Timothy R. Vollmer, Ph.D., BCBA  Dr. Vollmer received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1992. From 1992 until 1996 he was on the psychology faculty at Louisiana State University. From 1996 to 1998 he was on the faculty at

the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He returned to the University of Florida in 1998 and is now a Professor of Psychology. His primary area of research is applied behavior analysis, with emphases in developmental disabilities, reinforcement schedules, and parenting. He has published over 90 articles and book chapters related to behavior analysis. He was the recipient of the 1996 B.F. Skinner New Researcher award from the American Psychological Association (APA). He received another APA award in August, 2004, for significant contributions to applied behavior analysis.

Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D., BCBA  Ray Miltenberger received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Western Michigan University in 1985 after completing a pre-doctoral internship at the Kennedy Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Currently, he is the director of the Master’s Program in Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of South Florida. Dr. Miltenberger is president of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and serves on the Executive Council of Florida Association for Behavior Analysis. He is on the editorial boards of JABA, Behavioral Interventions, and Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions and serves as an associate editor for Behavior Analysis in Practice and Education and Treatment of Children. Dr. Miltenberger’s research focuses on teaching safety skills to children and individuals with mental retardation, analysis and treatment of repetitive behavior disorders, and functional assessment and treatment of problem behaviors. He has published over 175 journal articles and chapters, has co-edited a text on analysis and treatment of tics and repetitive behavior disorders, and has written a behavior modification textbook, now in its fourth edition. Dr. Miltenberger has received a number of awards for his teaching and research including the 2008 APA Division 25 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Behavioral Research and the 2009 Outstanding Mentorship Award from the Association for Behavior Analysis International.

Gerald “Jerry” L. Shook, Ph.D., BCBA   Dr. Shook is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.  He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Western Michigan University and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 40 years experience in behavior analysis. Dr. Shook has taken an active role in developing certification in several states, as well as nationally, and has published and presented extensively in the area of certification and Behavior Analysis as a profession.  He conducted statewide distance education university graduate training in a number of states and consulted nationally on development of statewide behavioral service and training systems. He held faculty appointments at the State University of New York College at Buffalo and Georgetown University; and adjunct appointments at 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 Board of Directors of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment and was on the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, where he also was Coordinator of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee and the Affiliated Chapters Board. He was President of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis and has been on the Editorial Board of The Behavior Analyst and the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.  Dr. Shook is a Trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, and a Fellow and Chairman of the Fellow Selection Committee of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. He received the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis’ Award for Outstanding Service; 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.

Timothy D. Ludwig, Ph.D.   Dr. Ludwig earned his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech researching the benefits of employee-driven behavior based safety programs under E. Scott Geller. Dr. Ludwig is a full professor at Appalachian State University where he was named a University Deans’ Distinguished Graduate Faculty for his contributions to the nationally recognized Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Human Resources Management Masters program. Dr. Ludwig's teaching has been recognized with the North Carolina University Board of Governors’ Excellence in Teaching award and he has been inducted into Appalachian State University's Academy of Outstanding Teachers. Dr. Ludwig is currently the editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. He is the author of dozens of scholarly articles that empirically document the successes of methods to improve safety and quality in industry through behavior-based management. His book Intervening to Improve the Safety of Occupational Driving reviews 10 years of behavior-based safety in the product delivery industry. Dr. Ludwig serves on the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies’ Behavioral Safety Accreditation Board that reviews best-in-industry safety practices and offers independent, objective feedback on safety programs. Within his consulting practice at Safety Performance Solutions, Dr. Ludwig has helped design, deliver, and implement safety programs and has provided his expertise in Behavior Systems Analysis, Strategic Planning, and Human Resources Development to numerous private and government organizations over the past 15 years.

Jeannie Golden, Ph.D., BCBA   Dr. Jeannie Golden is a licensed psychologist who received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from Florida State University in 1981.  Dr. Golden had a private practice in Greenville, NC where she worked with children, teenagers and families for over 16 years.  She became the first nationally board certified behavior analyst in North Carolina in December of 2000.  Currently, Dr. Golden is faculty in the East Carolina University Master’s Clinical Psychology Program where she was given the Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Award in May of 2001.  Dr. Golden has been a presenter throughout the United States, as well as, in England, Italy, Belgium, and Australia.  She speaks from a wide range of professional and personal experiences in a refreshing down-to-earth style.

