Filter, K. J., & Albin, R. W. (2006). Incremental effects of interspersed math items on task-related behavior. Journal of Behavioral Education, 15 (1), 51-65.

Selected presentations

• Filter, K. J. (2008). Current versus Desired Practices and Job Satisfaction. Paper Presentation at the 40^th Annual Convention for the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
• Filter, K. J., Horner, R. H., McKenna, M. K., Todd, A. W., & Fairbanks, S. (2006). Check in/ Check out: Empirical Support for a Secondary-Level, Targeted Intervention. Symposium Presentation at the 3rd Annual Convention for the Association for Positive Behavior Support, Reno, NV.
• Filter, K. J. (2005). The Functional Relationship Between Problem Behavior and Academic Variables. Symposium Presentation at the 37th Annual Convention for the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.  

Courses taught

• PSYC 101 Psychology
• PSYC 103 Psychology Today
• PSYC 303 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
• PSYC 4/576 Applied Behavior Analysis 
• PSYC 701 Principles and Practices of School Psychology
• PSYC 710 Cognitive Assessment