Ron Martella is a professor in the College of Education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). Previous to UCCS, Ron was a professor at Purdue University, the University of Oklahoma, and Eastern Washington University. Ron is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral level. Ron has expertise in behavior management, positive behavior supports (PBS), multi-tier systems of support (MTSS), and research methodology. Ron has over 35 years of experience working with at-risk populations with particular focus on students who need academic and/or behavior supports. He has more than 195 publications including over 90 refereed journal articles, 7 textbooks, and several curricular products and has conducted 270 professional presentations. He has been associated with grants and research projects totaling over $9.8 million. His research has focused on behavior and classroom management, self-management, problem solving, academic instruction, and health and independent living skills, among other topics with K-12 students with and without disabilities and adults with disabilities. His textbooks include the topics of behavior management, instructional methods, and research methodology. He is a co-author on Lesson Connections and Core Lesson Connections for Reading Mastery Signature Edition, Read to Achieve (an adolescent reading program in science/social studies and narrative text), and SRA FLEX Literacy (for grades 3-12) published by McGraw-Hill.

Education

• Ph.D. — Special Education and Rehabilitation, Utah State University (1991)
• M.B.A. — Business Administration, Utah State University (1991)
• M.S. — Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1987)
• B.A. — Psychology and Business Administration, For Lewis College (1985)
• Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Education (1998)

Experience

• 2018 – present
  Professor
  Colleges of Health and Human Sciences and Education
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• 2016 – 2018
  Professor
  Department of Educational Psychology
  The University of Oklahoma, OK
• 2016 – 2018
  Program Coordinator
  Behavior Analysis Certification Program
  The University of Oklahoma, OK
• 2010 – 2016
  Professor
  Department of Education
  Eastern Washington University
• 2010 – 2012
  Graduate Program Co-Director of Special Education
  Department of Education
  Eastern Washington University

Sample Refereed Journal Articles

• Sulu, M. D, Martella, R. C. Grimmet, K., Austin, A., & Erden, E. (in press). Investigating the effects of self-Monitoring interventions with students with disabilities on the maintenance and generalization of on-task behavior: A systematic literature review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

• Martella, A. M., Yatcilla, J. K., Park, H., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2021). Investigating the active learning research landscape through a bibliometric analysis of an influential meta-analysis on active learning. SN Social Sciences.
• Sulu, M. D, Martella, R. C. Toper, O., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Kiyak, U. E. (2021). Explicit and systematic Scripted instructional programs for students with autism spectrum disorder: An updated and extended review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
• Martella, A. M., Yatcilla, J. K., Martella, R. C., Marchand-Martella, N. E., Ozen, Z., Karatas, T., Park, H. H., Simpson, A., & Karpicke, J. D. (2021). Quotation accuracy matters: An examination of how an influential meta-analysis on active learning has been cited. Review of Educational Research, 91(2), 272-308.
• Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., Marchand-Martella, N. E., Sinclair, T. E. (2019). The Quality of Single-Case Evaluation Studies of Curricular Programs for Students with Disabilities. International Journal of Special Education, 34(1), 1-16.
• Almutlaq, H., & Martella, R. C. (2018). Teaching elementary-aged students with autism spectrum disorder to give compliments using a social story delivered through an iPad application. International Journal of Special Education, 33(2), 482-492.
• Flaum-Horvath, S., Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella R. C., & Kauppi, C. (2017). Examining the effects of SRA FLEX Literacy on measures of Lexile® and oral reading fluency with at-risk middle school readers. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 20(1), 1-9.
• Martella, R. C., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2015). Improving classroom behavior through effective instruction: An illustrative program example using SRA FLEX Literacy. Education & Treatment of Children, 38, 241-272.
• Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., & Lambert, M. C. (2015). Targeted management tips to enhance the effectiveness of tier 2, guided reading instruction. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50, 169-172.

Sample Curriculum

• Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Fisher, D., McTighe, J., Kosanovich, M., Johnson-Glenberg, M., & Morrell, E. (2016). SRA FLEX Literacy. Grades 3-5. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
• Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Fisher, D., McTighe, J., Kosanovich, M., Johnson-Glenberg, M., & Morrell, E. (2016). SRA FLEX Literacy. Grades 6-12. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
• Marchand-Martella, N.E., & Martella, R. C. (2010). Read to Achieve: Comprehending Content-Area Text. Columbus, OH: Science Research Associates/McGraw-Hill.
• Marchand-Martella, N.E., & Martella, R. C. (2010). Read to Achieve: Comprehending Narrative Text. Columbus, OH: Science Research Associates/McGraw-Hill.
• Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Przychodzin-Havis, A., Hornor, S., & Warner, L. (2013). Core Lesson Connections: Reading Mastery Signature Edition, Levels K-5. Columbus, OH: Science Research Associates/ McGraw-Hill.
• Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Przychodzin-Havis, A., Hornor, S., & Warner, L. (2008). Lesson Connections: Reading Mastery Signature Edition, Level K-5. Columbus, OH: Science Research Associates/McGraw-Hill.

Books

• Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., Morgan, R. L., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2013). Understanding and interpreting educational research. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
• Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & O’Reilly, M. (2012). Comprehensive behavior management: Individualized, classroom, and schoolwide approaches (2^nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
• Marchand-Martella, N. E., Slocum, T., & Martella, R. C. (Eds.). (2004). Introduction to Direct Instruction. Allyn and Bacon.
• Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2003). Managing behaviors in the schools: A school-wide, classroom, and individualized social learning approach. Allyn and Bacon.
• Martella, R. C., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Cleanthous, C. (2001). ADHD: A comprehensive approach. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
• Martella, R. C., Nelson, R., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (1999). Research methods: Learning to become a critical research consumer. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
• Agran, M., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. ­(Eds.). (1994). Promoting health and safety: Skills for independent living. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.

Chapters/Contributions

• Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2013). Explicit instruction. In W. L. Heward, Exceptional children: An introduction to special education (10th ed.) (pp. 166-168). Boston, MA: Pearson.
• Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2009). Explicit instruction. In W. L. Heward, Exceptional children: An introduction to special education (9th ed.) (pp. 196-198). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall. 
• Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2006). Explicit instruction. In W. L. Heward, Exceptional children: An introduction to special education (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall. 
• Nelson, J. R., Gonzalez, J., Martella, R. C., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2005). Effective school-wide discipline. In M. Epstein, K. Kutash, & A. Duchnowski (Eds.), Outcomes for children and youth with behavioral and emotional disorders and their families: Programs and evaluation of best practices. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
• Nelson, J. R., Crabtree, M., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (1999). Teaching good behavior in the whole school. In F. Schultz (Ed.), Annual editions: Education 99/00, (26th ed., pp. 116-121). Sluice Dock, Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill. (Reprinted from Teaching Exceptional Children, 30(4), 4-9).

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