Edward G. Feil, Ph.D.

Professional Experience

1987-1989
Foster Care Coordinator, Ozone House Runaway Center, Ann Arbor, MI

1988-1989
Teacher, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

1992-1993
Teaching Assistant, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

1992-1993
Consultant, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

1996- 2006
Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

1994-present
Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR

Current ORI Projects

Head Start Mental Research Consortium (Head Start Data)
National Institute of Mental Health, 2003-2005

Computer-Assisted Observation of Parents and Children (Internet-Obs)
National Institute of Mental Health, 2001 – 2003
Edward Feil, Betsy Davis, Lisa Sheeber & John Noell
This research will experimentally evaluate the psychometric characteristics of an innovative computer/Internet observation system to record parent-child behaviors as a means of monitoring important indicators of treatment outcomes in behavioral parent training. The current project will develop and test a computer-guided Parent-Child interaction task, automatically recorded with a digital camera and transferred over the Internet for coding.

Supporting School Readiness in Social & Literacy Domains (Early Start)
National Institute of Child Health and Development, 2002 – 2003
Edward Feil, Hill Walker, Herbert Severson, John Seeley & Barb Gunn
This one year project evaluates the to evaluate the efficacy of a combined social skills (First Step to Success) and preliteracy intervention (e.g. phonological awareness) for Head Start children at high risk for school failure.

Interactive Internet Intervention for Positive Parenting (Parent-Net)
National Institute of Mental Health, 2001 – 2006
Herbert H. Severson, Edward G. Feil, Ted Taylor
To adapt and evaluate the impact of an empirically proven video-based parenting program, the Incredible Years Series, for delivery via the Internet to parents of children in Head Start classrooms that display at-risk behavior.

Interactive Internet Interventions for Smoking Cessation (QSN)
National Institute on Cancer, 2002 – 2006
John Noell, Ed Lichtenstein, Edward Feil & Garth McKay
To develop and evaluate a comprehensive Internet smoking cessation program composed of (a) support for pharmacological therapies; (b) cognitive-behavioral skills development; and (c) social support.

Projects in Collaboration with the University of Oregon

Head Start Adaptation of First Step to Success: Preparing Children for Social/Emotional Success at School
Head Start Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 2001 – 2006
Hill Walker, Edward Feil, Annemieke Golly & Herbert Severson
To adapt the First Step to Success early intervention program for effective use with Head Start children. First Step is a collaborative home and school intervention program.

Recently Completed Projects

A Cross Cultural Analysis of the Early Screening Project
Head Start Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1997 – 2002
Hill M. Walker, Edward G. Feil, & Herbert H. Severson
To assess the cross-cultural psychometric characteristics and validity of a multiple gating screening procedure designed to identify at-risk preschool children, ages three through five.

Interactive Internet Interventions for Smoking (Quit Smoking Network)
National Cancer Institute, 1998 – 2001
Ed Lichtenstein, Ed Feil, Garth McKay, John Noell, Shawn Boles

Computer Mediated Support for Diabetes Self-Management (D-Net)
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1997 – 2001
Garth McKay, Russell Glasgow, Edward Feil, Manuel Barrera

Selected Presentations & Publications

Full Text Feil, E.G., Baggett, K.M., Davis B., Sheeber L., Landry S., Carta J.J., Buzhardt J. (2008). Expanding the Reach of Preventive Interventions: Development of an Internet-based Training for Parents of Infants. Child Maltreatment, Nov; 13(4):334-46.

Walker, H. M., Sprague, J. R., Perkins-Rowe, K. A., Beard-Jordan, K. Y., Seibert, Golly, A. M., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (in press) The First to Success Program: Achieving secondary prevention outcomes for behaviorally at-risk children through early intervention. In Outcome for Children and Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Disorders (2nd Ed.) M. Epstein, K. Kutash & A. Duchnowski (Eds) Austin, TX: PRO-ED, Inc.

Full Text Feil, E. G., Severson, H., Taylor, T.K., Boles,S., Albert,D.A., & Blair, J. (2006) An Innovative, Effective and Cost Effective Survey Method Using a Survey-Check Response Format. Prevention Science.

Full Text Gunn, B., Feil, E., Seeley, J., Severson, H. & Walker, H.M. (2006).Promoting school success: Developing social skills and early literacy in Head Start Classrooms. NHSA Dialog, 9(1), 1-11.

Full Text Feil, E. G., Noell, J., Lichtenstein, E., Boles, S. & McKay, H. G. (2003) Evaluation of an Internet-based Smoking Cessation Program: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study. Nicotine and Tobacco, 5, 189–194.

