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Gina Green, PhD, BCBA-D Executive Director San Diego, California Gina Green received a PhD in psychology (Analysis of Behavior) from Utah State University in 1986. At present she is in private practice and is an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas. Dr. Green has authored numerous publications on behavioral treatment of individuals with disabilities and the experimental analysis of behavior. She serves or has served on the editorial boards of several professional journals in behavior analysis, developmental disabilities, and psychology. Dr. Green co-edited the books Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism and Making a Difference: Behavioral Intervention for Autism. She has served the Association for Behavior Analysis International as a member of its Accreditation Board, Public Relations Committee, Professional Standards Committee (Chair), and Distinguished Speakers Bureau; Experimental Representative to the Executive Council; and President. Dr. Green has also been active in the California Association for Behavior Analysis, serving as ABA Liaison, Conference Committee Co-Chair, a member of the Legislation and Public Policy Committee, and President. She was on the Board of Directors of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board from 2002-08, also serving as Chair of the Continuing Education Committee, and on the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies for 15 years. Currently Dr. Green sits on the Professional Advisory Boards of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment and several autism programs and organizations, as well as the Autism Advisory Group of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. |
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Stephen R. Anderson, Ph.D., BCBA - D Dr. Anderson received his Ph.D. in Developmental and Child Psychology from the University of Kansas in 1982. Currently, he is CEO of Summit Educational Resources, a human service agency with a staff of more than 500 professionals who provide educational services and family support to 1700 children and young adults with autism and related developmental disabilities. As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Anderson has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for more than 30 years, including 14 years at The May Institute in Boston. In addition to his activities at Summit, Dr. Anderson has served in advisory and director positions with many national professional associations and service agencies including the Crossroads Center for Children in Glenville, NY, the Connecticut Center for Child Development in Milford, the NYS Association for Behavior Analysis, and Melmark New England in Boston. He served as a Consensus Panel Member which developed Clinical Practice Guidelines on Autism for the NYS Department of Health. During his career, Dr. Anderson has served as an adjunct professor or assistant professor at University of Kansas, Northeastern University, Buffalo State College, State University of New York at Buffalo, and University of Southern Maine teaching course work related to autism, behavior analysis, and managing challenging behavior in the classroom setting. He has provided clinical consultation to more than 40 school districts in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Kuwait. Dr. Anderson has published many articles and book chapters on the education of children with developmental disabilities and served on the editorial boards of several leading professional journals. His most recent book, “Self-Help Skills for Children with Autism: A Systematic Teaching Approach,” was published in 2007. |
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Judy Favell, Ph.D., BCBA-D Judith Favell, a graduate of University of Kansas, has devoted her career in applied behavior analysis to the field of developmental disabilities, focusing specifically on the analysis and treatment of severe behavior disorders. In addition to her direct clinical responsibilities and applied research, Dr. Favell's work has encompassed the development and promulgation of both practice guidelines and standards, and policy and legislation relevant to the right to effective treatment. She has served as President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and the American Psychological Association’s Division 33 (Developmental Disabilities), and on the Board of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She is currently President of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Dr. Favell is CEO of AdvoServ, a multistate private provider of behavior analytic services to individuals with significant behavioral challenges. |
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Richard M. Foxx, Ph.D., BCBA-D Dr. Foxx is a Professor of Psychology at Penn State University. He is an Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine of the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Foxx has written eight books. He has co-edited two books Making a Difference: Behavioral Intervention for Autism and Controversial Therapies for Developmental Disabilities. His latest book is Interventions for treating the eating problems of children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. He has written over 130 scientific publications, made 13 training films, and given over 2000 talks on applied behavior analysis. He has lectured in 17 foreign countries and 47 U. S. states. He is the editor-in-chief of Behavioral Interventions and is on the editorial board of six scientific journals. Dr. Foxx is a Fellow in five divisions of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, The Association for Behavior Analysis- International, and the American Association on Mental Retardation. He was the President of the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis; the Association for Behavior Analysis; and the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities of the American Psychological Association. His awards included Lifetime Achievement Award (1998) and Significant Contributions to Behavior Analysis Award (2001) from the New York State Association for Behavior Analysis, honorary member of the Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis (1998), Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis Award for Effective Presentation of Behavior Analysis in the Mass Media (2003), and the inaugural John Jacobson award from Division 33 of the American Psychological Association (2007). He cofounded the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis, was its first President and serves as its executive director. He was president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Association on Mental Retardation. He has served as an expert witness in many court cases involving individuals with special needs. He is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. |
