Professor and Head, Special Education
288E Education Building
288 Education (mail code 708)
Champaign (UIUC Campus Mail), IL 61820
Cullinan, D., Lambert, M. C., & Epstein, M. H. (2023). Characteristics of emotional disturbance of female and male students in elementary, middle, and high school. Psychology in the Schools, 60(3), 855-875. link >
Epstein, M. H., Cullinan, D., Lambert, M. C., Kauffman, J. M., Katsiyannis, A., & Mason, W. A. (2023). A 22-Year Cross-Sectional Cohort Study of the Emotional and Behavioral Characteristics of Students With Emotional Disturbance. Journal of Special Education, 57(1), 36-46. link >
Farley, J., Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M. C., & Gross, T. J. (2023). Profiles of Behavioral, Academic, and Demographic Characteristics of Middle School Students With Emotional or Behavioral Needs. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 31(3), 171-183. link >
Ikävalko, M., Sointu, E., Lambert, M. C., & Viljaranta, J. (2023). Students’ self-efficacy in self-regulation together with behavioural and emotional strengths: investigating their self-perceptions. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 38(4), 558-572. link >
Lambert, M. C., Sinclair, J., Martin, J. R., & Epstein, M. H. (2023). Validity and Reliability Evidence for Use of the Teacher-Rated Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale with Transition-Age Students. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 46(2), 104-115. link >
Mason, W. A., Lambert, M. C., & Epstein, M. H. (2023). Differences in Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Students over Time: A 22-Year Cross-Sectional Cohort Study. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 51(4), 557-569. link >
Sointu, E., Hyypiä, M., Lambert, M. C., Hirsto, L., Saarelainen, M., & Valtonen, T. (2023). Preliminary evidence of key factors in successful flipping: predicting positive student experiences in flipped classrooms. Higher Education, 85(3), 503-520. link >
Huscroft-D’Angelo, J., Farley, J., Hurley, K. D., Lambert, M., & Trout, A. (2022). Engaging Parents in Special Education: An Examination of Knowledge and Access to Resources. Exceptionality, 30(3), 201-214. link >
Lambert, M. C., Katsiyannis, A., Epstein, M. H., & Cullinan, D. (2022). An Initial Study of the Emotional and Behavioral Characteristics of Black Students School Identified as Emotionally Disturbed. Behavioral Disorders, 47(2), 108-117. link >
Lambert, M. C., Cullinan, D., Epstein, M. H., & Martin, J. (2022). Differences between Students with Emotional Disturbance, Learning Disabilities, and without Disabilities on the Five Dimensions of Emotional Disturbance. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 38(1), 58-73. link >
Lambert, M. C., Cullinan, D., Epstein, M. H., & Martin, J. (2022). Factor Structure of the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance – 3 Rating Scale for Students Identified With Emotional Disturbance. Behavioral Disorders, 47(3), 187-195. link >
Lambert, M. C., Katsiyannis, A., Epstein, M. H., Cullinan, D., & Sointu, E. (2022). Profiles of Emotional Disturbance Across the Five Characteristics of the Federal Definition. Behavioral Disorders, 47(4), 223-235. link >
Lambert, M. C., Duppong Hurley, K., January, S. A., & Huscroft D’Angelo, J. (2022). The Role of Parental Involvement in Narrowing the Academic Achievement Gap for High School Students With Elevated Emotional and Behavioral Risks. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 30(1), 54-66. link >
Lambert, M. C., Garcia, A. G., Epstein, M. H., Cullinan, D., & Martin, J. D. (2021). A Review of the Research on the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance: Screener. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 37(1), 43-68. link >
Lambert, M. C., January, S. A. A., Gonzalez, J. E., Epstein, M. H., & Martin, J. (2021). Comparing Behavioral and Emotional Strengths of Students With and Without Emotional Disturbance. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 39(8), 999-1014. link >
Lambert, M. C., Martin, J., Epstein, M. H., Cullinan, D., & Katsiyannis, A. (2021). Differential item functioning of the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance-3 for White and African American students. Psychology in the Schools, 58(3), 553-568. link >
Lambert, M. C., Martin, J., Epstein, M. H., & Cullinan, D. (2021). Differential Item Functioning of the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance-3 for White and Hispanic Students. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 29(4), 252-260. link >
Lambert, M. C., Trout, A. L., Huscroft-D’Angelo, J., & Duppong Hurley, K. (2021). Psychometrics of family empowerment scale scores for caregivers of youth transitioning from therapeutic residential care. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 15(4), 433-448. link >
Hurley, K. D., Lambert, M. C., Patwardhan, I., Ringle, J. L., Thompson, R. W., & Farley, J. (2020). Parental report of outcomes from a randomized trial of in-home family services. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(1), 79-89. link >
Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., Thompson, R., Duppong Hurley, K., & Tyler, P. (2020). On the Way Home: Promoting Caregiver Empowerment, Self-Efficacy, and Adolescent Stability during Family Reunification following Placements in Residential Care. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 37(4), 269-292. link >
