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Christine
W.
Koth
,
PhD

Assistant Professor
- Adjunct

Departmental Affiliations

Affiliated

Contact Info

Baltimore County Public Schools, 9611 Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 305
Baltimore
Maryland
21220
US        

Research Interests

Child mental health; Learning Disabilities; Neuropsychology

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2006
MS
Loyola College of Maryland
1994
Overview

Dr. Koth's current research includes the evaluation of school- and community-based prevention and intervention programs for children. In addition to child mental health services research, Dr. Koth’s interests include neuropsychology, learning disabilities, and research methodology.

Honors & Awards

Paul V. Lemkau Award, JHBSPH, 2006 Child Mental Health Services Fellow, NIMH, 2001-2005 Psy Chi Honors, Loyola College, 1994

Select Publications
  • Koth, CW. (under review). School climate. In RJR Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer

  • Koth, CW, Bradshaw, CP, & Leaf, P. (2009). Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation-Checklist (TOCA-C): Development and factor structure. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 42(1), 15-30.

  • Bradshaw, CP, Koth, CW, Thornton, LA, KJ, & Leaf, P. (2009). Altering school climate through school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Findings from a group-randomized effectiveness trial. Prevention Science, 10(2), 100-115.

  • Bradshaw, CP, Debnam, KJ, Koth, CW, & Leaf, P. (2009). Preliminary Validation of the Implementation Phases Inventory (IPI) for Assessing Fidelity of School-wide Positive Behavior Supports. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions,11(3), 145-160.

  •  Koth, CW, Bradshaw, CP, & Leaf, P. (2008). A multilevel analysis of the perception of school climate: The effects of classroom-level factors. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100(1), 96-104.