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Hank Bohanon

Krolikowski Endowed Research Professor

Hank Bohanon's work focuses on supports for high school settings related to positive behavior support, response to intervention, social and emotional learning, school-based mental health, and school improvement. He is the co-author of Implementing Systematic Interventions: A Guide for Secondary Schools, published this summer by Routledge Press.

Education

  • PhD, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Research Interests

  • Multi-tiered Systems of Support
  • Secondary Schools
  • Positive Behavior Support
  • School Improvement
  • Online Learning
  • Professional Development

Specialty Area

Special Education; Positive Behavior Support

Professional/Community Affiliations

  • Association of Positive Behavior Support
  • Special Needs Network for Educators

Courses Taught

  • CIEP 478: Behavior Intervention
  • TLSC 221: Individualizing Instruction for Diverse Students
  • TLSC 260: Typical and Atypical Development
  • TLSC 261: Significant Disabilities & Life Planning
  • TSLC 262: Assistive and Adaptive Technology
  • TLSC 263: Transition Planning

Publications/Research Listings

  1. Bohanon, H. (Accepted). Special Issue on MTSS. Special Issues Series for Preventing School Failure.
    Reichart, K., Lockwood, A., & Bohanon, H. (2026). AI-Driven Systems in MTSS: Potential Opportunities and Challenges. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 42(1), 69–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2026.2629399
  2. Bohanon, H. S., Charlton, E., Vazquez, A., & Press, A. (2026). Optimising Time for Schoolwide Improvement: Developing a Time-Use Study Process for MTSS Leadership Teams. Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 1–14. doi:10.1017/jsi.2026.10012
  3. Reichart, K., Bohanon, H., Coffee, G. (2025). The Effects of a Tier 1 Self-Regulation Intervention on Elementary Students' Engagement and Reading Comprehension. Psychology in the Schools. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23499
  4. Bohanon, H., Guo, W., & Dickman, C. (2024). Use of Online Hybrid Supplemental Teaching in Field-Based Teacher Education Programs. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 24(1), 43-68. (link)
  5. Bohanon, H. S., Wu, M. J., Kushki, A., & LeVesseur, C. (2024). A preliminary study connecting school improvement and MTSS with student outcomes. Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 48(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsi.2023.15
  6. Bohanon, H. M., Wu, M.J., Kushki, A., Vera, E., Carlson, J., LeVesseur, C., Goodman, S., Harms, A., Shriberg, D. (2021). The role of school improvement planning in the implementation of MTSS in secondary schools. Preventing School Failure. 65 (3), 230-242, DOI: 10.1080/1045988X.2021.1908215 (Word Version
  7. Bohanon, H., Caputo-Love, L., Morrissey, K.  (2020). Preparing secondary school teams to implement systematic interventions. Routledge Publishing.

Awards

  • Loyola University Chicago, School of Education Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2018)