Duppong Hurley, K. L., Lambert, M. C., & Huscroft D’Angelo, J. N. (2019). Comparing a Framework for Conceptualizing Parental Involvement in Education Between Students at Risk of Emotional and Behavioral Issues and Students Without Disabilities. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 27(2), 67-75. link >
Garcia, A. G., Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., & Cullinan, D. (2019). Rasch Analysis of the Emotional and Behavioral Screener. School Mental Health, 11(3), 413-424. link >
Green, A. L., Lambert, M. C., & Hurley, K. D. (2019). Measuring Activation in Parents of Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 46(2), 306-318. link >
Hoffman, S., Rueda, H. A., & Lambert, M. C. (2019). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale among youth in Mexico. International Social Work, 62(1), 309-315. link >
Huscroft-D'Angelo, J., Trout, A. L., Henningsen, C., Synhorst, L., Lambert, M., Patwardhan, I., & Tyler, P. (2019). Legal professional perspectives on barriers and supports for school-aged students and families during reunification from foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 107, Article 104525. link >
Lambert, M. C., Sointu, E. T., & Epstein, M. H. (2019). A comprehensive review of international research using the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale. International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, 7(3), 215-226. link >
Miller, K., Marvin, C., & Lambert, M. (2019). Factors influencing acceptance into part c early intervention among low-risk graduates of neonatal intensive care units. Infants and Young Children, 32(1), 20-32. link >
Nordness, P. D., Lambert, M. C., Geležiniene, R., & Kuhn, M. (2019). Convergent and Concurrent Validity of the Lithuanian Version of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 Teacher Rating Scale. Journal of International Special Needs Education, 22(1), 35-42. link >
Oliver, R. M., Lambert, M. C., & Mason, W. A. (2019). A Pilot Study for Improving Classroom Systems Within Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 27(1), 25-36. link >
Patwardhan, I., Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M., & Ringle, J. L. (2019). An Examination of the Psychometric Properties and Validation of the Family Resource Scale for Families Seeking Assistance With Their Child’s Behavioral Difficulties. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37(3), 372-381. link >
Hebert, M., Bohaty, J. J., Nelson, J. R., & Lambert, M. C. (2018). Identifying and discriminating expository text structures: An experiment with 4th and 5th grade struggling readers. Reading and Writing, 31(9), 2115-2145. link >
Huscroft-D'Angelo, J., Hurley, K. D., Lambert, M., & Trout, A. L. (2018). Investigating the factor structure and validity of the family empowerment scale for parents of children with emotional disturbance in middle school. Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 14-20. link >
January, S. A. A., Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., Spooner, M., & Gebreselassie, T. (2018). Students at Enrollment Into Community-Based Systems of Care: Characteristics and Predictors of Functioning in School. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 26(2), 67-78. link >
Lambert, M. C., January, S. A. A., Cress, C. J., Epstein, M. H., & Cullinan, D. (2018). Differential item functioning across race and ethnicity for the emotional and behavioral screener. School Psychology Quarterly, 33(3), 399-407. link >
Lambert, M. C., Garcia, A. G., Epstein, M. H., & Cullinan, D. (2018). Differential Item Functioning of the Emotional and Behavioral Screener for Caucasian and African American Elementary School Students. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 34(3), 201-214. link >
Lambert, M. C., January, S. A. A., & Pierce, C. D. (2018). Latent Structure of Scores From the Emotional and Behavioral Screener. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 36(3), 249-260. link >
Lambert, M. C., Garcia, A. G., January, S. A. A., & Epstein, M. H. (2018). The impact of English language learner status on screening for emotional and behavioral disorders: A differential item functioning (DIF) study. Psychology in the Schools, 55(3), 229-239. link >
Sointu, E., Lambert, M. C., Nordness, P. D., Geležinienė, R., & Epstein, M. H. (2018). An initial study of the diagnostic utility of the emotional and behavioural screener in Lithuania. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 33(1), 73-85. link >
Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., & Avery, M. (2018). Health Literacy of Students with and without Individualized Education Programs: A Brief Report. Exceptionality, 26(1), 35-45. link >
Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M. C., January, S. A. A., & Huscroft D'Angelo, J. (2017). Confirmatory factor analyses comparing parental involvement frameworks with secondary students. Psychology in the Schools, 54(9), 947-964. link >
Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M. C., Gross, T. J., Thompson, R. W., & Farmer, E. M. Z. (2017). The Role of Therapeutic Alliance and Fidelity in Predicting Youth Outcomes During Therapeutic Residential Care. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 25(1), 37-45. link >
