Jennifer Freeman

Jennifer Freeman is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education and is a partner with the National Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) and a research scientist for the Center for Behavioral Education Research (CBER) at the University of Connecticut (UConn). Dr. Freeman studies the effects of multi-tiered systems of support such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) on outcomes at the high school level for high-risk student groups including students with disabilities. She is particularly interested in improving graduation rates across and within student groups. Dr. Freeman also studies professional development methods for improving teacher’s use of evidence based classroom management strategies. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the special education program. Prior to joining the faculty at UConn, she had 10 years of special education teaching experience across grades K–8 in both urban and rural school settings and had served as a K–12 district level consultant working to implement PBIS and Response to Intervention (RtI) strategies. Dr. Freeman holds a PhD in educational psychology: special education from the University of Connecticut, an MA in special education from Grand Valley State University, and a BA in elementary education from Calvin College.

updated 2024