Derek Kosty, Ph.D., Associate Scientist

Education & Training
B.S., 2007
University of Oregon, Eugene OR
Mathematics & Economics
Ph.D., 2015
University of Oregon, Eugene OR
Quantitative Research Methods in Education
Associate Scientist Derek Kosty, Ph.D., studies problematic substance use across the lifespan, effects of academic and behavioral interventions, and applied quantitative research methods. His methodological expertise includes group- and single-case designs, advanced statistical modeling of longitudinal and multilevel data, and structural equation modeling with latent variables.
Current Projects
The Development and Pilot Testing of an Intensive Tier 3 Intervention in the Early Grades
PROJECT PERIOD08/03/22 - 06/30/26 FUNDING AGENCYInstitute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education CURRENT STATUSActive and Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator |
PROJECT PERIOD07/01/22 - 06/30/27 FUNDING AGENCYInstitute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education CURRENT STATUSActive and Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
PROJECT PERIOD07/01/21 - 06/30/25 FUNDING AGENCYNational Science Foundation CURRENT STATUSActive and Not Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator |
PROJECT PERIOD09/23/19 - 08/31/21 FUNDING AGENCYNational Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) CURRENT STATUSCompleted TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
PROJECT PERIOD10/01/20 - 09/30/23 FUNDING AGENCYInstitute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education CURRENT STATUSActive and Not Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
Evaluation of We Have Choices, an Upper-Elementary Self-Management Program
PROJECT PERIOD07/01/19 - 06/30/24 FUNDING AGENCYInstitute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education CURRENT STATUSActive and Not Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
PROJECT PERIOD07/01/17 - 06/30/20 FUNDING AGENCYNational Science Foundation CURRENT STATUSCompleted TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
Publications
Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., & Gau, J. M. (in press). Deconstructing the heterogeneity of alcohol use disorder: Lifetime comorbid non-alcohol substance use disorder as a distinct behavioral phenotype? Psychological Medicine.
Farmer, R. F., Gau, J. M., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B. (2022). Family-based predictors of alcohol use disorder (AUD) recurrence and new non-alcohol substance use disorder onset following initial AUD recovery. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 83, 239-247.
Garbacz, A. A., Santiago, R. T., Kosty, D., Zahn, M., Stormshak, E. A., Smolkowski, K., & Seeley, J. R. (2021). Examining congruence in parent–teacher perceptions of middle school supports for students and families. Psychology in the Schools, 58(6), 1169-1184. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22495
Doabler, C. T., Clarke, B., Kosty, D., Maddox, S. A., Smolkowski, K., Fien, H., Baker, S. K., & Kimmel, G. (2021). Kindergarteners at risk for severe mathematics difficulties: Investigating tipping points of core mathematics instruction. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 54(2), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219420972185
Doabler, C. T., Clarke, B., Kosty, D., Fien, H., Smolkowski, K., Liu, M. & Baker, S. K. (2021). Measuring the quantity and quality of explicit instructional interactions in an empirically validated Tier 2 kindergarten mathematics intervention. Learning Disability Quarterly, 44(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948719884921
Doabler, C. T., Clarke, B., Kosty, D., Turtura, J. E., Sutherland, M., Maddox, S. A., & Smolkowski, K. (2021). Using direct observation to document "practice-based evidence" of evidence-based mathematics instruction. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 54(1), 20-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219420911375
Fien, H., Nelson, N., Smolkowski, K., Pilger, M., Kosty, D., Baker, S., Smith, J. L. (2020). A conceptual replication study of the Enhanced Core Reading Instruction MTSS-reading model. Exceptional Children, 87(3), 265-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/?0014402920953763
Gau, J. M., Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Klein, D. N., & Kosty, D. B. (2020). Are parental alcohol use disorder histories associated with offspring behavior problems at age 2? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 81, 511–519.