Glasgow, R. G., Boles, S. M., McKay, H. G., Feil, E. G., & Barrera, M. (in press) The d-net diabetes self-management program: Long-term implementation, outcomes, and generalization results. Preventive Medicine.

Barrera, M., Glasgow, R. E., McKay, H. G., Boles, S. M., and Feil, E. G. (in press) Do Internet-based support interventions change perceptions of social support?: An experimental trial approach for supporting diabetes self-management, American Journal of Community Psychology.

Feil, E. G., Walker, H. M., & Severson, H. H. (2002) Screening and early intervention to prevent the development of aggressive, destructive behavior patterns among at-risk students. In Interventions for Academic and Behavior Problems II: Preventive and Remedial Approaches (M.R. Shinn, G. Stoner, & H.M. Walker (Eds.) National Association of School Psychologists: Washington DC.

McKay, H. G., Glasgow, R. E., Boles, S. M., Feil, E. G., and Barrera, M. Jr. (2002). Internet based diabetes self-management support: Feasibility and preliminary outcomes from the diabetes network project. Rehabilitation Psychology, 46.

Walker, H. M., Nishioka, V., Zeller, R., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (2001) Causal factors and partial solutions for the persistent under-identification of students having emotional and behavioral adjustment problems in the context of schooling. Diagnostique, 26(1): 29-40.

Feil, E. G., Walker, H. M., Severson, H. H., & Ball, A. (2000). Proactive screening for emotional/behavioral concerns in Head Start preschools: Promising practices and challenges in applied research. Behavior Disorders, 26(1): 13-25

Feil, E. G., Glasgow, R. E., Boles, S. M. & McKay, H. G (2000). Who participates in Internet-based self-management programs? A study among novice computer users in a primary care setting. Diabetes Educator, 26(5): 806-811.

Baker, D. J. & Feil, E. G. (2000) A self-evaluation by agencies providing residential support of their capacity to support persons with disabilities and challenging behaviors. International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education, 47(2): 171-181.

Feil, E. G. (1999). Using the preschool-age as a developmental leverage to prevent behavior problems with early screening and intervention, Effective School Practices, 17(3): 50-55.

Feil, E. G. (1999) Head Start and mental health: An argument for early screening and intervention. National Head Start Association Dialog, 2(2): 209-220.

Walker, H. M.; Stiller, B; Severson, H. H.; Feil, E.G .; Golly, A. (1998). First step to success: An effective preventive intervention for anti-social behavior in primary grades. Psychology in the Schools, 35(3): 259-269

Walker, H. M., Kavanagh, K., Stiller, B., Golly, A., Severson, H. H., and Feil, E. G. (1998). First step to success: An early intervention approach for preventing school antisocial behavior. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 6(2): 66-80.

Feil, E. G., Severson, H. H., & Walker, H. M. (1998). Screening for emotional and behavioral delays: Early screening project. Journal of Early Intervention, 21(3): 252-266.

McKay, H. G., Feil, E. G., Glasgow, R. E., & Brown, J. E. (1998). Feasibility and use of an Internet support service. The Diabetes Educator, 24(2): 174-179.

Walker, H. M., Kavanagh, K., Stiller, B., Golly, A., Severson, H. H., and Feil, E. G. (1997). First step to success: An early intervention program for antisocial kindergartners. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.

Walker, H.M., Kavanagh, K., Golly, A., Stiller, B., Severson, H. H., and Feil, E. G. (1996). First steps: An early intervention program for antisocial kindergartners. Eugene, OR: College of Education, University of Oregon.

Feil, E. G., Severson, H. H., & Walker, H. M. (1995). Identification of critical factors in the assessment of preschool behavior problems. Education and Treatment of Children, 18(3): 261-271.

Feil, E. G., Walker, H. M., & Severson, H. H. (1995). Young children with behavior problems: Research and development of the early screening project. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 3(4): 194-202.

Walker, H. M., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (1995). Early screening project: A proven child-find process. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.

Feil, E. G., Severson, H. H., & Walker, H. M. (1994) Early screening project (ESP): Identifying preschool children with adjustment problems. In J. Marr, G. Sugai, & G. Tindal (Eds.), The Oregon Conference Monograph, 6(6): pp. 177-183. Eugene, OR: College of Education, University of Oregon.

Feil, E. G. & Becker, W. C. (1993). Investigation of a multiple-gated screening system for preschool behavior problems. Behavioral Disorders, 19(1), 44-53.

