Experience

MacEwan University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Teaching credit courses in Psychology (mostly within the ABA course sequence) Co-founder and Co-developer of the BICA program, PABA courses developer, VCS Coordinator, Field Placement Coordinator and Supervisor Teaching credit courses in Psychology (mostly within the ABA course sequence) Co-founder and Co-developer of the BICA program, PABA courses developer, VCS Coordinator, Field Placement Coordinator and Supervisor



BAYADA Home Health Care

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Behavior Analyst

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

  Working with students (all grade levels) in the DOE (Department of Education) with varying diagnoses. Developing programming, supervising RBTs, analyzing data, report writing and school team collaboration. Working with students (all grade levels) in the DOE (Department of Education) with varying diagnoses. Developing programming, supervising RBTs, analyzing data, report writing and school team collaboration.



MacEwan University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Instructor (contract)

  • May 2014 - Jun 2021

  Initially started teaching at MacEwan University in May 2014 as a Sessional Instructor for one course (Psych 385 - Applications of Learning). Over the years, I advocated and worked with the University to develop a course sequence dedicated to teaching Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). The new program was launched in Fall 2016 called the Behavioural Interventions Certificate of Achievement (BICA). BICA is the first university-based course sequence in Applied Behaviour Analysis in the province of Alberta and is also a Verified Course Sequence (VCS) at the undergraduate level by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). Online sessional instructor teaching during COVID Show less



Edmonton Catholic Schools

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Asisstant Manager Psychology/Clinical Lead BCBA Team

  • Aug 2018 - May 2020



Centre for Autism Services Alberta

• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Clinical Supervisor

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2016

  Clinical supervision of multi-disciplinary teams working with those affected by autism. Providing family-centred and person-centred care that is primarily evidence-based and/or best practice. As behavioural consultant I mentored staff in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and/or provided teams with specific recommendations for learning and treatment based upon basic principles of behaviour change and current research-based interventions. Clinical supervisor of the Community Works program. Developed by SARRC in Arizona, Community Works is an early behaviour intervention program for employment skills for teens and young adults with autism while providing pre-vocational job sampling opportunities through volunteering experiences within a group of peer models. Show less



Hamilton Health Sciences

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• ASD Consultant - 6 Month Contract

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2011

  Ontario School Support Program enhancing capacity for autism servicing school boards, board authorities and provincial schools in Ontario. Funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services in Partnership with the Ministry of Education. The program is designed with an emphasis in Applied Behaviour Analysis. The strategies are evidence-based and/or best practice and integrated into school-based approaches with an understanding in the diagnosis and characteristics of autism. Ontario School Support Program enhancing capacity for autism servicing school boards, board authorities and provincial schools in Ontario. Funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services in Partnership with the Ministry of Education. The program is designed with an emphasis in Applied Behaviour Analysis. The strategies are evidence-based and/or best practice and integrated into school-based approaches with an understanding in the diagnosis and characteristics of autism.



Behaviour Institute

• Ontario, Canada

• Senior Clinician

  • Oct 1998 - Nov 2010

  Private agency specializing in the psychological services (specifically Applied Behaviour Analysis) for children, adolescents and adults who present with behavioural, developmental or cognitive disorders that impact on interpersonal, social or community adjustment. Provision of Home-Based ABA/IBI programs and School-Based ABA supported inclusion programs for child and adolescents with ASD in Toronto, Hamilton, Brantford and surrounding areas. Utilizing an Applied Behaviour Analytic approach, various methods of intervention (e.g. discrete trial, incidental learning, precision teaching, pivotal skills training, social skills training, and/or problem behaviour management) were incorporated into the programming for children with autism within their home setting (intensive EIBI/IBI, parent training and/or consultative), centre setting (Children's College/Private School: where I was the Coordinator/Principal for approx 9 years) and school setting (school consultations as requested and/or as needed after transition from intensive intervention). Show less