Martin Ivancic, Ph.D., BCBA-D   Dr. Ivancic received degrees from Case Western Reserve University, Western Michigan University, and Florida State University studying with Drs. Jon Bailey, Brian Iwata, and Dennis Reid in addition to completing an internship at the John F. Kennedy Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He has worked in the field of developmental disabilities and head injury for over 30 years including work as a therapist, programmer, program director, director of staff development, behavioral consultant, psychologist, and senior psychologist. He is currently a Senior Psychologist at the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center. He has published 20 research articles or chapters including work on skill training, staff management, reinforcer assessment, and happiness. He has participated with students and co-workers in over 170 data presentations addressing the clinical issues of his consumers emphasizing life-quality for people with profound, multiple handicaps. He is a member and past president of the NCABA and a member of ABA. He received the 1998 Fred S. Keller Award for Excellence in Behavior Analysis and the 1998 Hargrove Award in honor of his contributions to mental health care and support of research in the North Carolina state system. He also received a 1991 Quality of Life Award from Western Carolina Center, a 1992 Secretary's Award for Excellence by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources, a 1996 Director's Award for Excellence and a 1998 Gold Stamp Award from the Western Carolina Center.

Lori R. Stuart, M.A.   Lori Stuart is a Licensed Psychological Associate who received her master's degree in 1998 under the direction of Dr. Jeannie Golden at East Carolina University.  Lori has her own private practice as an independent consultant to five county school systems in North Carolina where she aggressively trains other psychologists, speech therapists and other county level autism team members in effective teaching methods for children with autism, to include verbal behavior analysis.  She has worked side by side with many Executive Exceptional Children's Directors increasing awareness and improving educational experiences for children with autism.  She is also a regularly invited speaker to parent groups, professional groups and psychology and education classes.  Further, Lori provides assessments and treatment to children with autism and other related disorders on a private basis.   She has most recently presented at FABA and has been a presenter for ABAI and NCABA.

Kristie Thompson, Ph.D., LPA, BCBA-D   Kristie Thompson received her doctorate degree from the University of Kansas where she was mentored by several leading behavior analysts including Alita Cooper, Barbara Etzel, Judith LeBlanc, and Don Baer. During her time at KU, Kristie also completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center where she assisted in developing a preschool program for children with autism spectrum disorders. The enrolled preschool children were from the local public school system and were identified as having severe problem behaviors. Kristie further developed her skills as a behavior analyst and psychologist as a post doctoral student at the University of Kansas Medical Center under the mentorship of Dr. Travis Thompson.  Kristie has worked as a behavior analyst and psychologist at several autism organizations throughout the Midwest and east coast, providing both assessment and diagnosis as well as overseeing staff who implemented ABA-based programming for kids with ASD’s. Kristie began a private practice in 2006 and continues to provide assessment services for those families that are looking for either an initial autism spectrum disorder diagnosis or a re-evaluation of skills. Concurrently, Kristie works for United Behavioral Healthcare a subsidiary of the country’s second largest for-profit insurance company, United Health Group, in December 2008. Kristie was recruited by UBH to assist with a high profile account that purchased a supplemental autism benefit that covered ABA-based treatment for kids with autism spectrum disorders. It is through this work and her experience operating a private practice that has allowed Kristie to learn about billing insurance for ABA-based services.

Dennis Reid, Ph.D., BCBA   Dr. Reid (Ph.D., Florida State University, 1975; BCBA, 2003) has over 35 years experience as a manager and clinician, and has consulted with education and human service agencies in the majority of states of the United States as well as Canada. He has published over 100 refereed journal articles focusing on applied behavior analysis and authored or co-authored seven books. In 2007 he was awarded Fellowship status in the Association for Behavior Analysis International and in 2006 received the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Research Award. Denny is the founder and current director of the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center in Morganton, North Carolina.

