Mark Shriver, PhD

Mark ShriverMark D. Shriver, PhD
Psychology Department
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

Phone: (402) 559-6087
E-mail: mshriver@unmc.edu

Professional Summary:
Dr. Shriver is an Associate Professor in Psychology and Pediatrics at the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He provides outpatient behavioral health services at MMI. He is director of the Academic Evaluation and Intervention clinic at MMI. He is co-coordinator of the M.A. program in Applied Behavior Analysis at UNO/MMI.

Education:

PhD, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1994

Courses Taught:

Psychology 8970 School Psychology Practicum

Research Interests and Projects:

  • Parent Training
  • Child noncompliance
  • Academic assessment and intervention for children with disabilities
  • Applied behavior analysis in schools
  • Program evaluator for 21st Century Community Learning Center after-school programs
  • OPS School Psychological Services

Selected Publications: (within the last 5 years)

  • Shriver, M.D., & Allen, K.D. (2009). Parent training. Working with families to implement interventions. In, Merrill, Ervin, Gimple (Eds.) The Practical Handbook of School Psychology: Effective Practices for the 21st Century. New York: Guilford.
  • Shriver, M.D., & Allen, K.D. (2008). Working with parents of noncompliant children: A guide to evidence-based parent training for practitioners and students. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
  • Hupp, S. D. A., Reitman, D., Forde, D., Shriver, M., & Kelley, M. L. (2008). Advancing the assessment of parent-child interactions: Development of the Parent Instruction-Giving Game with Youngsters. Behavior Therapy, 91-106
  • McCurdy, M., Skinner, C. H., Watson, T. S., & Shriver, M. D. (2008). Examining the effects of group contingencies on the writing performance of middle school students with learning disabilities in writing. School Psychology Quarterly, 4, 571-586.
  • Shriver, M.D. (2007). Roles and responsibilities of researchers and practitioners translating research to practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Practices for Schools, 8, 4-25.
  • Johnson-Gros, K.N., & Shriver, M.D. (2006). Compliance training and positive peer reporting with a 4-year-old in a preschool classroom. Journal of Evidence-Based Practices for Schools, 7, 167-185.
  • Shriver, M.D., & Watson, T.S. (2005). Bridging the great divide: Linking research to practice in scholarly publications. Journal of Evidence-Based Practices for Schools, 6, 5-18.
  • Valleley, R.J., Begeny, J.C., & Shriver, M.D. (2005). Collaborating with parents to improve children’s reading. Journal of Evidence Based Practices for Schools, 6, 19-41.
  • Matheson, A., & Shriver, M.D. (2005). Training teachers to give effective commands: Effects on student compliance and academic behaviors. School Psychology Review, 34, 202-219.
  • Valleley, R., Shriver, M.D., & Rozema, S. (2005). The effects of phrase error correction while reading on a vocal habit. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Professional Affiliations:

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Behavioral School Psychology Interest Group
  • Division 16 (School Psychology), (APA)
  • Evidence-Based Practice SIG
  • International Association for Behavior Analysis
  • National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
  • Nebraska Psychology Association
  • Nebraska School Psychology Association