Duppong Hurley, K. L., January, S. A. A., & Lambert, M. C. (2017). Using Caregiver Strain to Predict Participation in a Peer-Support Intervention for Parents of Children With Emotional or Behavioral Needs. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 25(3), 170-177. link >
Huscroft-D’Angelo, J., Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., & Thompson, R. (2017). Caregiver perceptions of empowerment and self-efficacy following youths’ discharge from residential care. Journal of Family Social Work, 20(5), 433-456. link >
Huscroft-D’Angelo, J., Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., & Thompson, R. (2017). Reliability and validity of the youth empowerment scale-mental health in youth departing residential care and reintegrating into school and community settings. Education and Treatment of Children, 40(4), 547-570. link >
Lambert, M. C., Johnson, L. E., & Wang, E. W. (2017). The impact of family group decision-making on preventing removals. Children and Youth Services Review, 78, 89-92. link >
Power, T. J., Watkins, M. W., Anastopoulos, A. D., Reid, R., Lambert, M. C., & DuPaul, G. J. (2017). Multi-Informant Assessment of ADHD Symptom-Related Impairments Among Children and Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 46(5), 661-674. link >
Sointu, E. T., Savolainen, H., Lappalainen, K., & Lambert, M. C. (2017). Longitudinal associations of student–teacher relationships and behavioural and emotional strengths on academic achievement. Educational Psychology, 37(4), 457-467. link >
Tyler, P. M., Thompson, R. W., Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., & Synhorst, L. L. (2017). Important Elements of Aftercare Services for Youth Departing Group Homes. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(6), 1603-1613. link >
Valtonen, T., Sointu, E., Kukkonen, J., Kontkanen, S., Lambert, M. C., & Mäkitalo-Siegl, K. (2017). TPACK updated to measure pre-service teachers' twenty-first century skills. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 33(3), 15-31. link >
Cress, C., Lambert, M. C., & Epstein, M. H. (2016). Factor Analysis of the Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale for Children in Head Start Programs. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34(5), 473-486. link >
DeVeney, S., Cress, C. J., & Lambert, M. (2016). Parental directiveness and responsivity toward young children with complex communication needs. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 18(1), 53-64. link >
DuPaul, G. J., Reid, R., Anastopoulos, A. D., Lambert, M. C., Watkins, M. W., & Power, T. J. (2016). Parent and teacher ratings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms: Factor structure and normative data. Psychological assessment, 28(2), 214-225. link >
Lambert, M. C., Trout, A. L., Nelson, T. D., Epstein, M. H., & W. Thompson, R. (2016). Medical Service Utilization Among Youth with School-Identified Disabilities in Residential Care. Child and Youth Care Forum, 45(2), 315-327. link >
Medeiros, K. F., Cress, C. J., & Lambert, M. C. (2016). Mastery motivation in children with complex communication needs: longitudinal data analysis. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32(3), 208-218. link >
Pierce, C. D., Lambert, M., & Alamer, H. (2016). Convergent, Criterion and Social Validity of the Emotional and Behavioral Screener. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(1), 77-85. link >
Tyler, P. M., Thompson, R. W., Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., & Synhorst, L. L. (2016). Availability of Aftercare for Youth Departing Group Homes. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 33(3-4), 270-285. link >
Coward, F. L., Hamman, D., Johnson, L., Lambert, M., Indiatsi, J., & Zhou, L. (2015). Centrality of enactive experiences, framing, and motivation to student teachers’ emerging professional identity. Teaching Education, 26(2), 196-221. link >
Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., & Stevens, A. (2015). Convergent Validity of the Strength-Based Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale with Youth in a Residential Setting. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 42(3), 346-354. link >
Duppong Hurley, K., Van Ryzin, M. J., Lambert, M., & Stevens, A. L. (2015). Examining change in therapeutic alliance to predict youth mental health outcomes. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 23(2), 90-100. link >
Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M. C., & Stevens, A. (2015). Psychometrics of the Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale for High-Risk Youth. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 23(4), 206-214. link >
Gross, T. J., Hurley, K. D., Sullivan, J. J., Lambert, M. C., Van Ryzin, M. J., & Thompson, R. W. (2015). Program records as a source for program implementation assessment and youth outcomes predictors during residential care. Children and Youth Services Review, 58, 153-162. link >
Gross, T. J., Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., & Stevens, A. L. (2015). Psychometric Evaluation of the Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale (SFSS) Short Forms with Out-of-Home Care Youth. Child and Youth Care Forum, 44(2), 239-249. link >
