Robert Volpe

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/