Dr. Jeffrey Sprague is a Professor of Special Education and Director of the University of Oregon Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior. He directs federal, state and local research and demonstration projects related to positive behavior supports, response to intervention, youth violence prevention, alternative education, juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment, and school safety. In 1990 and 1997, Dr. Sprague coauthored the first guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment (O’Neill et al., 1997). He has written a book on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design for school administrators. Jeff has authored a book on school safety with Hill Walker for Guilford Publications (Sprague & Walker, 2005; www.guilford.com), and a book on School Wide Positive Behavior Supports with Annemieke Golly (2004; www.sopriswest.com). In 2008 he published a book on Response to Intervention and Behavior Supports (www.shoplrp.com). Dr. Sprague currently directs an R01 research grant from the National Institute in Drug Abuse to conduct the first evaluation of the effects of Positive Behavior Supports in middle schools and is co-investigator on two Institute of Education Sciences Goal 2 development projects focusing on Positive Behavior Supports and Response to Intervention for behavior. Jeff is a native Oregonian, husband and father of 2 girls who fly fishes, bicycles, and plays guitar.