R. M. “Duke” Schell, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Duke received his BA in psychology in 1977 from the University of Florida with Dr. Hank Pennypacker as his undergraduate advisor. Following two years of work at Western Carolina Center with Dr. Judy Favell he returned to graduate school at Florida State University to work with Jon Bailey. After completing his PhD in psychology in 1987 he began a career of work with people with intellectual and related developmental disabilities, including people with autism and dual diagnoses. Duke has worked in public residential facilities, day work centers and community homes in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, South Carolina and North Carolina in varied clinical and administrative positions including the Director Psychology at the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center for the past 13 years. He coordinates a department of fifteen psychology staff providing behavior analysis services to about 330 people with severe intellectual disabilities and related behavioral and psychiatric disorders. In addition he coordinates an internship program for psychology students from the high school level through post-graduate work. He has been President of the North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis on two occasions and is the NCABA Liaison to ABAI. He has been President of the NC chapter of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Chair of the Psychology Division of the Southeastern region of AAIDD. Duke has provided community consultations, expert witness work, and been involved with Denny Reid through the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center in statewide efforts in SC to improve positive behavioral support services to people with ID. He has provided workshops at ABAI on the topic of ethics since 2003 and at NCABA since 2004. He provided his first workshop on the “ethics of behavior modification” in Winfield, KS in 1991.

Ruth Hurst, Ph.D, BCBA-D

is currently on the psychology faculty at UNC Wilmington.  Dr. Hurst worked for 18 years in Iowa as a staff psychologist and director of psychology at Woodward State Hospital School (ICF/MR) where she also served as project leader for development of active treatment, developed and directed a functional analysis of behavior clinic, participated in and directed TEACCH affiliated trainings, served as a trainer for the Mandt System for managing aggressive people, and served as chair and co-chair of the Human Rights Committee.  Dr. Hurst also served on the Iowa Governor’s Task Force on Autism in 1989 and served as a board member for the Autism Society of Iowa and for The Homestead, a farm-based ICF/MR for adults with autism, before moving to NC to work for the Greensboro TEACCH Center in 1996.  In 1998, Dr. Hurst began to pursue her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at UNC Greensboro.  Upon completion of her degree in 2005, Dr. Hurst joined the faculty at UNCW as clinical coordinator of the master’s clinical concentration in applied behavior analysis with an emphasis on developmental disabilities and autism.  Dr. Hurst’s research interests lie in psychometrics pertaining to high functioning autism, behavioral genetics, and assessment of impulse control.  Last year, Dr. Hurst served as president of the NC Association for Behavior Analysis (NCABA) and remains on the NCABA executive council.  Dr. Hurst also serves as psychologist with several agencies for developmentally disabled adults and children.

Jim Bodfish, Ph.D. Dr. Jim Bodfish is a psychologist who specializes in the integration of behavioral and medication treatments for behavioral disorders in persons with autism and related developmental disabilities. He has worked in home, preschool, school, hospital, and state residential settings.  He received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Alabama in 1986 with a specialization in developmental disabilities, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Behavioral Neurology at the Kennedy-Shriver Center for Mental Retardation in 1987.  He is the Thomas E. Castelloe Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently the Director of the UNC Center for Development and Learning in the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities.  He serves on the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, is a legislative appointee to the North Carolina Senate for the Autism & Public Health Study Commission, is a consultant on developmental disabilities for the United States Department of Justice, is a member of the National Institutes of Health Study Section on Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities, and is a faculty member for the International Congress on Movement Disorders.  His research focuses on the pathogenesis and treatment of behavioral and movement disorders in autism and related conditions and has been published in The New England Journal of Medicine, Science, the American Journal of Mental Retardation, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Autism, the Journal of Pediatrics, and the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 

Raymond C. Pitts, Ph.D.  Dr. Pitts received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 1989.  After a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Wake Forest Medical School, he took a job as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.  In 1996, he moved to the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and has been there ever since.  He achieved his current rank of Professor in 2005.  Dr. Pitts has served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and The Behavior Analyst, and routinely reviews for a variety of other journals, including Behavioural Processes and Psychopharmacology.  His work has been supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and has been published in journals such as Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Psychopharmacology, Behavioural Pharmaocology, Behavioral Neuorscience, Behavioural Processes, and Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychopharmacology.

Christine Hughes, Ph.D. Dr. Christine Hughes received her MS and PhD from the University of Florida in the experimental analysis of behavior. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship and subsequently joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill She has been in the psychology department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington since 1996. Dr. Hughes’ research interests are in the area of behavioral pharmacology, specifically the development of behavioral tolerance to drugs’ effects and effects of stimulants on self-control choices and on punished behavior. She also investigates behavioral practices in college education. Dr. Hughes has been program chair for Behavioral Pharmacology and Toxicology for the Association for Behavior Analysis, program chair, secretary, and President of the Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, and currently is the Secretary/Treasurer of Division 25 – Behavior Analysis of the American Psychological Association. She currently is serving on the editorial board of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

Charles L. Wood, Ph.D. Charles is an Assistant Professor in Special Education at UNC Charlotte. His current teaching and research interests focus on instructional design, Direct Instruction, and applied behavior analysis.

