Jay Buzhardt

As an associate research professor at the Juniper Gardens Children's Project, Dr. Buzhardt's interests focus on investigating factors that impact the implementation, usability and effectiveness of technology-based intervention, assessment, and training. He has directed and co-directed several federally-funded research projects from NIH, IES, OSEP, NIDRR, and local foundations, including the following: He is co-developer and investigator of the OASIS (Online and Applied System for Intervention Skills) Training to train parents how to implement evidence-based practices with their young children with autism. He has been the lead scientist in the development and experimental evaluation of the web-based progress monitoring and decision-making tools for Infant and Toddler IGDIs. He is also co-developer and investigator of the Distance Mentorship Program, an online system to promote distance collaboration and training for school teams in rural areas who serve learners deaf-blindness.

Research Interests

• Web-based Parent/Teacher Training
• Early Childhood Data-based Decision Making
• Usability Testing and Human-Computer Interface Design
• Design Research Methodology

Professional Service

International

Consulting Editor

Teaching of Psychology.

Field Reviewer

Computers & Education.

Education and Treatment of Children.

Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Journal of Early Intervention.

NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field.

Guest Reviewer

The Psychological Record.

National

Member

Scientific Advisory Board, AB-Pathfinder, Inc. Developer of mobile data collection software (2011 - Present)

Regional

Board of Directors

Integrated Behavioral Technologies, Tonganoxie, KS. Provides in-home ABA therapy to children with autism throughout Kansas and Missouri (2002 - Present)

Local

Board of Directors

Century School, Inc., Lawrence, KS. Elementary School (2008 - Present)