Dr. Jessica Swain-Bradway is the Executive Director for the Northwest PBIS Network www.pbisnetwork.org.  Jessica began her career in special education and School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) in 2005 as a high school teacher in a self-contained program. Her passion for student success lead her to the University of Oregon where she earned her Ph.D. in Special Education in 2009, then moved into a position as Research Associate with Educational and Community Supports, and the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior.  In her previous position, as the Research and Evaluation Director for Midwest PBIS Network,  Jessica enjoyed providing technical assistance to states and districts on contextualizing, and aligning SWPBIS to address local needs. 
Dr. Swain-Bradway is well-rounded in research endeavors, and the demands of real world school, district, and state level scaling and capacity building.  Jessica has expertise aligning restorative practices, mental health practices, including trauma informed care, and academic response to intervention (RtI) into the SWPBIS framework.  As a parent of two school-aged children, Jessica also understands the experience of the family in the public school.  She is grateful for the educational champions in the lives of her children and appreciates the opportunity to be a champion for students in the Pacific Northwest.  

Email: jsboregon@gmail.com 
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