Lise K. Fox, Ph.D.
Dr. Lise Fox is a professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University
of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and is Co-Director of the Florida Center for Inclusive
Communities: A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Fox is one
of the developers of the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants
and Young Children and has authored 95 books, book chapters, and articles. She has developed
and managed numerous technical assistance, research, model demonstration, and personnel
preparation projects in the areas of early childhood special education, state capacity building,
implementation of the Pyramid Model, preventing and addressing challenging behavior,
and Positive Behavior Support. She is the director of the National Center for Pyramid Model
Innovations.