ABOUT IIDC
Dr. Heather Ormiston is a nationally certified school psychologist with a strong background in behavior development and culturally responsive practices. In August of 2010, Heather joined the Center on Education and Lifelong Learning at Indiana University to work on the PBIS Indiana grant working to implement culturally responsive PBIS throughout the state of Indiana. Prior to coming to IU, Heather practiced as a school psychologist in the Cherry Creek School District in Denver, CO, serving a diverse population of students from pre-school through eighth grade. Her practice included working with children on the Autism spectrum, students with identified emotional disabilities, and students served within a self-contained behavior development program. Additionally, while in Cherry Creek, Heather served on the district's Alternative to Suspensions Task Force as well as the Culturally Responsive Discipline task force, and is trained in Collaborative Problem Solving. For the past five years, Heather has also been an adjunct faculty member at Regis University in Denver, CO, the University of Colorado-Denver, and most recently, Indiana University-Bloomington.
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Education
- Indiana University Bloomington | Ph.D. in School Psychology | 2007
- Indiana University Bloomington | M.S. in Special Education | 2005
- Loyola University Chicago | B.S. in Psychology | 2003
Professional Experience
- Indiana University Bloomington | Adjunct Faculty, Departments of Special Education and Counseling and Educational Psychology
- Cherry Creek School District, Greenwood Village, CO | School Psychologist
- University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO | Adjunct Faculty, Department of Educational Psychology
- Regis University, Denver, CO | Affiliate Faculty, College for Professional Studies
Presentations & Publications
- SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Perdue, N., Edl Ormiston, H., Estell, D. B., & Stanley, H. C. (in press). Social context and the academic success of children at risk: Student-teacher relationships and parental involvement in school. Journal of Educational Research and Policy Studies.
- Shure, L. A., Edl Ormiston, H., & Brentano, M. (2011). PBIS Indiana: Applying culturally responsive practice to positive behavior supports. Association for Positive Behavior Supports Newsletter, 9(3), 1-4.
- Edl, H. M., Humphreys, L., & Martinez, R. S. (2009). University-school collaboration for the implementation of a tier III reading program for elementary school students. Journal of Applied School Psycholoy, 25, 221-243.
- Edl, H. M., Jones, M. H., & Estell, D. B. (2008). Ethnicity and English proficiency: Teacher perceptions of interpersonal competence in European-American and Latino students. School Psychology Review, 37, 38-45.
- SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
- Pérez, B., Ormiston, H.E., & Ritter, S. (2011, November). Developing culturally responsive practices in school-wide discipline plans. Presented at the National Association of Multicultural Education Conference, Chicago, IL.
- Ormiston, H.E. (2011, April). Understanding behavior: Managing skill deficits with FBA’s. Presented at the Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education Southeast Roundtable Topical Conference, Madison, IN.
- Ormiston, H.E., Shure, L.A., & Brentano, M. (2011, March). PBIS Indiana: Applying culturally responsive practice to Positive Behavior Supports. Presented at the Association for Positive Behavior Supports Annual International Conference, Denver, CO.
- Olson, J., Ormiston, H.E., & Schneller, C. (2011, January). Self-contained classrooms: Successfully managing behavioral skill deficits. Presented at the Courage to Risk Biannual Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.
- Ormiston, H.E., Shure, L., & Morrison, J. (2010, November). Effective discipline for all: Cultivating culturally responsive school climates through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Invited presentation, Indiana School Counselor’s Association Fall Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
- Estell, D. B., Jones, M. H., & Edl, H. M. (2009, April). The clinical implications of social status: Sociometric status and perceived popularity. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
- Jones, M. H., Estell, D. B., & Edl, H. M. (2007, April). Ethnicity and English proficiency: Teacher perceptions of interpersonal competence in European-American and Latino students. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Areas of Expertise
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Culturally Responsive Practices
- Disproportionality in Special Education and Discipline
- Positive Behavior Supports
- Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders