Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Donald Kincaid, EdDProfessor & Division DirectorPhone: 813-974-7684 |
Research Interests:
Person-centered planning; positive behavior support; disabilities; school and systems change
Don Kincaid is a professor in the Department of Child & Family Studies at the University of South Florida and Director of The , a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. His professional interests include the areas of person-centered planning, positive behavior support, disabilities, and school and systems change.
He is a Primary Investigator or Co-Primary Investigator on a number of Positive Behavior Support Projects including:
- Florida Positive Behavior Support Project, the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
- University of South Florida’s subcontract with the Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)-funded grant
- Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
- Florida’s School Climate Transformation grant, and
- Florida AWARE Project.
All of these projects integrate school-based positive behavior interventions and support within a multi-tiered support system framework. Much of his professional activity involves coordinating systems change efforts at a local, state and national level to support the implementation of evidence-based practices. Additionally, he serves on a number of editorial and advisory boards in the area of positive behavior support.
Dr. Kincaid came to the PBS Project from West º¬Ðß²ÝÓ°ÔºUniversity where he served as the Deputy Director of the University Affiliated Center for Developmental Disabilities for 10 years. While in West Virginia, Dr. Kincaid directed a number of state and federal PBS Projects including the Life Quilters Project, the Tri-State Consortium for PBS, the Regional Collaborative for PBS, the Lifespan PBS Project, the School-Based PBS Project and the Crisis Intervention Network.