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Gina Green, PhD, BCBA-D Executive Director (non-voting) San Diego, California Gina Green received a PhD in psychology (Analysis of Behavior) from Utah State University in 1986. 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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President Bill Ahearn, Ph.D., BCBA-D, joined The New England Center for Children in August 1996, and currently serves at NECC as the Director of Research. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in Northeastern University's master's program in Applied Behavior Analysis and Adjunct Faculty in Western New England College's doctoral program. Bill was named the 2009 American Psychological Association � Division 25 awardee for Enduring Contributions to Applied Behavioral Research. Bill is the ACE coordinator for providing BCBA continuing education at NECC and for the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy. He also serves on the ASD Task Force for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts and the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies Autism Advisory Group. Bill's research interests include social skills in children with autism, verbal behavior, assessment and treatment of stereotypy, severe problem behavior, and pediatric feeding difficulties. He is also interested in resistance to change, behavioral economics, and conditioned reinforcement. His work has been published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Behavioral Interventions, Behavior Modification, The Lancet, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and he has written book chapters on teaching children with autism and pediatric feeding problems in children with autism. Bill is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, and Behavioral Interventions and has served as a guest reviewer for several other journals. He has also been principal investigator on an NIH-funded grant with Dr. William Dube, is funded through by the Organization for Autism Research along with Dr. Becky MacDonald, and is a Past-President of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy. |
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Past President 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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Bryan Davey, PhD, BCBA-D, Licensed Behavior Analyst in Arizona is the Director of Behavioral Services for ACCEL (Arizona Centers for Comprehensive Education and Life-Skills) in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Davey has a master’s degree in special education with an emphasis in functional analysis from Gonzaga University and a doctoral degree in special education from Utah State University. His professional experiences include being a certified special education teacher, serving as a consultant to schools and businesses nationwide, and establishing two agencies in which ABA services are delivered to families and within school districts. He has expertise in training organizational personnel in the application of behavioral principles and procedures, functional behavioral assessments, intervention implementation, autism insurance laws, and effective teaching practices. In 2012, he and several colleagues from ACCEL and the Kennedy Krieger Institute were awarded the first-ever Leadership and Innovation in Special Education Award for their collaborative work on special education teacher effectiveness. Dr. Davey has developed a unique understanding of how insurance companies operate with regard to ABA services. In 2010, he joined the Autism Speaks ERISA workgroup. In 2011, Dr. Davey was honored with the Provider Advocacy Award from Autism Speaks. Currently, he serves as Vice-Chair of the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA) Public Policy Committee, a member of the Executive Council of the Arizona Association for Behavior Analysis (AZABA), and a member of the Board of the Arizona Autism Coalition. He has presented research and conducted workshops at numerous regional and national conferences, including the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA), California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA), and National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC). |
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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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Ethan Long, PhD, BCBA-D Ethan Long received a Ph.D. in Child Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University and completed both a pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship in applied behavior analysis in the Department of Behavioral Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He is the executive director of the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people overcome the challenges of autism through innovative, evidence-based programs in education, outreach, and adult services. As Executive Director, he is responsible for the James C. Hormel School and multiple community-based intervention and school consultation services, and has been actively expanding applied behavior analysis professional development opportunities throughout the state. Prior to joining VIA, Ethan served as Executive Director for The Bay School and Vice President of The May Institute's West Coast Region. He is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has authored over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters related to applied behavior analysis, autism, and developmental disabilities. He serves on the editorial board of Behavior Analysis in Practice and on multiple state-level autism advisory boards in the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
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Liaison Dr. Martinez-Diaz is Associate Professor and the founder and chair of Behavior Analysis Graduate Degree Programs at Florida Institute of Technology's College of Psychology and Liberal Arts. He also is the founder and program director of the ABA-On-line Professional Development Program at Florida Tech, CEO of ABA Technologies, Inc., and an adjunct professor at Penn State's Department of Special Education. Jose served as an officer and board member of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) for seven years and is now Senior Consultant for the BACB. Jose also serves as a member of the Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology Specialty Council and Florida’s Behavior Analysis Peer Review Committee. He is a past president of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, which awarded him its highest honor, the Charles H. Cox Award for Outstanding Service and Advancement of Behavior Analysis in Florida, in 2005. Jose earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology, with an emphasis in behavior analysis and therapy, from West Virginia University. His publications include a chapter on ethics in Cooper, Heron, and Heward, Applied Behavior Analysis (Second Edition) and an article on autism spectrum Disorders in the National Health Review. |
