María Reina Santiago-Rosario, PhD

Dr. María Reina Santiago-Rosario is a Research Associate at Educational and Community Supports, a research unit at the University of Oregon. She conducts research on equity in school discipline practices, culturally responsive classroom management, and helping special education students transition to high school. Having worked as a district and school coach across states, she brings expertise in PBIS and system-level change. In her role as an implementation partner for the Center on PBIS, she supports teams and educators with effective classroom behavior management and strategic planning for school discipline equity. Previously, she worked directly with school- and college-age students with learning and mental health disabilities and trained teachers and administrators on behavior supports. Dr. Santiago-Rosario earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. She later earned a master’s in education and a doctor of philosophy degree in School Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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