January, S. A. A., Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., Walrath, C. M., & Gebreselassie, T. (2015). Cross-informant agreement of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale for youth in community mental health settings. Children and Youth Services Review, 53, 34-38. link >
Lambert, M. C., Reid, R., Prosser, B., & Bussing, R. (2015). A survival analysis of psychostimulant prescriptions in New South Wales from 1990 to 2010. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 25(6), 475-481. link >
Lambert, M. C., January, S. A. A., Epstein, M. H., Spooner, M., Gebreselassie, T., & Stephens, R. L. (2015). Convergent Validity of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale for Youth in Community Mental Health Settings. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(12), 3827-3832. link >
Lambert, M. C., Cress, C. J., & Epstein, M. H. (2015). Psychometrics of the preschool behavioral and emotional rating scale with children from early childhood special education settings. Infant Mental Health Journal, 36(3), 287-297. link >
Lambert, M. C., Hurley, K. D., Gross, T. J., Epstein, M. H., & Stevens, A. L. (2015). Validation of the Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale in Residential Group Care. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 42(3), 356-362. link >
Prosser, B., Lambert, M. C., & Reid, R. (2015). Psychostimulant Prescription for ADHD in New South Wales: A Longitudinal Perspective. Journal of Attention Disorders, 19(4), 284-292. link >
Sointu, E. T., Geležinienė, R., Lambert, M. C., & Nordness, P. D. (2015). Internal Consistency and Cross-Informant Agreement of the Lithuanian-Translated Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale. International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, 3(2), 135-141. link >
Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., Nelson, T. D., Epstein, M. H., & Thompson, R. W. (2015). Prevalence of physical health issues of youth with school identified disabilities in residential settings: A brief report. Disability and Health Journal, 8(1), 118-122. link >
Cress, C. J., Lambert, M. C., & Epstein, M. H. (2014). Item-Based Psychometrics of the Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale. Journal of Early Intervention, 36(3), 212-222. link >
Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M., Ingram, S., Simpson, A., & Bernstein, S. (2014). Psychometrics and measurement invariance of the emotional and behavioral screener. Behavioral Disorders, 39(2), 89-101. link >
Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., & Cullinan, D. (2014). The Diagnostic Quality of the Emotional and Behavioral Screener. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 32(1), 51-61. link >
Sointu, E. T., Savolainen, H., Lambert, M. C., Lappalainen, K., & Epstein, M. H. (2014). Behavioral and emotional strength-based assessment of Finnish elementary students: Psychometrics of the BERS-2. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 29(1), 1-19. link >
Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., Nelson, T. D., Epstein, M. H., & Thompson, R. W. (2014). Prevalence of weight problems among youth with high-incidence disabilities in residential care. Behavioral Disorders, 39(3), 165-174. link >
Duppong Hurley, K., Lambert, M. C., Van Ryzin, M., Sullivan, J., & Stevens, A. (2013). Therapeutic alliance between youth and staff in residential group care: Psychometrics of the therapeutic alliance quality scale. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(1), 56-64. link >
Hamman, D., Coward, F., Johnson, L., Lambert, M., Zhou, L., & Indiatsi, J. (2013). Teacher Possible Selves: How Thinking about the Future Contributes to the Formation of Professional Identity. Self and Identity, 12(3), 307-336. link >
Hoffman, S., Lambert, M. C., Nelson, T. D., Trout, A. L., Epstein, M. H., & Pick, R. (2013). Confirmatory factor analysis of the PedsQL among youth in a residential treatment setting. Quality of Life Research, 22(8), 2151-2157. link >
Lambert, M. C., Hurley, K. D., Michele Athay Tomlinson, M., & Stevens, A. L. (2013). Measurement Properties of the Motivation for Youth Treatment Scale with a Residential Group Home Population. Child and Youth Care Forum, 42(6), 555-570. link >
Trout, A. L., Lambert, M. C., Epstein, M. H., Tyler, P., Thompson, R. W., Stewart, M., & Daly, D. L. (2013). Comparison of on the way home aftercare supports to traditional care following discharge from a residential setting: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Child Welfare, 92(3), 27-45.
Lambert, M. C., Rudd, L. C., & Burley, H. (2012). The jumpstart model: The contours of a new force in early literacy. Educational Forum, 76(2), 234-247. link >
Wang, E. W., Lambert, M. C., Johnson, L. E., Boudreau, B., Breidenbach, R., & Baumann, D. (2012). Expediting permanent placement from foster care systems: The role of family group decision-making. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(4), 845-850. link >
Rudd, L. C., Lambert, M. C., Satterwhite, M., & Smith, C. H. (2009). Professional development + coaching = enhanced teaching: Increasing usage of math mediated language in preschool classrooms. Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(1), 63-69. link >
Rudd, L. C., Lambert, M. C., Satterwhite, M., & Zaier, A. (2008). Mathematical language in early childhood settings: What really counts? Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(1), 75-80. link >