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Katherine Matthews, PhD, BCBA-D Dr. Kathy Matthews is the Executive Director of Education at The Faison School for Autism in Richmond, Virginia. In this capacity, Dr. Matthews maintains affiliations with the applied behavior analysis program at Teachers College, Columbia University, NY and the Department of Behavioral Psychology at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. She also serves as the CABAS Senior Behavior Analyst at Faison overseeing educational services, research, new program development, training, and outreach. Dr. Matthews currently holds an adjunct teaching position at Teachers College and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral. Dr. Matthews obtained her Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from Teachers College Columbia University where she also taught courses and mentored graduate students. While in New York, Dr. Matthews worked as an ABA Program Supervisor at The Fred S. Keller School and Shema Kolainu. She also served as a licensed teacher for the BOCES program in NY and as a Behavior Analyst Consultant to the CABAS® home programs and to the Jigsaw School in Surrey, England. Dr. Matthews has given numerous presentations at professional conferences and has been involved in research since 2001 on the topics of verbal behavior, metaphor, teacher training, peer tutoring, and CABAS® systems. |
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Mary M. Riordan, Ph.D., BCBA-D Mary received her Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1990. She began working with Behavior Management Consultants while completing her doctoral degree. Her work takes her throughout the southeast, providing consultation to individuals, families, facilities, agencies and state systems. She has extensive experience in treatment of severe inappropriate behaviors, teaching functional skills, developmental disabilities, developing behavioral systems, regulatory compliance, and performance management. Mary is actively involved in the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, serving two terms on the Executive Committee and one term as the association’s President. Currently she chairs FABA’s Legislative and Public Policy Committee, is a member of the Georgia Behavior Analysis Peer Review Committee, and serves on a number of state workgroups aimed at increasing access to professional behavior analysis services to citizens of Florida and Georgia. |
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Bruce Thyer, Ph.D., BCBA-D Bruce received his MSW from the University of Georgia in 1978 and his Ph.D. in social work and psychology from the University of Michigan in 1982. He is a BCBA-D and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He has been a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International since 1978, and is a Fellow of Division 25 (Behavior Analysis) of the American Psychological Association, where he currently services on the Executive Committee as member-at-large. Prior to this he served a term as Secretary/Treasurer for Division 25, and a term on the APA's Council of Representatives, also for Division 25. He is currently a member of the APA's Continuing Education Committee and was a member of the Examination Committee for the Association of Social Work Boards. Bruce has served as a member of the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavioral Interventions, Behavior and Social Issues,and The Behavior Analyst, as well as numerous other behavioral journals. In addition to authoring numerous articles and chapters devoted to behavior analysis, he edited The Philosophical Legacy of Behaviorism (1999, Kluwer) and Finding Solutions to Social Problems: Behavioral Strategies for Change (1996, APA Press). He is a Professor of Social Work, and former Dean, with the College of Social Work at Florida State University. |
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Nicholas Weatherly, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA (KY) Dr. Weatherly is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral and a Licensed Behavior Analyst in KY. He received his Ph.D. from Western Michigan University's applied behavior analysis program in 2008, studying under Dr. Richard Malott. His primary areas of interest include behavioral systems analysis, behavior-analytic legislation, instructional design, rule-governed behavior, and the analysis and application of autism interventions. Over the years, he has held appointments at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine and the Spalding University Applied Behavior Analysis Program, where he currently serves as chair. Dr. Weatherly has served on the Board of Directors of the New York State Association for Behavior Analysis and was the first president of the Kentucky Association for Behavior Analysis. His work with Kentucky ABA has also included roles as Legislation Chair and Conference Chair. After the signing of Kentucky House Bill 159 in 2010, Dr. Weatherly was appointed to the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, and has served as Chair of that Board since its inception. During that time he has worked with parents, clinicians, academics, and legislators to promote the dissemination and protection of behavioral services and those affected by behavioral services. Dr. Weatherly is the President of the Academy at St. Andrews and a founding member of the Louisville Autism Friendly City group. He serves on the APBA Convention Committee and the Affiliated Chapters Committee of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. |
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Holly White, M.A., BCBA Holly White received her bachelor’s and master’s of arts degrees from the University of the Pacific. She spent nearly 15 years working in the behavior analysis field, primarily with the mental health population while working for the Community Re-Entry Program, a university- based community agency. In 2004 she took over as the Treatment Director for Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Services (BAIS). BAIS provides a variety of applied behavior analysis services to the community in public and nonpublic schools, residential facilities, and family homes to children and adults with developmental disabilities as well as typically developing children. BAIS is operated through the Behavior Analysis Graduate program at the University of the Pacific and is part of their BACB®-approved practicum experience. In addition to her clinical work, Holly is a member of the Association of Behavior Analysis International and an active member of the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA), serving in the past on the CalABA Board of Directors and as the 2006 CalABA Conference co-chair. She is also the co-founder, along with Matt Normand, of the Visiting Scholar Series at University of the Pacific, which brings prominent researchers from the field of behavior analysis to give a full day workshop to local practitioners, students, and academics. This series has provided an important and needed bridge between researchers and those who provide direct services to the community. |
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