Christerralyn Brown, Ph.D. recently completed her Ph.D. in special education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and has joined American Institutes for Research and the NCII technical assistance team. For NCII, Dr. Brown helps develop products related to intensive intervention in behavior and provides support for Wyoming. In addition to her work on NCII, she supports states, educator preparation programs, and schools/districts to build their capacity to implement evidence-based practices within MTSS. Dr. Brown’s professional interests are in the areas of intensive interventions for behavior, MTSS, evidence-based practices, professional development, and culturally responsive classroom behavior strategies. She has a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a master’s degree in special education from Governors State University and is a former elementary, middle, and high school special education teacher, an MTSS coordinator and a support services case-manager.