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Educational Background:
Ph.D., Clinical and School Psychology, Hofstra University, 1992
M.A., Psychology, Hofstra University, 1990
B.A., Fairfield University, Psychology, 1985
Professional Interests:
Childhood disability, disability policy, program evaluation in disability-related services
Family-centered practice
Ecological approaches to assessment and intervention
Positive behavior supports
Parenting
Selected Professional Accomplishments:
Principal Investigator and Project Director, Positive Behavior Strategies Training Project, Grant award in the amount of $230,000 from the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council; project developed in collaboration with WIHD colleagues, 7/1/03 - 6/30/04.
Invited participant, National Goals, the State of Knowledge and a National Agenda for Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disability: An Invitational Collaborative Conference, sponsored by The Arc of the US, The US Department of Education, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and professional, trade and service organizations, January, 2003.
Principal Investigator, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Communication Disorders, Competitive contract funding of approximately $85,000 per year, awarded by NYS Department of Health, 2001-2004.
Principal Investigator and Project Director, The Children's SSI Project, Multi-year policy analysis, curriculum development, and training project conducted under subcontract from the Social Security Administration to the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, funding of approximately $200,000.
Associate Principal Investigator, Project Cope, $100,000 grant awarded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001-2002.
Selected Publications:
Crimmins, D.B., Farrell, A.F., Smith, P.W., & Bailey, A. (2007). Positive Strategies for Students with Problem Behaviors. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishers.
Crimmins, D. & Farrell, A.F. (2006). Individualized behavioral supports at 15 years: It’s still lonely at the top. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 31, 31-45.
Hemmeter, M.L., Santos, R., Snyder, P., Hyson, M., Harris-Solomon, A., Bailey, D., Farrell, A. Bricker, D., & Fewell, R. (2005). Young children with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities. In K.C. Lakin & Ann Turnbull (Eds.), National Goals and Research for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (pp. 15-37). Washington, DC: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (formerly AAMR).
Accardo, P., Whitman, Behr, S.K., Farrell, A., Magenis, E., & Morrow-Gorton, J. , Eds. (2002). Dictionary of developmental disabilities terminology, Second edition. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishers.
Selected Presentations and Technical Reports:
Brown, F. (Chair), Hawken, L.S., O’Neill, R., Farrell, A. & Crimmins, D. (2007, March). Severe disabilities and school-wide PBS. Panel discussion at the 5th Annual Convention of The Association for Positive Behavior Supports, Boston, MA.
Crimmins, D., Farrell, A.F, & Smith, P.W. (2007, March). Positive Strategies 1 & 2: Conducting the FBA & Developing the BIP. Workshops Presented at the 5th Annual Convention of The Association for Positive Behavior Supports, Boston, MA.
Farrell, A.F., Kimball, L.H., & Crimmins, D. (2006, November). Changing patterns in research and practice: Publication trends in school-based Positive Behavior Supports. Poster Presented at the 40th Annual Convention of The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Farrell, A., & Schulzinger, R. (2005). Project Evaluation Plan for Pediatric Medical Units. Technical report and proposal developed for the Social Security Administration.
Farrell, A. (2004, August). Policy Analysis: Presumptive Eligibility and State Definitions of Disability in Compliance with Part C of IDEA. Appeared in Expedited Benefits for Selected Childhood SSI Claimants, Technical Report produced by The Association of University Centers on Disabilities for the Social Security Administration.
Farrell, A. (2003, September). Mental Retardation. Invited Panel Discussion offered at Social Security Administration (SSA) Policy Conference: Mental Disorders in the Disability Programs. Washington, D.C.
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