Devereux’s Professional Psychology Internship Training Program has a highly qualified and experienced training faculty, all of whom thoroughly enjoy the training mission.
Rachel A. Eisenberg, Ph.D., NCSP
Consulting and Research Psychologist Devereux Center for Effective Schools
Dr. Rachel Eisenberg is a consulting and research psychologist at the Devereux Center for Effective Schools. She earned her Ph.D. in school psychology with a specialization in pediatric school psychology from Lehigh University. Dr. Eisenberg’s experiences include providing consultation, assessment and training for families and multi-disciplinary school teams. She is involved in several projects that focus on developing and sustaining behavioral and academic supports at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels in alternative education, behavioral health, early childhood and family settings. Her research interests include performance feedback to enhance intervention implementation, consultation to facilitate systems-wide interventions and parent education interventions.
Credentials and Certificates
Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support Network Program-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Provisional Facilitator: Tier 1
Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support Network School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Facilitator: Tier 1 and Advanced Tiers
School-Wide Information System Facilitator
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Pennsylvania School Psychologist Certification K-12
Pennsylvania Instructional I Teaching Certification: Elementary K-6
Academic and Clinical Areas of Expertise
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
– schools, alternative settings and preschools
Response to Intervention
Classroom Management
Parent Management Training
Professional Experience
2016-present:
Devereux Center for Effective Schools - Consulting and Research Psychologist
2015-2016: Devereux Center for
Effective Schools - Postdoctoral Fellow
Education
Lehigh University - Ph.D. in School
Psychology
Lehigh University - M.Ed. in Human
Development
Muhlenberg College - B.A. in Psychology;
Teaching Certification in Elementary Education
Publications and Presentations
Thomas,
L., Rutherford, L., Eisenberg, R., Francisco, J., & McCurdy, B. (2018,
March). PBIS in the classroom: Variations
of a performance feedback coaching model. Paper presented at the APBS 15th
International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, San Diego, CA.
Eisenberg,
R.A., & Manz, P.H. (2018, February). Home
visitor perspectives of quality early childhood family services. Poster
presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual
Convention, Chicago, IL.
Eisenberg,
R.A., Francisco, J., Abramowitz, A., & Levin, D. (2018, February). PBIS in the classroom: A coaching framework
for classroom management. Paper presented at the National Association of
School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Manz,
P.H., & Eisenberg, R.A. (2018, February). Integrating performance feedback into home visitor supervision:
Improving intervention quality. Paper presented at the National Association
of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Eisenberg,
R.A., & Stricker, L.A. (2017, October). Training
foster parents in Positive Behavior Support: A pilot implementation. Poster
presented at the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Annual
Conference, Hershey, PA.
Thomas,
L., Eisenberg, R.A., & Rutherford, L. (2017, September). PBIS in the classroom: Three variations of a
coaching model. Poster presented at the PBIS National Forum, Chicago, IL.
Manz,
P.H., Power, T., Roggman, L.A., Eisenberg, R.A., Gernhart, A., Faison, J.,
Ridgard, T., Wallace, L., & Whitenack, J.M. (2017). Integrating the Little
Talks intervention into Early Head Start: An experimental examination of
implementation supports involving fidelity monitoring and performance feedback.
Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 87-96.
doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.05.034
Eisenberg,
R.A., McCurdy, B.L., Stricker, L., & Rutherford, L.E. (2017, March). Evidence-based behavior management at home:
Training foster parents in Positive Behavior Support. Paper presented at
the 14th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support,
Denver, CO.
Rutherford,
L.E., Thomas, L.B., & Eisenberg, R.A. (2017, February). Stop problem admiring: A model for productive
problem-solving. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National
Association for School Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.
Manz,
P.H., Eisenberg, R.A., Gernhart, A., Faison, J., Laracy, S., Ridgard, T., &
Pinho, T. (2016). Engaging Early Head Start parents in a collaborative inquiry:
The co-construction of Little Talks. Early
Child Development and Care, 187(8), 1311-1334.
doi:10.1080/03004430.2016.1169177.
Eisenberg,
R.A., & Manz, P.H. (2016, February). Quality
of early childhood services: Interpersonal processes and parent involvement. Paper
presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Manz,
P.H., Bracaliello, C.B., Pressimone, V.J., Eisenberg, R.A., Gernhart, A., Fu,
Q., & Zuniga, C. (2016). Toddler’s expressive vocabulary outcomes after one
year of parent-child home program services. Early
Child Development and Care, 186, 229-248. doi:10.1080/03004430.2015.1025228.
Eisenberg,
R.A., Faison, J., Whitenack, J., Manz, P.H., Gernhart, A.L., Manzo, J.C.,
Spearot, L., & Ridgard, T. (2015, February). Evidence-based decision making in practice: Performance feedback in practitioner
supervision. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National
Association of School Psychologists, Orlando, FL.
Porter,
T., Bromer, J., Eisenberg, R.A., & Hawley, R. (2014, November). Family provider relationships and provider practices
to support family engagement in children’s learning and school readiness. Workshop
presented at the annual meeting of the Child Care Policy Research Consortium,
Washington, D.C.
Eisenberg,
R.A, & Manz, P.H. (2014, July). The role
of parenting self-efficacy for parents’ engagement in early learning. Poster
presented at Head Start’s 12th National Research Conference,
Washington, D.C.
Eisenberg,
R.A., Cho, P., Manz, P.H., Manzo, J.C., Ridgard, T., Fiason, J.D., Gernhart,
A.L., & Whitenack, J., (2014, April). A collaborative inquiry process with
Early Head Start to enrich child development focused home visiting: Developing
Little Talks. In L. B. Sawyer (Chair), A Transactional
Relationship Between Practice and Research: Developing Family-Educator Interventions
for Latino Children. Symposium presented at the Society for Research in
Child Development Special Topic Meeting, Alexandria, VA.
Manz,
P.H., Gernhart, A.L., Bracaliello, C.B., Pressimone, V.J., & Eisenberg,
R.A. (2014). Preliminary development of the Parent Involvement in Early
Learning scale for low-income families enrolled in a child development focused
home visiting program. Journal of Early
Intervention, 36, 171-191. doi:10.1177/1053815115573077
Awards, Honors and Organizations
External Relations Chair, Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania
Research Committee Member, Family Focused Treatment Organization
Head Start Research Scholar – Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services