Title:
Assistant Professor
Department:
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology
School/Center:
School of Health Professions
Office Location:
413 International Village
Phone:
617-373-7970
Fax:
617-373-8892
Email:
r.volpe@neu.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Lehigh University
Certification:
Dr. Volpe is a certified school psychologist.
Specializations:
His primary research interests concern academic problems experienced by children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), academic and behavioral assessment, and academic interventions
Research:
ADHD, early literacy, prevention of antisocial behavior, behavioral assessment
Service:
Dr. Volpe is Associate Editor of School Psychology Review, and serves on the editorial board of Journal of Attention Disorders.
Courses:
Learning Problems, Advanced Psychometric Principles, School Psychology Practicum
Selected Publications:
Volpe, R. J., Anastasio, R. J.*, & DuPaul, G. J. (in press). Classroom and instructional strategies. In S. Goldstein & J. Naglieri (Eds.),
Learning and attention disorders in late adolescence and adulthood, second edition.
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Volpe, R. J. & Chafouleas, S. M. (in press). Assessment of externalizing behavioral deficits. In M. A. Bray & T. J. Kehle, T. J. (Eds.),
Oxford handbook of school psychology.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Volpe, R. J., Briesch, A. M., & Chafouleas, S. M. (in press). Linking screening for emotional and behavioral problems to problem-solving efforts: An adaptive model of behavioral assessment.
Assessment for Effective Intervention.
Volpe, R. J., & Gadow, K. D. (in press). Creating abbreviated rating scales to monitor classroom inattention-overactivity, aggression, and peer conflict: Reliability, validity, and treatment sensitivity.
School Psychology Review.
Chafouleas, S. M., Volpe, R. J., Gresham, F. M., & Cook, C. R. (in press). Behavioral assessment within problem-solving models: Current status and future directions.
School Psychology Review.
Zaslofsky, A. F.,* & Volpe, R. J. (2010). Graphing single case data in Microsoft Excel.
School Psychology Forum, 4
(2)
,
15-24.
DuPaul, G. J., & Volpe, R. J. (2009). ADHD and learning disabilities: Research findings and clinical implications.
Current Attention Disorders Reports, 1,
152-155.
Volpe, R. J., McConaughy, S. H., & Hintze, J. M. (2009). Generalizability of classroom behavior problem and on-task scores from the Direct Observation Form.
School Psychology Review, 38,
382-401.
Volpe, R. J., DuPaul, G. J., Jitendra, A. K., & Tresco, K. E. (2009). Consultation-based academic interventions for children with ADHD: Effects on reading and mathematics outcomes at one-year follow-up.
School Psychology Review, 38,
5-13.
Volpe, R. J., Gadow, K. D., Blom-Hoffman, J., & Feinberg, A. B. (2009). Factor analytic and individualized approaches to constructing brief measures of ADHD behaviors.
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 17,
118-128. DOI: 10.1177/1063426608323370.
Hintze, J. M., Volpe, R. J., & Shapiro, E. S. (2008). Best practices in systematic direct observation of student behavior. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.),
Best practices in school psychology V
(Vol. 2, pp. 319-335). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Briesch, A., & Volpe, R. J. (2007). Selecting progress monitoring tools for evaluating social behavior.
School Psychology Forum, 1,
59-74
.
Volpe, R. J., DuPaul, G. J., DiPerna, J. C., Jitendra, A. K., Lutz, J. G., Tresco, K., & Junod, R. V. (2006). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and scholastic achievement: Models of mediation via academic enablers.
School Psychology Review, 35,
47-61
.
DiPerna, J. C., Volpe, R. J., & Elliott, S.N. (2005). An examination of academic enablers and achievement in mathematics.
Journal of School Psychology, 43,
379-392.
DiPerna, J. C. & Volpe, R. J. (2005). Self-report on the social skills rating system (SSRS): Analysis of reliability and validity for an elementary sample.
Psychology in the Schools,
42, 345-354.
Volpe, R. J., DiPerna, J. C., Hintze, J. M., & Shapiro, E. S. (2005). Observing students in classroom settings: A review of seven coding schemes.
School Psychology Review, 34,
454-474
.
Volpe, R. J., & McConaughy, S. H. (2005). Introduction to the mini-series: Systematic direct observational assessment of student behavior: Its use and interpretation in multiple settings.
School Psychology Review, 34, 451-453.
Volpe, R. J., Heick, P., & Gureasko-Moore, D. (2005). An agile model for monitoring the effects of stimulant medication in schools.
Psychology in the Schools, 42, 509-523
.
DuPaul, G. J., Volpe, R. J., Jitendra, A. K., Lutz, J. G., Lorah, K. S., & Grubner, R. (2004). Elementary school students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Predictors of academic achievement.
Journal of School Psychology, 42,
285-301
.
Angello, L. M., Volpe, R. J., DiPerna, J. C., Guerasko-Moore, S. P., Guerasko-Moore, D. P., Nebrig, M. R., & Ota, K. (2003). Assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An evaluation of six published rating scales.
School Psychology Review, 32,
241-262
.
DiPerna, J. C., Volpe, R. J., & Elliott, S. N. (2002). A model of academic enablers and academic achievement.
School Psychology Review, 31, 298-312
.
Hintze, J. M., Volpe, R. J., & Shapiro, E. S. (2002). Best practices in systematic direct observation of student behavior. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.),
Best practices in school psychology IV
(Vol. 2, pp. 993-1006). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Sprafkin, J., Volpe, R. J., Gadow, K. D., Nolan, E. E., & Kelly, K. (2002). A DSM-IV-referenced screening instrument for preschool children: The Early Childhood Inventory-4.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 604-612
.
Volpe, R. J., & DuPaul, G. J. (2001). Assessment with brief behavior rating scales. In J. Andrews, H. Janzen & D. Saklofske (Eds.),
Handbook of psychoeducational assessment: Ability, achievement, and behavior in children
(pp. 357-387). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Volpe, R. J., DuPaul, G. J., Loney, J., & Salisbury, H. (1999). Alternative selection criteria for identifying children with ADHD: Observed behavior and self-reported internalizing symptoms
. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 7, 103-109.
Nolan, E. E., Volpe, R. J., Gadow, K. D., & Sprafkin, J. (1999). Developmental, gender, and comorbidity differences in clinically referred children with ADHD.
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 7, 11-20.
Note: Student co-authors marked with*
Web page:
http://www.atsweb.neu.edu/rvolpe/