UMB Supports and Intervention for Learning
(UMB-SAIL) Lab
We conduct research aimed to promote student learning by utilizing efficient, effective, and culturally affirming behavioral supports for youth and vested partners. Our scholarship is primarily applied and behavior analytic in nature, aligned with the UMB College of Education and Human Development commitment to anti-racism and community-engaged research.
Welcome!
News and Announcements - Updated March 2025
Welcome, Audra and Juan to the lab! Congrats to recent graduate lab members, Staci and Patrick! Learn about lab members under the "Team" tab.
News from Current and Former Lab Members:
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Andrea Molina Palacios matched to White Birch Educational Services in the 2025 APPIC Match!
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Dr. Staci Ballard began as an Assistant Professor in School Psychology at New Mexico State University in September 2024! Congrats, Staci!
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Dr. Patrick Robinson-Link began as a post-doctoral fellow with Innovations for Youth (i4Y) at UC Berkeley in September 2024! Way to go, Patrick!
The lab recently received the following external grant:
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Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Amy Cook; Co-PI: Brian Daniels). Transforming Boston Access to Mental Health in Schools (BAMHS). Funded: $299,793 over 2 years (2024-2026). Improving Youth Behavioral Health Outcomes in Boston through Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Grant, Boston Public Health Commission.
Selected Recent Publications (*indicates current or former student lab member):
Knox, J. L., *Lawson, T. K., Goodwin, A. K. B., Golden, A., Arch, D. A. N., & Fallon, L. M. (in press). Supporting cultural responsiveness in the classroom: An exploratory study of teacher profiles. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation.
Zhang, Y., Yu, Q., Li, H., Renshaw, T. L. & Fallon, L. M. (2025). Happy together: Multilevel associations between chinese adolescents' and teachers' school-specific subjective wellbeing. Journal of School Psychology.
Fallon, L. M., *Laenen, D. P., *Kausel, J., *Sunda, R., *Palacios Molina, A. V., & *Romero, E. D. (2024). Prompting implementation of culturally responsive teaching in a therapeutic setting. School Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000638
Daniels, B., Fallon, L. M., Cook, A. C., *Palacios Molina, A., & *Veiga, M. (2024). Exploring threats to internal validity of direct assessment in single case design research. School Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000664
*Veiga, M. B., Fallon, L. M., Collier-Meek., M. A., *Susilo, A., *Ballard, S., & *Sunda, R. (2024). Training school psychologists to conduct culturally-informed functional behavioral assessment interviews. School Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000650
Fallon, L. M., *Robinson-Link, P., *Womack, T., *Alba, L., *Sunda, R., *Ballard, S., *Veiga, M., & Johnson, A. H. (2023). Learning to decenter whiteness in schools through teacher professional development: A systematic review. School Psychology Review, 53(4), 400-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2023.2194236
Fallon, L. M., *DeFouw, E. R., *Cathcart, S. C., *Berkman, T. S., O’Keeffe, B. V., & Sugai, G. (2023). Supports to improve academic outcomes with racially and ethnically minoritized youth: a review of research. Remedial and Special Education, 43(4), 237-254. https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325211046760
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Fallon, L. M., *Veiga, M., & Sugai, G. (2023). Strengthening MTSS for behavior (MTSS-B) to promote racial equity. School Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2021.1972333
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