Peter E. Leone Professor Department of Special Education 1308 Benjamin Building College Park, MD 20742 Voice: 301-405-6489 leonep@umd.edu Specialty Area: Secondary Education - Behavior Disorders

Dr. Leone, a Professor of Special Education, specializes in Behavior Disorders. His experience includes direct service to troubled youth as well as field-based research which examines the multidimensional problems associated with behavior disorders. Dr. Leone points to the role of environmental and cultural factors in the inception of behavior disorders and believes educators need to take a multidisciplinary approach when implementing programs for troubled or troubling youth.

Dr Leone's research interests focus on program environments for troubled youth educational entitlements of incarcerated youth, and policy studies. He is currently furthering these interests through several grant-supported research projects. He directs EDJJ: The National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice, a research, training and technical assistance project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Leone has had numerous articles published in professional journals and has made many presentations at national, state, and local conferences on topics related to the effective treatment and instruction of behaviorally disordered youth.