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Research Associate
Chaparro, Erin, Ph.D.
Research Associate
(541) 346-1103
RRP 213
echaparr@uoregon.edu
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Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006, School Psychology
M.S., University of Oregon, 2004, Special Education
B.S., Willamette University, 1998

Erin Chaparro, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at the University of Oregon's Center on Teaching and Learning. Dr. Chaparro is currently the co-principal investigator and project director of the Effective Behavior and Instructional Schoolwide Systems (EBISS) program, which is an OSEP SPDG funded Oregon state initiative. The EBISS program is providing a national model for the blending of behavior and academic data-based decision making within an RTI framework. As research coordinator for Project ECRI Dr. Chaparro oversees data collection across 2 states. Dr. Chaparro has worked with state departments of education across the country (i.e. South Dakota, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Wyoming, and Colorado) on the topic of effective and explicit instruction and assessment for at-risk learners. Dr. Chaparro has worked as a school psychologist, a special education teacher, and a school counselor.

Hope Baney Fund Award: Faculty Exchange (2007). Study of Mexican Education System, College of Education, University of Oregon

  • Advisory Board, (2009-present) for Project PASS (Preparing Autism Specialist for Schools), a multidisciplinary, pre-service program at the University of Oregon, Dr. Cynthia Herr.
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, (2010), Journal of School Psychology.
  • Guest Reviewer, (2009), Psychology in the Schools, Special Issue.
  • Contributor to the Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework (2009), sponsored by the Oregon Department of Education.
  • Invited member (2008-present) of State Work Group for Scaling Up Evidence-Based Practices in Education (SISEP), sponsored by Oregon Department of Education.

Current Projects

Selected Publications

Fien, H., Smith, J. L., Baker, S.K., Chaparro, E., Preciado, J., & Baker, D. (in press). Including English Learners in a Multi-Tiered Approach to Early Reading Instruction and Intervention. Assessment for Effective Intervention.
Chaparro. E. A. (2008). The Double-Edged Sword of Immigration. Communiquè: The Newspaper of the National Association of School Psychologists, 36(8).
Baker, D. L., Good, R. H., Mross, A., McQuilkin, E., Chaparro, E. A., Blanco-Vega, C., Olivo, S. C., Preciado, J. A., Sanford, A. K. (2006). Fluidez en la Lectura Oral IDEL. In R. H. Good, D. L. Baker, N. Bank, & J. M. Watson (Eds.). Indicadores dinámicos del éxito de la lectura (7a ed.). Eugene, OR: Dynamic Measurement Group.

Selected Presentations

Basaraba, D., Chaparro, E., & Travers, P. (May 2010). Making sense of Nonsense Word Fluency: Tools for interpreting student performance. Poster presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Denver, CO.
Chaparro, E. A., Smith, J.L., Baker, D. L., Sanford, A., Park, H. & Travers, T. (2010). When the Growing Gets Tough: A Discussion About Growth Measures. Symposia for the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois.
Chaparro, E., Baker, D. L., Sanford, A. (2010, March). The role of oral reading fluency in Spanish and English for English learners in grades 1-3. Paper presented as part of a Symposium at the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, Ill.
McIntosh, K., Reinke, W., Herman, K., & Chaparro, E. A. (2010). Enhancing School Readiness: Preventing Multiple Challenges in Preschool and Kindergarten. Symposia for the American Psychologist Association Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
Chaparro, E. A. & Carnine, L. (2009). Just Right Fluency Instruction and Assessment. Featured Speaker at the Annual DIBELS Summit, Albuquerque, NM.
Chaparro, E. A. (2007). ABC’s of Assessment with English Language Learners. Presentation for U.S. Department of Education at the National Reading First Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Jankowski, E.A., Chaparro, E., & Carnine, L. (2007, August). Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension in the Primary Grades. Three-day workshop at the New Mexico Reading First Conference, Albuquerque, NM and Bureau of Indian Education Reading First Summer Conference, Phoenix, AZ.