Project Prevent and Address Bullying Behavior at All Tiers

Project Prevent and Address Bullying Behavior at All Tiers (PPABB) is a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help train future school psychologists and special educators on how to protect students from bullying and engaging in bullying behavior towards others and build positive environments in schools where bullying is less likely to occur.

At the current time, all participants for the project have been recruited and have completed or are completing the program.

Five Grant Components

Current Scholars

Scholars are students from the specialist in school psychology program and the master’s in special education program at NIU who are participating in the Project Prevent and Address Bullying Behavior grant. Scholars from each of the programs work as pairs on grant projects and in shared courses to foster a collaborative and interdisciplinary relationship.

Project Faculty

Blog Posts

• How to protect children from bullies: Here are five expert tips for parents - Psychology Today blog
• 5 signs that sibling fighting may be bullying: How parents can identify a problem and intervene - Psychology Today blog
• Why do some kids cyberbully others? - Psychology Today blog
• The movie "Wonder" demonstrates the power of kindness: Here are five tips to teach your children to accept those who are different - Psychology Today blog
• Why a child's social-emotional skills are so important: Here are five ways you can promote these abilities in children - Psychology Today blog

Interviews

• Tips for battling bullying with Dr. Michelle Demaray - WGN
• Interview on the topic of bullying with Dr. Christine Malecki - WGN
• The emotional impact of the new school year with Julia Ogg, Ph.D. - WGN

Previous Grant Project

Our current grant project was preceded by a previous $1 million grant NIU was awarded in 2015, called Project Prevent and Address Bullying (PPAB). This grant had a similar initiative to our current project, but the previous grant was focused on addressing Tier 1 bullying behavior (less severe bullying), while the current grant has evolved to focus on addressing bullying behavior across all tiers (tiers 1, 2 and 3).

Disclaimer: This information was developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H325K200086. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Sarah Allen.