Dr. Julia E. McGivern

Julia E. McGivern, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
School Psychology
PhD, 1984, University of Wisconsin-Madison

In 1996, Dr. McGivern joined the School Psychology Program as the coordinator of applied training. In this role, Dr. McGivern supervises the clinical training experiences of students as they work with children, families and school staff members through the Educational and Psychological Training Center and in their placements in Madison area schools. Prior to joining the Department full-time in 1996, Dr. McGivern spent ten years working with children, families, and school personnel through the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center. She has developed expertise working with children with low incidence handicapping conditions and has developed a training program for Wisconsin educators working with students with traumatic brain injury. She has been recognized by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin for her work on behalf of students with traumatic brain injuries. In addition to her practica teaching, Dr. McGivern teaches a distance education course for teachers in management of the school learning environment.

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE STATEMENT

"My interests include children's learning and social-emotional challenges in school, design and implementation of interventions across school and home settings, and evaluation of applied interventions. My applied clinical work provides opportunities to evaluate interventions with case study and single-subject research methodologies. Of particular interest to me in applied work with children, teachers, and parents is examination of issues which influence treatment effectiveness."

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Kratochwill, T. R., & McGivern, J. E. (1996). Clinical diagnosis, behavioral assessment, and functional analysis: Examining the connection between assessment and intervention. School Psychology Review, 25(3), 342-355.

McGivern, J. E. (1996). Assessing educational needs. In S. L. Corbett & B. Ross Thomson (Eds.), Educating students with traumatic brain injuries (pp. 39-50). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

McGivern, J.E., & Mulhern, S. (1999). Traumatic Brain Injury: A Training Program for Wisconsin Educators. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Also available at www.dpi.state.wi.us

McGivern, J.E., & Marquart, A. (2000). Legal and ethical issues in child and adolescent assessment. In T.R. Kratochwill & E.S. Shapiro (Eds.), Behavioral assessment (2nd ed., pp. 387-434). New York: The Guilford Press.

McGivern, J.E., & McKevitt, B.C. (2002). Best practices working with students using assistive technology. Best Practices in School Psychology (4th ed., pp1537-1553). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychology.

CONTACT DR. MCGIVERN:

Address: Room 316D Educational Sciences Building

Phone: (608) 262-3848

Email: mcgivern@education.wisc.edu