REECE PETERSON, PhD
Professor
Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
202A Barkley Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0732
(402) 472-5480
Biography
Reece L. Peterson, PhD, is a Professor of Special Education at UNL specializing in the education of students with emotional or behavioral disorders. He received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota, Bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, and has taken courses in legal studies. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses related to student behavior as well as special education policy.
Dr. Peterson's interests include identification of and interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders, student discipline in school, and school violence prevention. He recently has directed a national project on violence prevention and improving student behavior in school, the Safe and Responsive Schools Project. He is also interested in legal and policy issues related to special education and children and families. He has published articles in these areas, is co-author of a book on multicultural issues in behavioral disorders, and has served as an editor and reviewer for many journals. He has served as President and as Governmental Relations Chair for the International Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, and is an affiliated faculty member of UNL's Center on Children, Families and the Law and the UNL Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Ryan, J. B., Peterson, R., & Rozalski, M. (2007). State policies concerning the use of seclusion timeout in schools. Education and Treatment of Children, 30, 1-25.
Serfass, C., & Peterson, R. (Sept/Oct, 2007). A guide to computer maintained IEP record systems. Teaching Exceptional Children. 16-21.
Ryan, J. B., Katsiyannis, A., Peterson, R., & Chmelar, B. (2007). IDEA 2004 and disciplining students with disabilities. National Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin, 91, 130-140.
Ryan, J. B., Peterson, R. L., Tetreault, G., & Van der Hagen, E. (2007). Reducing seclusion timeout and restraint procedures with at-risk youth. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 13, 7-12.
Ryan, J. B., & Peterson, R. L. (2004). Physical restraint in school. Behavioral Disorders.
Morrison, G., Peterson, R., O'Farrell, S., & Redding, M. (2003). Using office referral records in school violence research: Possibilities and limitations. Journal of School Violence.
Peterson, R. L., Miller, C, & Skiba, R. (2003). A framework for planning safe and responsive schools. Beyond Behavior.
Skiba, R., & Peterson, R. (Winter, 2003). Teaching the social curriculum: School discipline as instruction. Preventing School Failure, 47, 66-72.
Skiba, R., Simmons, A., Peterson, R., McKelvey, J., Forde, S., & Gallini, S. (2003). Beyond guns, drugs and gangs: The structure of student perceptions of school safety. Journal of School Violence.
Ganzel, A. K., Peterson, R. L., & Snyder, M. (2002). Being part of the solution: Learning about special needs adoptions. Beyond Behavior, 11, 20-23.
Skiba, R., Michael, R., Nardo, A., & Peterson, R. L. (December, 2002). The color of discipline: Sources of racial and gender disproportionality in school punishment. The Urban Review, 34, 317-342.
Peterson, R. L., Larson, J., & Skiba, R. (2001). School violence prevention: Current status and policy recommendations. Law & Policy, 23, 345-371.
Skiba, R., Peterson, R., Miller, C., Boone, K., McKelvey, J., Fontanini, A., Strom, T., & Simmons, A. (May, 2001). The safe and responsive schools project: Comprehensive planning for school violence prevention. NASP Communique, 29, 16.
Skiba, R., Strassel, A., & Peterson, R. (June, 2001). Parent involvement: Creating a positive climate. NASP Communique, 29.
Peterson, R. L., & Skiba, R. (2000). Creating school climates which prevent school violence. Preventing School Failure, 44, 122-129.
Skiba, R. J., & Peterson, R. L. (Spring, 2000). School discipline at a crossroads: From zero tolerance to early response. Exceptional Children, 66, 335-347.
Skiba, R., Peterson, R., Boone, K., & Fontanini, A. (Fall, 2000). Preventing school violence with comprehensive planning. Reaching Today's Youth, 58-62.
Jackson, S., Thompson, R. A., Christiansen, E., Colman, R., Wyatt, J., Buckendahl, C., Wilcox, B., & Peterson, R. L. (1999). Predicting abuse-prone parental attitudes and discipline practices in a nationally representative sample. Child Abuse and Neglect, 23, 15-29.
Thompson, R. A., Christiansen, E., Jackson, S., Wyatt, J., Colman, R., Peterson, R. L., Wilcox, B., & Buckendahl, C. (November, 1999). Parent Attitudes and discipline practices: Profiles and correlates in a nationally representative sample. Child Abuse and Neglect, 316-330.
Book Chapters
Ryan, J., Peterson, R., Tetreault, G., & van der Hagen, E. (2008). Reducing the use of seclusion and restraint in a day school program. In M. A. Nunno, D. M. Day, & L. B. Bullard (Eds.), For our own safety: Examining the safety of high-risk interventions for children and young people. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America Press.
Peterson, R. L., Tverdik, A., & Canfield, N. (2003). An overview & evaluation of the Central Nebraska School-Based Wraparound Team Model. A system of care for children's mental health: Expanding the research base. March, 2003, Tampa, Florida, 16th Annual Proceedings.
Peterson, R. L., & Smith, C. R. (2002). Dealing with behaviors perceived as unacceptable in schools: The interim alternative educational setting solution. Fourth CCBD Mini-Library Series: Addressing the Diverse Needs of Children and Youth with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: Programs That Work. Alexandria, VA: The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders.
Research Projects
| Special Education Endorsement Program in Behavior Disorders | |
| UNL Office of Extended Education and Outreach | |
| Role: Co-PI | 2003-2004 |
