Jill K. Schurr

Jill K. Schurr, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Dr. Schurr has developed partnerships with local schools and psychological clinics to promote the increased implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) programs and availability of applied behavior analysis services in the community. Before earning her doctorate, she was a middle school teacher at an alternative school and worked as a research assistant on the Multimodal Treatment of ADHD study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, providing interventions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Schurr has published and presented on topics such as academic learning time, using a PBIS model to improve outcomes for students with emotional and behavioral disorders, and professional development to increase teachers' use of behavior strategies in the classroom.