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Peter E. Leone
Professor
Department of Special Education
1308 Benjamin Building
College Park, MD 20742
Voice: 301-405-6489
leonep@umd.edu
Specialty Area:
Secondary Education - Behavior Disorders
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Current Interests:
Dr. Leone, a Professor of Special Education, specializes
in Behavior Disorders. His experience includes direct service to
troubled youth as well as field-based research which examines the
multidimensional problems associated with behavior disorders. Dr.
Leone points to the role of environmental and cultural factors in
the inception of behavior disorders and believes educators need
to take a multidisciplinary approach when implementing programs
for troubled or troubling youth.
Dr Leone's research interests focus on program environments
for troubled youth educational entitlements of incarcerated youth,
and policy studies. He is currently furthering these interests through
several grant-supported research projects. He directs EDJJ:
The National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice,
a research, training and technical assistance project funded by
the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Leone has had numerous articles
published in professional journals and has made many presentations
at national, state, and local conferences on topics related to the
effective treatment and instruction of behaviorally disordered youth.
Education: Ph.D., University of Washington, Special Education
M.A., University of Iowa, Special Education
Vita Information
Publications: Click to View
Additional links:
The National Center on Education, Disability, & Juvenile Justice
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