Kevin Sutherland

Associate Professor

Contact information

(804) 827-2652

Education

2000 Ph. D., Special Education Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 1994 M. Ed., Special Education College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 1989 B. A., History Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Program Affiliation

Special Education and Disability Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University

Research interests

Dr. Sutherland's primary areas of interest include teacher/student interactions in classrooms for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), the relationship between learning and behavior problems, and intervention research.

Recent/current courses taught at VCU

Interactive Strategies in Teaching. EMOD 603. Virginia Commonwealth University. Designing, Funding, and Conducting Research in Special Education. TEDU 708. Virginia Commonwealth University.

Recent grants or awards

Promoting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Competence in Young High-Risk Children: A Preventative Classroom-based Early Intervention Model. Institute for Education Sciences. Serious Behavior Disorders Special Education Research. ($1,500,000). (Co-Principal Investigator, with Dr. Maureen Conroy).

Biographical sketch

Program affiliation: Special Education and Disability Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University

Positions and Employment:

Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Other experience:

Honors:

Research support:

Promoting Health of Youth with Disabilities through Violence Prevention Efforts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Intervention Research Grants to Promote the Health of People with Disabilities. (CDC Grant 1 R01 DD000110-01, $975,000). (Co-Investigator, with Drs. Terri Sullivan (PI), Al Farrell, and Aleta Meyer). Reducing Severe Problem Behaviors in Schools. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Research and Innovation – Evidence-Based Interventions (OSEP Grant 324P040013, $4,296,580). (Co-Principal Investigator, with Drs. Joseph Wehby (PI) and Craig Kennedy, Vanderbilt University; Donald Oswald, Virginia Commonwealth University; and Frank Symons and Jennifer McComas, University of Minnesota). Utilizing Partnerships to Train and Support Teachers of Students with Emotional Disturbance. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Masters Training Grant (OSEP Grant H 325 H 040048; $772,894).(Principal Investigator).

Past research support: