Mission and Goals
The KLASS Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville has a three-fold mission:
- Assist students who struggle academically, need more effective learning strategies, or struggle with social adjustment
- Train and assist parents and educators in identifying, preventing, and remediating behavioral, social-emotional, and academic problems
- Provide research and training opportunities for the development and validation of innovative methodologies
The KLASS Center’s goals are:
- Provide clinical and outreach services to students, parents, and teachers
- Provide faculty and graduate students with opportunities to conduct research on academic and social skill deficits
- Serve as a research facility for faculty members and graduate students studying the effectiveness of the services and intervention programs provided through the center
- Provide training opportunities for graduate students
- Validate and disseminate research findings from studies conducted through the center
- Seek additional funding sources to support the work of the center
Contact Information
Brian Wilhoit, Ph.D.
Director
534 Bailey Education Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-3452
Phone: 865-974-6395
Fax: 865-974-0135
E-mail: bwilhoit@utk.edu
Contact EPC
525 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3452
Phone: 865-974-8145
Fax: 865-974-0135