Jennifer Mahdavi

Office

Advising Area

• MA in Education Advisor
• Special Education Advisor

Education

• PhD, University of California, Riverside, 2000
• MA, University of California, Riverside, 1996
• BA, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1990

Academic Interests

• Pre-referral Intervention and Response to Intervention
• Reading instruction for at-risk students
• Mild-moderate disabilities
• Emotional/behavioral disorders
• Positive Behavior Support
• Collaboration and Consultation

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Mahdavi, J. N. (in press). [Test review of Test of Orthographic Competence-2 (TOC-2)]. From J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, J.J. Jonson and N.A. Anderson (Eds.), The twenty-second mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Center for Testing.
• Mahdavi, J. N. (in press). [Test review of Acadience K-6 Reading]. From J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, J.J. Jonson and N.A. Anderson (Eds.), The twenty-second mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Center for Testing.
• Mahdavi, J.N., & McAdams-Ducy, E. (2023, October 8).  Close to home: Meeting the needs of special ed students. The Press Democrat. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/opinion/close-to-home-meeting-the-needs-of-special-ed-students/?utm_source=article_gift&utm_medium=copy-link&ac=YXJ0aWNsZS1zaGFyZQ==&ah=ywNAgW5bARZg
• Mahdavi, J.N. (2022). Why is that bridge burning? High-stakes assessments as barriers to teaching. In A. Markelz, (Ed.), TED 2022 Conference Proceedings: Building Bridges (pp 57-61). Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Richmond, VA.
• Mahdavi, J. N. (2021).  A teacher’s guide to progress monitoring: Track goals to refine instruction for all students. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
• Mahdavi, J. N. (2021). [Test review of COACH3: Choosing Outcomes & Accommodations for Children]. From J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, and J.J. Jonson (Eds.), The twenty-first mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Center for Testing.
• Mahdavi, J. N. (2021). [Test review of FAR: Fiefer Assessment of Reading]. From J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, and J.J. Jonson (Eds.), The twenty-first mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Lincoln, NE: Buros Center for Testing.
• Buckley, M., & Mahdavi, J.N. (2018). Bringing children from the margins to the page: School counselors supporting students with learning disabilities. Journal of School Counseling, 16(23).
• Tensfeldt, L., Verroulx, A., & Mahdavi, J.N. (2018). “How am I doing?” Teaching children with emotional-behavioral disorders to self-manage their behaviors. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.