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		Edward G. Feil , Ph.D. Education Professional Experience Current ORI Projects Selected Publications Contact
Education and Training University of Michigan, B.A., 1987, Psychology and Social Science University of Oregon, Ph.D., 1994, School Psychology and Early Intervention Professional Experience 1987-1989 Foster Care Coordinator, Ozone House Runaway Center, Ann Arbor, MI 1988-1989 Teacher, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1992-1993 Teaching Assistant, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 1992-1993 Consultant, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR 1996- 2006 Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 1994-present Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR Current ORI Projects Head Start Mental Research Consortium (Head Start Data) National Institute of Mental Health, 2003-2005 Computer-Assisted Observation of Parents and Children (Internet-Obs) National Institute of Mental Health, 2001 – 2003 Edward Feil, Betsy Davis, Lisa Sheeber & John Noell This research will experimentally evaluate the psychometric characteristics of an innovative computer/Internet observation system to record parent-child behaviors as a means of monitoring important indicators of treatment outcomes in behavioral parent training. The current project will develop and test a computer-guided Parent-Child interaction task, automatically recorded with a digital camera and transferred over the Internet for coding. Supporting School Readiness in Social & Literacy Domains (Early Start) National Institute of Child Health and Development, 2002 – 2003 Edward Feil, Hill Walker, Herbert Severson, John Seeley & Barb Gunn This one year project evaluates the to evaluate the efficacy of a combined social skills (First Step to Success) and preliteracy intervention (e.g. phonological awareness) for Head Start children at high risk for school failure. Interactive Internet Intervention for Positive Parenting (Parent-Net) National Institute of Mental Health, 2001 – 2006 Herbert H. Severson, Edward G. Feil, Ted Taylor To adapt and evaluate the impact of an empirically proven video-based parenting program, the Incredible Years Series, for delivery via the Internet to parents of children in Head Start classrooms that display at-risk behavior. Interactive Internet Interventions for Smoking Cessation (QSN) National Institute on Cancer, 2002 – 2006 John Noell, Ed Lichtenstein, Edward Feil & Garth McKay To develop and evaluate a comprehensive Internet smoking cessation program composed of (a) support for pharmacological therapies; (b) cognitive-behavioral skills development; and (c) social support. Projects in Collaboration with the University of Oregon Head Start Adaptation of First Step to Success: Preparing Children for Social/Emotional Success at School Head Start Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 2001 – 2006 Hill Walker, Edward Feil, Annemieke Golly & Herbert Severson To adapt the First Step to Success early intervention program for effective use with Head Start children. First Step is a collaborative home and school intervention program. Recently Completed Projects A Cross Cultural Analysis of the Early Screening Project Head Start Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1997 – 2002 Hill M. Walker, Edward G. Feil, & Herbert H. Severson To assess the cross-cultural psychometric characteristics and validity of a multiple gating screening procedure designed to identify at-risk preschool children, ages three through five. Interactive Internet Interventions for Smoking (Quit Smoking Network) National Cancer Institute, 1998 – 2001 Ed Lichtenstein, Ed Feil, Garth McKay, John Noell, Shawn Boles Computer Mediated Support for Diabetes Self-Management (D-Net) National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1997 – 2001 Garth McKay, Russell Glasgow, Edward Feil, Manuel Barrera Selected Presentations & Publications Full Text Feil, E.G., Baggett, K.M., Davis B., Sheeber L., Landry S., Carta J.J., Buzhardt J. (2008). Expanding the Reach of Preventive Interventions: Development of an Internet-based Training for Parents of Infants. Child Maltreatment, Nov; 13(4):334-46. Walker, H. M., Sprague, J. R., Perkins-Rowe, K. A., Beard-Jordan, K. Y., Seibert, Golly, A. M., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (in press) The First to Success Program: Achieving secondary prevention outcomes for behaviorally at-risk children through early intervention. In Outcome for Children and Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Disorders (2nd Ed.) M. Epstein, K. Kutash & A. Duchnowski (Eds) Austin, TX: PRO-ED, Inc. Full Text Feil, E. G., Severson, H., Taylor, T.K., Boles,S., Albert,D.A., & Blair, J. (2006) An Innovative, Effective and Cost Effective Survey Method Using a Survey-Check Response Format. Prevention Science. Full Text Gunn, B., Feil, E., Seeley, J., Severson, H. & Walker, H.M. (2006).Promoting school success: Developing social