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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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Secretary Billy Edwards received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1996 and his master's degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas in 1999. He has been directly involved in autism intervention in various capacities, ranging from direct therapist to Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) activities, for 16 years. He not only has experience in autism intervention, but also in the areas of instructional design, precision teaching, functional assessment (laboratory as well as classroom implementation) and non-human laboratory work. He has practiced as a BCBA since 2000 and is an active member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. He has served the Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (TxABA) as its Special Interest Group Co-chair for several years, an Executive Council member from 2004-2005, as President from 2005-2006, as chair of the Legislative Committee from 2008-2010, and as Conference Coordinator for the past two years. He also has served as a member of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Exam Review Committee for several years. He has provided numerous presentations regarding autism awareness and applied behavior analysis to local community service groups such as FEAT-NT and the Autism Society of America. In his role as Executive Director of Behavioral Innovations, Billy is actively involved in efforts to change local, state and federal legislation, and works closely with the leadership of various insurance agencies in Texas. In 2009 he co-established a training program for pediatric residents in the Pediatric Residency Rotation program conducted in conjunction with the Texas Scottish Rite Pediatric Developmental Disabilities Department to receive practical training and exposure to applied behavior analysis and autism intervention. In 2010 he has overseen the expansion of Behavioral Innovations to include 4 new service locations in Texas. |
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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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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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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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David Roll, Ph.D., BCBA-D David Roll received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the Florida State University in 1969. He has recently retired from his positions as Professor, Director of Clinical Training, and Coordinator of the Developmental Disabilities Concentration in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. He is a licensed psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral who provides consultation for the Shamoun Early Learning Center in Elmont, NY and serves as the LIU Project Director for the joint LIU/Developmental Disabilities Institute Family Behavior Support Program. Dr. Roll has served as consultant and psychology supervisor for several agencies, including Young Adult Institute/National Center for People with Disabilities, Association for Children and Adults with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, and Nassau County United Cerebral Palsy. He was Vice- President, Board of Directors for the Nassau-Suffolk Services for the Autistic and an Advisory Board member for the Winthrop University Hospital “Parent Partners Project.” Dr. Roll also served as an independent evaluator for the Multi-center Comparative Treatment Study of Panic Disorder and the Treatment of Panic Disorder: Long Term Strategies Study at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. As an active participant in the development of behavior analysis as a profession, Dr. Roll was a founder of the New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA). He has served as president of the Association for two terms, and chair or member of the Legislative Committee since 1996. He was instrumental in establishing the BCBA credential in New York and transferring the state credential to the BACB when the national certification program was initiated. Dr. Roll has also been active in initiatives to modify state laws and regulations to recognize BCBAs as approved service providers, and to require insurance companies to pay for behavior analysis services for children with autism. He also contributed to the development of the BACB-approved course sequence at C.W. Post. Dr. Roll has published articles, supervised dissertations, and given numerous conference presentations on the applications of behavior analysis to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families. He has also served as guest reviewer for Focus on Autism and the Journal of Policy and Practice in Developmental Disabilities. |
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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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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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