Garbacz, A. A., Bolt, D. M., Seeley, J. R., Stormshak, E. A., & Smolkowski, K. (2020). Examining school proactive outreach to families in public middle schools. School Psychology Review, 49(4), 493-509. https://doi.org/?10.1080/?2372966X.2020.1787081
Clarke, B., Doabler, C. T., Turtura, J. Smolkowski, K., Kosty, D., Kurtz Nelson, E., Fien, H., & Baker, S. K. (2020). Examining the efficacy of a kindergarten mathematics intervention by group size and initial skill: Implications for practice and policy. The Elementary School Journal, 121(1), 125-153. https://doi.org/10.1086/710041
Clarke, B., Nelson, N., Kosty, D., Ketterlin Geller, L., Smolkowski, K., Lesner, T. Furjanic, D., & Fien, H. (2020). Investigating the promise of a Tier 2 sixth-grade fractions intervention. Learning Disability Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948720972411
Kosty, D. B., Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Merikangas, K. R., Klein, D. N., Gau, J. M., Duncan, S. C., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2020). The number of biological parents with alcohol use disorder histories and risk to offspring through age 30. Addictive Behaviors, 102.
Doabler, C. T., Clarke, B., Kosty, D., Smolkowski, K., Kurtz-Nelson, E., Fien, H., & Baker, S. (2019). Building number sense among English learners: A multisite randomized controlled trial of a Tier 2 kindergarten mathematics intervention. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 47, 432-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.08.004
Farmer, R. F., Kosty, D. B., Seeley, J. R., Gau, J. M., & Klein, D. N. (2019). Family aggregation of substance use disorders: Substance specific, nonspecific, and intrafamilial sources of risk. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 80, 462-471.
Stormshak, E. A., McIntyre, L. L., Garbacz, S. A., Kosty, D. B. (in press). Family-centered prevention to enhance parenting skills during the transition to elementary school: A randomized trial. J Fam Psychol. 2019 Jul 18.
Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Gau, J. M., Klein, D. N., Merikangas, K. R., Kosty, D. B., Duncan, S. C., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2018). Clinical features associated with an increased risk for alcohol use disorders among family members. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32, 628-638.
Clarke, B., Shanley, L., Kosty, D., Strand Cary, M., Fien, H., Baker, S. K., & Smolkowski, K. (2018). Investigating the incremental validity of cognitive variables in early mathematics screening. School Psychology Quarterly, 33(2), 264-271. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000214
Doabler, C. T., Clarke, B., Stoolmiller, M., Kosty, D., Fien, F., Smolkowski, K., & Baker, S. K. (2017). Explicit instructional interactions: Exploring the black box of a Tier 2 mathematics intervention. Remedial and Special Education, 38, 98-110.
Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., Gau, J. M., Duncan, S. C., Sher, K. J., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2017). No reliable evidence that emotional disorders are proximal antecedents, concomitants, or short-term consequences of first episode alcohol use disorders in a representative community sample. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78(2), 222–231.
Clarke, B., Doabler, C. T., Kosty, D., Kurtz Nelson, E., Smolkowski, K., Fien, H., & Baker, S. K. (2017). Testing the efficacy of a kindergarten mathematics intervention by small group size. AERA Open, 3(2), 1–16.
Kosty, D. B., Seeley, J. R., Farmer, R. F., Stevens, J. J., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2017). Trajectories of cannabis use disorder: risk factors, clinical characteristics, and outcomes. Addiction, 112(2), 279-287.
Experience
2018 – Present
Assistant Research Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon
2016 – Present
Associate Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
2016 – 2018
Senior Academic Research Analyst, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
2015 – 2018
Courtesy Research Associate, College of Education, University of Oregon
2011 – 2016
Senior Data Analyst, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
2008 – 2011
Data Analyst, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
2007 – 2010
Data Analyst, Abacus Research, LLC, Eugene, OR
2007 – 2008
Research Assistant, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
2006 – 2007
Instructor of Mathematics and Economics, Services for Student-Athletes, University of Oregon