Jamie Pratt PsyD, BCBA-D

Department Chair of Educational and School Psychology
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and School Psychology

207-228-8324

jamie.pratt1@maine.edu

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Education

Psy.D., University of Southern Maine
M.S., University of Southern Maine
B.A., University of Maine at Farmington

Research Interests

Behavior analytic assessment and intervention for school-aged children.

Educational & School Psychology

School of Education and Human Development

Jamie L. Pratt, PsyD, is a Licensed Psychologist, Certified School Psychologist-Doctoral, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral. She completed her doctoral training in applied behavior analysis and school psychology at the University of Southern Maine (USM) in 2010 and presently serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational and School Psychology at USM. As a graduate educator, Dr. Pratt is committed to preparing future behavior analysts and school psychologists to support positive outcomes for school-aged children and their families.

Dr. Pratt has worked with school-aged children in the state of Maine since 2005. Prior to joining the faculty at USM, she served as the Director of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Services for an agency providing early intervention, day treatment, and home-based services to children with developmental disabilities and emotional-behavioral disorders. Dr. Pratt presently provides assessment, intervention, and consultation services for PK-12 students in both public and private school settings. She also serves as the faculty mentor for school psychology trainees participating in the Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program.

Dr. Pratt’s scholarship focuses on extending behavior-analytic assessment and intervention strategies to improve outcomes for school-aged children with emotional-behavioral disorders. She has contributed to multiple publications on behavioral assessment and intervention and recently co-authored a book the topic of school-based functional behavior assessment. Dr. Pratt also engages actively in service to the professions of applied behavior analysis and psychology. She presently serves as the President of the Maine Psychological Association and serves on the Maine Department of Education’s Advisory Committee on School Psychologists.

Expertise

Applied behavior analysis
Functional behavior assessment
Positive behavioral supports
Clinical supervision

Selected Publications

Mace, F. C., Pratt, J. L, Prager, K. L., & Pritchard, D. (2011). An evaluation of three methods of saying “no” to avoid an escalating response class hierarchy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(1) 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-83
Mace, F. C., Pratt, J. L., Zangrillo, A. N., & Steege, M. W. (2011). Schedules of reinforcement. In W. W. Fisher, C. C. Piazza, & H. S. Roane (Eds.), Handbook of applied behavior analysis (pp. 55-75). Guilford Press.
Pratt, J. L., Wickerd, G., & Steege, M. W., (2019). Generalization and maintenance. In S.G. Little, & A. Akin-Little (Eds.), Behavioral interventions in schools: Evidence-based positive strategies (2^nd, pp. 97-112). American Psychological Association.
Steege, M. W., & Pratt, J. L. (2012). Functional behavioral assessment: The cornerstone of effective problem solving. In R. Brown-Chidsey & K. Andren (Eds.), Assessment for intervention: A problem-solving approach (2^nd, pp. 125-143). Guilford Press.
Steege, M. W., & Pratt, J. L. (2023). Best practices in using single-case research methods within a problem solving-framework to promote equitable practices. In P. L. Harrison, S. L. Proctor, & A. Thomas (Eds.), Best Practices in School Psychology (7^th ed.). National Association of School Psychologists.
Steege, M. W., Pratt, J. L., Wickerd, G., Guare, R., & Watson, T. S. (2019). Conducting school-based functional behavioral assessments (3^rd). Guilford Press.