Randy Kamphaus

Randy W. Kamphaus is an American psychologist, researcher, and academic administrator known for his work in psychological assessment and child mental health.[1] He is currently a Professor Emeritus at the University of Oregon College of Education and serves as Research Professor at the for External Affairs at the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon.[2] He is also Professor Emeritus at the Georgia State University.[3] He is known for co-developing the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) with Cecil Reynolds.

Education

Kamphaus earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Georgia in 1983, where he specialized in school psychology under the mentorship of John D. Nolan.[1] He also holds an M.A. in General Psychology from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 1976 and a B.A. in Psychology from Quincy University in 1974, where he also earned a secondary teaching certificate in social studies.[4] He is a first-generation college student.[5]

Academic career

He served as Dean of the College of Education at the University of Oregon from 2014 to 2020,[6] and earlier at Georgia State University from 2007 to 2012.[7] Prior to those roles, he was a Research Professor at the University of Georgia, where he also held several leadership positions, including department head.[8] He was the acting executive director of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in Portland, Oregon, and continues to support the institute’s research and policy efforts as a senior advisor.[9]

A licensed psychologist, Kamphaus has contributed to boards and professional committees, including the APA Board of Professional Affairs and the APA Council of Representatives. His research continues to focus on child mental health prevention, often in collaboration with former students and colleagues.[10]

At the University of Oregon, he worked with university administration, donors, and faculty to secure philanthropic support for endowed scholarships, faculty positions, the expansion of the HEDCO Clinic, and the creation of the HEDCO Institute.[11] He was also part of the original design team for the Ballmer Institute, which was launched with a $425 million gift from Connie and Steve Ballmer.[12]

Research

Kamphaus is known as the co-developer, along with Cecil Reynolds, of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC), a psychological assessment tool designed to evaluate behavioral and emotional functioning in children and adolescents.[13]

Kamphaus's research centers on the development and validation of psychological and educational assessments, with particular emphasis on tools used in school settings to identify emotional and behavioral disorders.[14] His work has addressed measurement invariance, construct validity, and the applicability of assessment tools in culturally and linguistically diverse populations.[15] Additional research has examined comorbidities involving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, and intellectual disabilities.[16]

His recent projects include the development of universal mental health screening tools for schools, with a focus on early identification and prevention.[17] This work, including BESS, is part of the Ballmer Wellness Project (BWP), supported by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration , where Kamphaus serves as co-principal investigator.[18]

He has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on federally funded research projects sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)[19] and SAMHSA, and holds one patent.[10]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b Kersting, Karen. "Debating learning-disability identification". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  2. ^ Edge, Sami (2023-01-31). "Harvard researcher to lead University of Oregon center for children's mental health". oregonlive. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  3. ^ Childs, Michael. "Kamphaus named dean of University of Oregon College of Education - Mary Frances Early College of Education". coe.uga.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. ^ "Randy W. Kamphaus – Research Awards". Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  5. ^ "City Club of Eugene: What's New at the Ballmer Institute for Behavioral Health?". KLCC | NPR for Oregonians. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  6. ^ Sierra, Antonio. "UO experiments with own 'extension service' in Pendleton". UO Advocates. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  7. ^ "Georgia State "Teach-In" for Lobbying". dissidentprof.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  8. ^ Baumhardt, Alex. "State leaders hope new behavioral health graduates can fill persistent gaps in Oregon schools • Oregon Capital Chronicle". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  9. ^ Cathy, Cheney (March 2022). "Ballmer-funded UO institute to address 'dire' Oregon workforce shortage". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  10. ^ a b Distefano, Christine (2013-11-01). "Toward Improved Accuracy: A Response to Kauffman and Badar". Behavioral Disorders. 39 (1): 28–31. doi:10.1177/019874291303900104. ISSN 0198-7429.
  11. ^ Dorsch, Ed. "HEDCO anniversary marks a decade of innovation and service". UO Advocates. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  12. ^ Brown, Jordyn. "University of Oregon to create new institute for behavioral health with $425 million gift". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  13. ^ Clausen, Holly Hieb (2003-09-01). "Cecil R. Reynolds and Randy W. Kamphaus (2002): The Clinicians Guide to the Behavior Assessment System for Children". Child Neuropsychology. 9 (3): 234–236. doi:10.1076/chin.9.3.234.16453. ISSN 0929-7049.
  14. ^ Dever, Bridget V.; Kamphaus, Randy W. (2013), Geisinger, Kurt F.; Bracken, Bruce A.; Carlson, Janet F.; Hansen, Jo-Ida C. (eds.), "Behavioral, social, and emotional assessment of children.", APA handbook of testing and assessment in psychology, Vol. 3: Testing and assessment in school psychology and education., Washington: American Psychological Association, pp. 129–148, doi:10.1037/14049-006, ISBN 978-1-4338-1231-6, retrieved 2025-07-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  15. ^ Kim, Jihye; Kamphaus, Randy W. (2018). "Investigation of factor structure and measurement invariance by gender for the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System among high school students". Psychological Assessment. 30 (2): 231–240. doi:10.1037/pas0000469. ISSN 1939-134X. PMID 28301196.
  16. ^ "Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia". Guilford Press. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  17. ^ "Ballmer Institute shares scope of practice, program objectives". OregonNews. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  18. ^ Harrell-Williams, Leigh M.; Raines, Tara C.; Kamphaus, Randy W.; Dever, Bridget V. (2015). "Psychometric analysis of the BASC–2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) student form: Results from high school student samples". Psychological Assessment. 27 (2): 738–743. doi:10.1037/pas0000079. ISSN 1939-134X. PMID 25642926.
  19. ^ "Randy Kamphaus | IES". ies.ed.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
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