Program Committee Chairs

Luisa Canon, Psy.D., BCBA-D

Dr. Canon is a Clinical Behavior Analyst and a Licensed Psychologist in California She has over two decades of experience working with families of children and adults with autism, developmental delays, and behavioral challenges from both Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) perspectives. She is the co-founder and director of research and development of the Institute for Effective Behavioral Interventions (IEBI), an organization that provides state-of-the-art behavioral intervention for children with autism, and the founder and director of ACT to Thrive, a center dedicated to the provision of ACT-focused training, consultation, and treatment services. Her current research projects include implementation of ACT with parents, youth, and staff; and training behavior analysts in relationship building, compassionate care, behavioral flexibility, and clinical behavior analysis. Dr. Canon has leadership roles within the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences (ACBS) and is currently a graduate research mentor for the University of Nevada Reno.

Evelyn Gould, Ph.D., BCBA-D LABA

Evelyn Gould is a Clinical Behavior Analyst and Licensed Psychologist from N. Ireland, currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Evelyn is a trainer and supervisor at The New England Center for OCD and Anxiety, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Keck School of Medicine at USC. She is also a Research Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Evelyn provides clinical services to children, adolescents, young adults, and families, in addition to engaging in applied research and scholarship. She has published articles and book chapters on working with caregivers, clinical assessment and treatment design, training and supervision, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and practitioner well-being. She is passionate about the dissemination of contextual behavioral treatment approaches and addressing issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in Behavior Analysis. Evelyn is actively involved in a variety of Special Interest Groups and Task Forces within the ABAI and ACBS communities, and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.

2022 Program Committee: 

Priscilla Almada
Meredith Andrews
Patricia Bach
Natalia Baires
Christopher Berghoff
Yash Bhambhani
Michael Bordieri
Sarah Cassidy
Robyn Catagnus
Angela Cathey Coreil
Yuen Yu Chong
Nelly Dixon
Joanna Dudek
Nuno Ferreira
Julia Fiebig
Sebastian Garcia Zambrano
Brandon Gaudiano
David Gillanders
Jennifer Gregg
Fernando Guerrero
Sandi James
Daniel Johnson
Valerie Kiel
Ali Kresch Levine
Raimo Lappalainen
Michael Levin
Lucia Loureiro
Mai Manchanda
Raul Manzione
Staci Martin
Michael May
Louise McHugh
Siri Ming
Charlene Moore
Sarah Mooy
Jose Moreno
Manuela O´Connell
Ray Owen
Dana Paliliunas
Dannel Petgrave
Amanda Rhodes
Patti Robinson
Tiffany Rochester
Francisco J. Ruiz
Emily Sandoz
Thomas Sease
Matthew Skinta
Wanda Smith
Debbie Sorensen
Dr. Gita Srikanth
Jill Stodddard
Niklas Törneke
Sanna Turakka
Janani Vaidya
Kevin Vowles
     

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