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Brief Biographical Sketch

For 20 years Joe Witt has been actively pursuing answers to questions about how professionals in schools can work together to prevent and remediate problems. This pursuit has led him to publish approximately 100 papers and 20 books. The source of his writing for the last 12 years has been his work with the STEEP process (Screening to Enhance Equitable Placement in special education) which provides direct services to schools to enhance achievement for all children, reduce the need for special education, and improve disproportionality and other associated issues. Through the collaboration with teachers and other professionals around the country, he has worked to develop strategies which are evidenced-based, have face validity and are practical for use in classrooms yet maintain their connection to the effective schools literature. In turn, this work has been acknowledged externally and Dr. Witt has received recognition in the form of Editor of School Psychology Quarterly, Editor of Guilford School Practitioner Book Series, Associate Editor of the Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook and School Psychology Review, and the receipt of over 50 externally funded grants and research contracts. He received an Alumni Distinguished Professor and Professor Emeritus from the Department of Psychology at LSU.  Joe currently lives in Miami where he devotes his professional time to STEEP research and practice.