Madi Phillips, Ph.D., N.C.S.P.

Programs/Classes Taught:

• SPY 524 Methods of Research-Based Instruction for All Students (Year 1)
• SPY 525 Methods of Research-Based Intervention for Tiered Services (Year 2)
• SPY 514 Tests and Measurement (Year 1)
• SPY 534 Cognitive Assessment in Contemporary School Practice (Year 1)
• SPY 565 Practicum in School Psychology II (Year 2)
• SPY 551 Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Approaches II (Year II)

Areas of Expertise: 

• Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) • Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) • Data-Based Decision Making • Evidence-Based Curriculum and Instruction • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) • Literacy Instruction and Intervention • School Improvement • English Learners Assessment and Instruction • Instructional Coaching

Biography:

Dr. Madi Phillips joined the faculty of the school psychology program in 2009. She teaches classes in educational assessment and measurement, curriculum and instruction, evidence-based academic interventions, practicum, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Dr. Phillips is a Network Capacity Coach (NCC) with the Illinois MTSS Network in the Chicago Public School District #299. Prior to her work as an associate professor, Dr. Phillips was a school psychologist and professional learning specialist in the Northern Suburbs of Chicago. In 2018, she worked as a school psychologist in Skokie School Districts #68 and #69 for her sabbatical from NLU. Dr. Phillips provides professional learning to local school districts to assist administrators and teachers implement data-based decision making in a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) using evidence-based academic and behavioral programming.

Education:

University of Oregon • Ph.D. in School Psychology • Dissertation: Identification of Reading Disabilities at the Secondary Level and its Relevance to Special Education Programming National Louis University • Ed.S. in School Psychology • M.S.Ed. in School Psychology • Masters Thesis: Inclusion: Perspectives from a General and Special Education Teacher University of Iowa • B.A. in Psychology

Research and Interests:

Grants:

• Illinois Multi-Tiered System of Supports Network (IL MTSS-N), Network Capacity Coach (NCC) in Chicago Public School District #299

Publications:

• Freedman, R., Degener, S., Salmon, D, & Phillips, M. (2015). Reflective pathways in teacher education: The adaptive cycles of teaching (act). In J. O’Meara (Ed.), Pathways to literate worlds. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

• Freedman, R., Salmon, D., Degener, S., & Phillips, M. (2015). Using teaching videos in the adaptive cycles of teaching (act). In E. Ortkueb, L. Shanahan, & M. McVee (Eds.), Video reflection in literacy teacher education and development: Lessons from research and practice. Castle Hill, Australia: Emerald Press.

• Phillips, M., Ditkowsky, B., & Shinn, M. (2014). The use of technology with curriculum-based measurement (CBM). In S. G. Little & A. Akin-Little (Eds.), Academic assessment and interventions. New York: Routledge.

• Casey, A., Elliott, J., Morrison, D., Phillips, M. (2008). Response to Intervention Blueprints: District Level Edition. National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA.

Presentations:

• Overview of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP), Barton Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools #299, February, 2021

• Overview of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP), Jesse Owens Academy, Chicago Public Schools #299, February, 2021

• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP),  Progressive Leadership Academy (PLA), YCCS Charter Network, Chicago Public Schools #299, February, 2021

• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS): Quarter 2 and 3 Goals, Gale Community Academy, Chicago Public School District #299, January, 2021

• Self-Assessment of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (SAM 2.0) Results and Overview of MTSS, Ashe Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools #299, November, 2020

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Schools: Manual and Modular (MATCH-ADTC) Options, LaGrange Area District of Special Education (LADSE), October, 2020

• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Phase 1, Gale Community Academy, Chicago Public School District #299, August, 2020

• Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Planning (BIP) Training, Bellwood School District 88, Bellwood, Illinois, March-May, 2019

• FASTBridge Learning Training, Bellwood School District 88, Bellwood, Illinois, March 2018

• Language for Learning, Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69, Skokie, Illinois January 2018

• Using Data for Instructional Planning in a Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM), Pekin School District 108, Pekin, Illinois, August, 2017

• Scaling Up at National Louis University (NLU) Poster, CEEDAR Cross-State Convening Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June, 2017

• Leveraging Collective Inquiry to Improve Teacher Education Paper, American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, Texas, April, 2017

• Adaptive Cycles of Teaching: An Integrative Framework for Teacher Preparation, Banff Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Banff, Canada, November, 2016.

• FASTBridge Learning Training, Mequon-Thiensville School District, Mequon, Wisconsin, September, 2016

• Learning to Improve Teacher Education: Designing for Learning in Elementary Classrooms Paper, American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C., April, 2016.

• The Application of Cognitive-Behavioral Principles for Behavior Assessment and Modification, Mini-Skills, National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 2016.

Contact Information:

E-Mail: madi.phillips@nl.edu 
Phone/Fax: 847-947-5383
Cell: 847-436-8407