Taylor Ullrich (she/her) is a Research Coordinator at the SMART Center. She earned a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Illinois State University in 2020. She also recently earned an M.S. in Research Psychology from DePaul University. As a graduate student, Taylor conducted her master’s thesis on exploring the interplay between Parental Psychological Control, Parental Emotional Overinvolvement and changes in depressive symptoms in adolescents. As a graduate student, she also worked to support a group-based cognitive behavioral intervention geared towards youth of predominantly low-income and ethnic minority background who are at risk for depression. She hopes to continue her work in the world of research to further support school-based mental health programs. During her free time, Taylor enjoys exploring her new home of Seattle, cooking, reading and spending time with her friends and family.
We have developed – and are currently conducting a large-scale randomized trial of – at teacher-focused version of the Beliefs and Attitudes for Successful Implementation in Schools (BASIS) implementation strategy. BASIS-T is being tested in context of Positive Greetings at the Door (PGD) implementation. Details are available in a study protocol published in Implementation Science.
The aims of this project are to: (1) evaluate the usability of leading, evidence-based Tier 1 social-emotional and behavioral interventions (SEBI) and identify unique and common usability problems, (2) expl9ore the links between SEBI usability and implementation and student outcomes, and (3) refine the USABILITY theory of change, develop a matrix of usability problems and redesign solutions, and articulate guidance to the field for designing usable Tier 1 SEBIs.