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Louis Hagopian, PhD, BCBA-D Louis Hagopian received a Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical Child) from Virginia Tech and completed a pre-doctoral internship in applied behavior analysis in the Department of Behavioral Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI). He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Executive Director of Neurobehavioral Services at KKI, which includes the Neurobehavioral Unit, a 16-bed inpatient unit that provides intensive behavior analytic services to individuals with severe problem behavior. He is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and a licensed psychologist in Maryland. Dr. Hagopian has mentored approximately 40 pre-doctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows receiving advanced training in applied behavior analysis. Additionally, he is an adjunct faculty member in the master’s program in applied behavior analysis at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, which has a BACB-approved course sequence and is accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Dr. Hagopian has published numerous articles in a variety of peer-reviewed publications, mostly on topics related to behavioral assessment and treatment. He has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and as a reviewer for multiple journals. |
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James M. Johnston, Ph.D., BCBA-D Dr. Johnston received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 1970 and subsequently held faculty positions at Georgia State University and the University of Florida. He has been at Auburn University since 1985, where he is a College of Liberal Arts Engaged Professor. He has published laboratory and field research with both human and non-human species on topics ranging from rumination to canine olfaction. He has also co-authored a text in research methods for studying behavior, now in its third edition. His present activities focus on longstanding interests in the area of developmental disabilities. He serves as director of the Department’s Master’s program in Applied Behavior Analysis in Developmental Disabilities and has consulted with state developmental disabilities systems for some years in facilitating the delivery of sound habilitative services. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, among others, and has also served as president of the Association for Behavior Analysis, International, as well as for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, the Southeast Association for Behavior Analysis, the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, and the Alabama Association for Behavior Analysis. |
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Linda LeBlanc, PhD, BCBA-D Linda A. LeBlanc, Ph.D., BCBA-D, MI Licensed Psychologist is an associate professor of psychology at Auburn University and co-director of its applied behavior analysis graduate program. Dr. LeBlanc received her Ph.D. in 1996 from Louisiana State University and previously served on the psychology faculties at Claremont McKenna College (1997-1999) and Western Michigan University (1999-2008). Her current research and clinical interests include the behavioral treatment of autism and developmental disabilities across the lifespan, behavioral gerontology, verbal behavior, and technology-based interventions. Dr. LeBlanc has published 60 articles and book chapters and is currently an associate editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Education and Treatment of Children. She serves as an editorial board member for Behavior Analysis in Practice, European Journal of Behavior Analysis, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Over the last 10 years, she has participated in Michigan state task forces to revise the educational eligibility criteria for autism spectrum disorders, to specify best educational practice in autism, and to make recommendations for addressing later life issues of individuals with developmental disabilities. |
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Suzanne Letso, MA, BCBA Suzanne Letso is the co-founder and CEO of the Connecticut Center for Child Development, Inc. (CCCD). CCCD operates a private ABA school program, outreach program, community education initiative, school start-up consultation, recreation programs, respite services, and a diagnostic center. Suzanne currently serves as a Scientific Advisory Council member for the Organization for Autism Research, on the Advisory Board for Enterprising Women magazine, as Chairperson of the Connecticut Association for Behavior Analysis Public Policy and Legislative Action Committee, and as Vice President of the Board of Directors for Marrakech, Inc. She has participated in the establishment of a number of other service organizations and autism-related initiatives over the last 15 years. Suzanne holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from Southern Connecticut State University, and an M.A. in Leadership from Duquesne University. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Prior to her work related to behavior analysis, Mrs. Letso worked as a marketing executive for international medical product manufacturers, where she was involved in new product, business, and venture capital start-up initiatives. In addition, she has been involved in organizational assessment and development of for-profit enterprises in other fields. Mrs. Letso is the parent of a 19-year-old son with autism. |
