Faculty Biographies 
Rachel Brown-Chidsey, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of School Psychology. She joined the USM faculty in 2000. Prior to obtaining her Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, she taught middle and high school history and special education for 10 years. Her research interests include Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), problem-solving based assessment, response to intervention (RTI), and empirically-based reading instruction. She has served on the Maine Task Force on Special Education Eligibility, participated in the 2002 Future of School Psychology invitational conference, and serves on the editorial boards of School Psychology Review, School Psychology Quarterly, and the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation. Dr. Brown-Chidsey is Licensed Psychologist, Maine Certified School Psychological Service Provider, and Nationally Certified School Psychologist.
Michael E. Kelley, Ph.D., BCBA, Mike earned his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in 2003. He has served at the Director of the Behavior Treatment Clinics at the Marcus Behavior Center, The Marcus and Kennedy Krieger Institutes, Atlanta, Georgia. Mike’s research focuses on behavioral treatment for problem behaviors, including functional communication trained. Mike is the Co-Director of the ACHIEVE! Program in Bath, Maine this is a program for middle and secondary students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Mike joined the USM faculty in 2007.
F. Charles (Bud) Mace, Ph.D. is Professor of School Psychology. Dr. Mace is the research coordinator for the School Psychology programs. He received his Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Arizona in 1983. He has held faculty positions at Lehigh University, Rutgers University, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the University of Wales. He received the American Psychological Association's Don F. Hake Award for outstanding basic behavioral research and its applications in 1995 and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis from 1999-2001. Dr. Mace is currently the President of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. His research interests include the matching law, behavioral momentum, and establishing operations. Dr. Mace is a Maine Licensed Psychologist.
Mark W. Steege, Ph.D. is Professor and program coordinator of School Psychology at the University of Southern Maine. Dr. Steege is the internship coordinator. He joined the faculty in 1989. Mark earned his doctorate in School Psychology at the University of Iowa and worked as a school psychologist in a number of Iowa schools. Before joining the USM faculty he was on the clinical faculty at the University of Iowa Medical School. Mark’s research focuses on person-centered applied behavioral analysis. He has written extensively on functional behavioral assessment, single-subject research methods, and use of empirically-based interventions for students with behavioral difficulties. Dr. Steege is a Maine Licensed Psychologist, Maine Certified School Psychological Service Provider, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