skills and early literacy in Head Start Classrooms. NHSA Dialog, 9(1), 1-11. Full Text Feil, E. G., Noell, J., Lichtenstein, E., Boles, S. & McKay, H. G. (2003) Evaluation of an Internet-based Smoking Cessation Program: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study. Nicotine and Tobacco, 5, 189–194. Glasgow, R. G., Boles, S. M., McKay, H. G., Feil, E. G., & Barrera, M. (in press) The d-net diabetes self-management program: Long-term implementation, outcomes, and generalization results. Preventive Medicine. Barrera, M., Glasgow, R. E., McKay, H. G., Boles, S. M., and Feil, E. G. (in press) Do Internet-based support interventions change perceptions of social support?: An experimental trial approach for supporting diabetes self-management, American Journal of Community Psychology. Feil, E. G., Walker, H. M., & Severson, H. H. (2002) Screening and early intervention to prevent the development of aggressive, destructive behavior patterns among at-risk students. In Interventions for Academic and Behavior Problems II: Preventive and Remedial Approaches (M.R. Shinn, G. Stoner, & H.M. Walker (Eds.) National Association of School Psychologists: Washington DC. McKay, H. G., Glasgow, R. E., Boles, S. M., Feil, E. G., and Barrera, M. Jr. (2002). Internet based diabetes self-management support: Feasibility and preliminary outcomes from the diabetes network project. Rehabilitation Psychology, 46. Walker, H. M., Nishioka, V., Zeller, R., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (2001) Causal factors and partial solutions for the persistent under-identification of students having emotional and behavioral adjustment problems in the context of schooling. Diagnostique, 26(1): 29-40. Feil, E. G., Walker, H. M., Severson, H. H., & Ball, A. (2000). Proactive screening for emotional/behavioral concerns in Head Start preschools: Promising practices and challenges in applied research. Behavior Disorders, 26(1): 13-25 Feil, E. G., Glasgow, R. E., Boles, S. M. & McKay, H. G (2000). Who participates in Internet-based self-management programs? A study among novice computer users in a primary care setting. Diabetes Educator, 26(5): 806-811. Baker, D. J. & Feil, E. G. (2000) A self-evaluation by agencies providing residential support of their capacity to support persons with disabilities and challenging behaviors. International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education, 47(2): 171-181. Feil, E. G. (1999). Using the preschool-age as a developmental leverage to prevent behavior problems with early screening and intervention, Effective School Practices, 17(3): 50-55. Feil, E. G. (1999) Head Start and mental health: An argument for early screening and intervention. National Head Start Association Dialog, 2(2): 209-220. Walker, H. M.; Stiller, B; Severson, H. H.; Feil, E.G .; Golly, A. (1998). First step to success: An effective preventive intervention for anti-social behavior in primary grades. Psychology in the Schools, 35(3): 259-269 Walker, H. M., Kavanagh, K., Stiller, B., Golly, A., Severson, H. H., and Feil, E. G. (1998). First step to success: An early intervention approach for preventing school antisocial behavior. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 6(2): 66-80. Feil, E. G., Severson, H. H., & Walker, H. M. (1998). Screening for emotional and behavioral delays: Early screening project. Journal of Early Intervention, 21(3): 252-266. McKay, H. G., Feil, E. G., Glasgow, R. E., & Brown, J. E. (1998). Feasibility and use of an Internet support service. The Diabetes Educator, 24(2): 174-179. Walker, H. M., Kavanagh, K., Stiller, B., Golly, A., Severson, H. H., and Feil, E. G. (1997). First step to success: An early intervention program for antisocial kindergartners. Longmont, CO: Sopris West. Walker, H.M., Kavanagh, K., Golly, A., Stiller, B., Severson, H. H., and Feil, E. G. (1996). First steps: An early intervention program for antisocial kindergartners. Eugene, OR: College of Education, University of Oregon. Feil, E. G., Severson, H. H., & Walker, H. M. (1995). Identification of critical factors in the assessment of preschool behavior problems. Education and Treatment of Children, 18(3): 261-271. Feil, E. G., Walker, H. M., & Severson, H. H. (1995). Young children with behavior problems: Research and development of the early screening project. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 3(4): 194-202. Walker, H. M., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (1995). Early screening project: A proven child-find process. Longmont, CO: Sopris West. Feil, E. G., Severson, H. H., & Walker, H. M. (1994) Early screening project (ESP): Identifying preschool children with adjustment problems. In J. Marr, G. Sugai, & G. Tindal (Eds.), The Oregon Conference Monograph, 6(6): pp. 177-183. Eugene, OR: College of Education, University of Oregon. Feil, E. G. & Becker, W. C. (1993). Investigation of a multiple-gated screening system for preschool behavior problems. Behavioral Disorders, 19(1), 44-53. back to top