Dr. Jodie Soracco
Dr. Jodie Soracco is the Director of the Virginia Tiered System of Supports, Research and Implementation Center. In her role as Director, she assists with building state and division-level capacity for supporting the sustained and broad-scale implementation of MTSS across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Dr. Soracco’s professional background includes a dual degree in elementary and special education as well as a master's in special education emphasizing serious emotional/behavior disorders: moderate to intense needs. She has experience teaching in both general and special education. Dr. Soracco’s professional roles have also included serving as Training Coordinator of family behavioral services (PBS-NV) and serving as State Coordinator and the Research, Development, and Evaluation Director in the Nevada PBIS Technical Assistance Center. Throughout her 19-year professional career in education, 16 of which have supported work in PBS/MTSS, she has become well-versed in various applications. These include home, school, community, mental health integration, rural communities, and interdisciplinary interests. Dr. Soracco has conducted research in the areas of individual and group well-being, fidelity, and school absenteeism. Dr. Soracco is also a board-certified behavior analyst and licensed behavior analyst in Virginia.