Keri M. Stevenson, M.Ed., BCBA  Keri is a doctoral student in Special Education at UNC Charlotte. Her research interests focus on students with severe behavioral challenges, applied behavior analysis, and systematic instruction.

S. Christy Hicks, MAT   Christy is a doctoral student in Special Education at UNC Charlotte. Her research interests focus on literacy instruction for students with moderate to severe disabilities.

Bryan Crisp, M.A., LMFT, BCBA  Bryan is a BCBA and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He has over 12 years of experience instructing college students and working with families to design and implement effective behavioral interventions. Mr. Crisp utilizes behavioral interventions to address diverse problems within the context of individual, couples and family therapy to working with schools to design special education environments. He operates a private practice in Greenville NC and instructs courses at East Carolina University. His workshops receive excellent reviews and he conducts them for regional as well as national organizations.

Carole Van Camp, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, received her B.S. in Psychology from Louisiana State University in 1996.  After completing an internship at the Children’s Seashore House in Philadelphia, PA, she returned to Louisiana State University, receiving her M.A. in Psychology in 2000, and her Ph.D. in School Psychology in 2004.  Her research focused on the assessment and treatment of severe behavior problems displayed by children with developmental disabilities.  Carole joined the faculty at the University of Florida in 2001, where she completed her dissertation research on applications of behavior analysis to issues in child welfare.  In 2006 she became Research Assistant Professor and Director of Research for the University of Florida’s Behavior Analysis Services Project, where she oversaw the program evaluation and research components of a state-wide parent training program for families involved in child welfare.  Carole’s current research and teaching interests remain the area of Applied Behavior Analysis, specifically in the assessment and treatment of behavior problems, skill acquisition, and parent training.

Kerry L. McIver, M.A. Kerry is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina. She has previously served as an Instructor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at East Carolina University. Ms. McIver has extensive experience in measuring physical activity in young children using objective measures including accelerometry and direct observation. Her previous research includes accelerometer calibration and data analysis as well as the development of direct observation systems to record physical activity levels and contexts in preschool and elementary-aged children. Ms. McIver has served on the American College of Sports Medicine Strategic Health Initiative-Pediatrics Committee and has served as a research assistant on several NIH funded grants under the direction of Dr. Russell Pate. She is the Measurement Coordinator on the Study of Health and Activity in Preschool Environments (SHAPES) and the Transitions and Activity Changes in Kids (TRACK) Study.

Miguel Ampuero, B.A., BCaBA Miguel Ampuero is a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst who has worked with children with Autism and other developmental disabilities for over 5 years. Mr. Ampuero  graduated from Florida International University with a degree in Psychology (concentration in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior). He began working with children with Autism in ABA based in-home programs in the summer of  2003. Mr. Ampuero joined The Mariposa School for Children with Autism in September of 2005. Since that time Mr. Ampuero has focused on the application of principles of Applied Behavior Analysis /B.F. Skinner’s analysis of Verbal Behavior in the acquisition of functional communication skills in children with Autism and other developmental disabilities. Mr. Ampuero currently works as a Program Coordinator for The Mariposa School for Children with Autism in Cary, North Carolina.

Cassondra Gayman, M.S., BCBA  Cassy Gayman is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who has worked with children with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities for almost 9 years.  She began working with children with Autism in ABA based in-home programs in the winter of 1999.  During this time one of the families she was working with started a school for children with Autism, called Little Star School.  Ms. Gayman was a lead instructor at Little Star and received intensive supervision by PhD behavior analyst, Carl Sundberg.  After leaving Little Star and moving to Tallahassee, FL Ms. Gayman continued to work with children with Autism and became certified as an Associate Behavior Analyst.  During her time in Florida Ms. Gayman earned her Master’s Degree in Psychology with a specialty in ABA.  Ms. Gayman worked in the public schools in Tallahassee as a behavioral consultant for 3 years before relocating to North Carolina.  Ms. Gayman is currently the Community Support Program Coordinator at The Mariposa School for children with Autism.