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Allyson Moore, M.S., BCBA Allyson Moore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from San Jose State University and a Master of Science degree in Psychology (Behavior Analysis Concentration) from California State University, Stanislaus. Ms. Moore is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Ms. Moore has been working in the field of applied behavior analysis since 1996. She currently serves as a Site Coordinator for The Kendall School-Tracy, an early intensive behavior analytic treatment program in California’s Central Valley. In addition, Ms. Moore has been a member of the Board of Directors of the California Association for Behavior Analysis since 2007. Prior to joining the staff at The Kendall School, Ms. Moore was a founding staff member of The Bay School, a nonpublic school for children with autism in Santa Cruz, CA. Ms. Moore has made several empirically-based research presentations at the annual conferences of The California Association for Behavior Analysis, Association for Behavior Analysis International, and Autism Education Network Best Practices. |
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Jose D. Rios, MS, BCBA Jose D. Rios first began working with individuals with developmental disabilities when he was a teenager in San Bernardino, CA. Jose graduated with an MS from the Southern Illinois-University-Carbondale Behavior Analysis and Therapy Program in 1981. He received his Board Certification in Behavior Analysis (BCBA) in June 2000. Jose is actively involved in various boards, ad hoc committees and panels; this has included the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center Board of Directors, the Board of Directors of the California Association for Behavior Analysts (CalABA), and the Board of Directors of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Region II. While serving as president of Cal-ABA in 2003-2004, Jose was instrumental in initiating the reorganization of that organization. For sixteen years, Jose was owner/ administrator of group homes that served children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Currently, Jose works for a variety of agencies and consults with day programs, schools, group homes as well as agencies that provide in-home and school behavioral services. At the California State University-Los Angeles campus, Jose works as an adjunct instructor and teaches various courses on behavior analysis. Jose recently began a consultation company, BehaviorLogix, Inc. to provide behavioral services to families in Southern California. After observing a lack of standardized protocols in behavior intervention plans, Jose developed the initial guidelines for treatment plans now being used in many service agencies and regional centers in California. In the past seven years, Jose has provided 26 presentations at professional conferences on the subject of designing and evaluating functional assessment and written behavior intervention plans. Jose has presented at CalABA, ABA, FABA and HABA in addition to other professional conferences that focus on individuals with developmental disabilities. |
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Gerald L. Shook, Ph.D., BCBA-D Gerald L. (Jerry) Shook, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Western Michigan University and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Shook has developed certification internationally and has published and presented extensively in the areas of certification and Behavior Analysis as a profession. He was Senior Behavior Analyst for the State of in Florida where he helped developed and directed the statewide behavioral services system and Florida Behavior Analysis Certification Program. He held faculty or adjunct appointments at Buffalo State, Georgetown, Auburn, Oklahoma State, and Florida State Universities. He currently holds adjunct appointments in the College of Education and Graduate College at Penn State. Dr. Shook was on the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), where he was on the President's Advisory Group on Licensing and Practice; Chair of the Task Force on Credentialing, Quality Assurance and Right to Practice; Chair of the Legislation and Public Policy Committee; Chair of the Affiliated Chapters Board; and ABAI representative to the Accreditation Council. He has been a member of the ABAI since its inception and has presented at every annual meeting of the organization. He is and a Fellow and on the Fellow Selection Committee of ABAI and aTrustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. He has been on the Editorial Board of The Behavior Analyst, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, and Behavior Analysis in Practice. He was President of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis and received FABA’s Award for Outstanding Service. He also received the California Association for Behavior Analysis’ Award for Outstanding Contributor to Behavior Analysis; the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis’ Outreach Award and Award for Public Service; and the Outstanding Alumni Award from Western Michigan University. |
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Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Rutgers University in 1990, and has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2000. She is the Director of Research and Training at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center and Associate Research Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. Her primary clinical and research interests center on the identification of best practice ABA interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, the dissemination of information and training to broader educational communities serving individuals with autism, and facilitating coping and adaptation in family members of people with autism. She has written several books and articles on utilizing ABA in working with learners with autism, and is a regular presenter at regional and national conferences. She has been actively involved in the Autism Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, and served as President of the organization from 2006-2008. In that role, she led the effort to revise the Consumer Guidelines to assist parents and educators in identifying competent service behavior analytic providers for individuals with autism. She has been an active member of the Government Affairs Committee of the New Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis since 2005, where she has focused on practitioner issues such as certification and licensure. She is currently serving on the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research and on the Board of Trustees and the Professional Advisory Board of COSAC/Autism NJ. |