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Brenda Coble Lindsey

Teaching Professor

Research Interests

Dr. Lindsey’s educational background includes an Ed.D. in Education Organization Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005; an MSW from the UIUC School of Social Work in 1994; an MA in Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado in 1984; and a BSW from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1980. She is a former school social worker and also has professional experience in providing children’s mental health services. Research and practice interests focus on the role of school social workers and Response to Intervention (RtI) with a special emphasis on evidence-based practice interventions for children with challenging problem behaviors.

Additional Campus Affiliations

Teaching Professor, School of Social Work

Recent Publications

Tan, K., Campbell, J., & Lindsey, B. (2023). Simulation-Based Learning in School Social Work Education: Developing MSW Competencies in a Holistic, Engaging, and Experiential Approach. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 43(5), 600-617. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2023.2263501

Freund, W., Lindsey, B. C., & Tan, K. (2021). Evidence-Based Practice, Data Collection, and Progress Monitoring. In The Art of Becoming Indispensable: What School Social Workers Need to Know in Their First Three Years of Practice (pp. 118-125). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197585160.003.0012

Alvarez, M. E., Anlauf Sabatino, C., Frey, A. J., Dupper, D. R., Lindsey, B., Raines, J. C., Streeck, F., McInerney, A., & Norris, M. (2012). Implications of race to the top grants on evaluation of school social workers. Children and Schools, 34(4), 195-199. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cds032

Frey, A. J., Alvarez, M. E., Sabatino, C. A., Lindsey, B. C., Dupper, D. R., Raines, J. C., Streeck, F., McInerney, A., & Norris, M. P. (2012). The development of a national school social work practice model. Children and Schools, 34(3), 131-134. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cds025

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