United States
Responsibilities: - Providing BCBA supervision to graduate students - Coordinator of BECS activities in two WCSD self contained schools for students with emotional and behavioral disorders - Supervision of BECS trainings and activities - Development of Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans for individual students
Teaching a summer class in the Psychology Department Course taught: PSY 438 Childhood Behavior Disorders
“Delay Discounting Preparations with and without Contingency Descriptions (Concealed & Remote) Research Directors: Stefanie Upshaw, Jason Bourret, PhD) • Lead Therapist for two Participants (university students) • Conduct initial reinforcer assessments and complete daily trials • Collecting data
Research Assistant (Research Directors: Dr. Geraldine Leader & Dr. Arlene Mannion ) • Co-ordinating a number of systematic reviews and designed search strategies while providing support to international research assistants • Running SPSS statistical analyses and editing papers for publication Manuscripts in preparation: 1. Treatment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review 2. Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Updated Literature Review 3. Personalized System of Instruction for University Students: A Systematic Review 4. Direct Instruction for University Students: A Systematic Review 5. Choral Responding for University Students: A Systematic Review 6. Response Cards for University Students: A Systematic Review 7. Sleep Problems in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities
Research Assistant at ICAN. GEMMA is a EU funded project that aims to determine risk factors and biomarkers for autism in infants at risk of developing autism in Ireland, Italy and the US. • Managing ICAN e-mails and phone calls with families • REDCap for recruitment • Management of social media (Facebook and ICAN website)
Research Assistant at ABRC State-of-the-art research project that combines Virtual Reality and the principles of behaviour to teach social skills for employment to individuals with Autism. • “Virtual Reality training in work related skills for individuals with Autism” • Independently developed two social articles on the social skills “Meeting with a Stranger” and “Negotiating with a Sales Person” • Developed most of the materials required for training: homework and training sheets • Role of Trainer and implemented interventions with trainees
Clinical Placement at Applied Behaviour Research Clinic (ABRC, 700 supervised hours) • Management of cases in the Clinic and contact with families • Feeding Assessments and Interventions • Functional Assessment and Behavioural Support Plan for adolescents displaying aggression and SIB • Implementation of evidence-based practices to increase language in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Assessment of Chewing in Children with Down Syndrome” (Supervisor: Helena Lydon) • Initially, the thesis was designed as an intensive intervention to teach chewing to children with Down Syndrome. Due to the challenges faced with Covid-19, the study was changed to an assessment of chewing. • The study provided a comprehensive protocol to assess rotary chewing and its components (bite down, vertical chewing and tongue lateralization) as well as challenging behaviors exhibited by 6 children with Down Syndrome. One baseline and four assessment meals were conducted and recorded by the children’s parents across four different textures. Results and implications for chewing interverventions were discussed.