BCBA (High-Level Supervisor) at Golden Care therapy (2026-06 – Present)
- Implement 1:1 ABA early intervention for children with autism in home, school, clinic, aftercare and telehealth ages 2-19
- Generate BIPS, treatment goals, interventions, skill acquisition instruction protocols, progress reports
- Collaborate with stakeholders, insurance, and parents to create goals/interventions that are socially significant and individualized
- Implement treatment models including parent led, parent training, practitioner mediated, social skills group (SSG), and hybrid models (with both parent component and practitioner mediated, or SSG combined)
- Supervise clinical teams including mid-levels, therapists, by training in goal implementation, prompting, data collection, writing treatment goals, progress reports, generating materials for sessions, and training in how to run parent trainings for individualized treatment plans based on client needs
- Run assessments including: VBMAPP Assessment (milestones, EESA, barriers, transitions), AFLS, ABLLS-R
- Run social skills group as primary and co-facilitator with children in a 4:1 ratio via telehealth and in clinic
- Manage part-time caseload of 10-26 billable hours/week with a NY LBA license
Clinical Director (High-Level Supervisor/BCBA) at CSD Autism Services (2025-10 – Present)
- Implement 1:1 ABA early intervention for children with autism in home, school, clinic, aftercare and telehealth ages 2-19
- Generate BIPS, treatment goals, interventions, skill acquisition instruction protocols, progress reports
- Collaborate with stakeholders, insurance, and parents to create goals/interventions that are socially significant and individualized
- Implement treatment models including parent led, parent training, practitioner mediated, social skills group (SSG), and hybrid models (with both parent component and practitioner mediated, or SSG combined)
- Supervise clinical teams including mid-levels, therapists, by training in goal implementation, prompting, data collection, writing treatment goals, progress reports, generating materials for sessions, and training in how to run parent trainings for individualized treatment plans based on client needs
- Run assessments including: VBMAPP, AFLS, ABLLS-R, Socially Savvy, Vineland, and Skills Streaming Assessment
- Run social skills group as primary and co-facilitator with children in a 4:1 ratio via telehealth and in clinic
- Manage full time caseload of 30-80/week billable hours from October 2025-June 2026
- June 2026-present switched to part time, billing 15-40 billable hours a week, and assisting with report writing by subbing for other CDs and report editing
Clinical Leader (Mid-Level Supervisor) at CSD Autism Services (2021-06 – 2025-10)
- Implement 1:1 ABA early intervention for children with autism in home, school, clinic, aftercare and telehealth ages 2-19
- Generate BIPS, treatment goals, interventions, skill acquisition instruction protocols, progress reports
- Collaborate with stakeholders, insurance, and parents to create goals that are socially significant and individualized
- Implement treatment models including parent led, parent training, practitioner mediated, social skills group (SSG), and hybrid models (with both parent component and practitioner mediated, or SSG combined)
- Supervise therapists, train therapists in goal implementation, prompting and data collection
- Practice running assessments including: VBMAPP, AFLS, ABLLS-R, Socially Savvy, Vineland, and Skills Streaming Assessment
- Run social skills group as primary and co-facilitator with children in a 4:1 ratio via telehealth and in clinic
- Passed CD academy (to prepare for future BCBA role)
- Institutional Review Board member, on the board to approve or disapprove experiments and further research
- Manage caseload of 30-40/week billable hours per track record since 6/2021 with hybrid caseload
- Implementation with child, taking data on parent performance, ensuring least to most prompting is being used
Behavior Interventionist at Emerging Milestones (2019-08 – 2021-06)
- Provide 1:1 ABA therapy for children with autism in home, with targeted early intervention cases, ages 2-7
- Decreasing aversive behaviors and increasing positive behaviors through implementation of behavior plans
- Practice implementing more naturalistic approaches to engage clients while targeting therapy goals
- Overlapping with other therapists during therapy, share alternate strategies, to gain and implement feedback
Behavior Interventionist at Maxim Healthcare Services (2018-09 – 2019-05)
- Provide specialized 1:1 ABA therapy for children with autism, in home and in school, with ages 2-14
- Practice and experience with both naturalistic strategies and more structured practices (discrete trial training)
- Received Crisis Prevention Intervention Training and had 40 hours of registered behavior technician courses
Assistant Behavioral Specialist at McGrew Behavior Intervention, Services (2018-02 – 2018-06)
- Provide specialized 1:1 ABA therapy for children with autism, in home and in school, with ages 2-14
- Practice and experience with both naturalistic strategies and more structured practices (discrete trial training)
- Received Crisis Prevention Intervention Training and had 40 hours of registered behavior technician courses
Behavioral Therapy Aide at Juvo Behavioral Health (2016-10 – 2017-02)
- Provide specialized 1:1 ABA therapy for children with autism implementing behavior plans, for ages 2-14
- Practice and experience with both naturalistic strategies and more structured practices (discrete trial training)
- Worked mainly with early intervention clients between the ages of 2-5 years old in school and in home
- 40 hours in office training for applying Applied Behavior Analysis strategies, Safety Care training, First Aide and CPR
Junior Research Specialist at University of California, Davis, Center For Neuroscience (2017-03 – 2018-02)
Principle Investigator: Gregg Recanzone, Ph.D.
- studied the role of the cerebral cortex in the perception of auditory signals with an emphasis on the effects of aging in humans and primates
- trained primates using positive reinforcement, shaping, and behavioral strategies
- acted as impromptu lab manager, ordering laboratory supplies, materials, training employees, interns, and upkeep laboratory paperwork and requirements following IACUC and other regulatory agency guidelines
Research Assistant at CSUS Spatial Orientation Lab, Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento (2013-01 – 2015-06)
Principle Investigator: Jeffrey L. Calton, Ph.D.
- Examined characteristics of the head direction cell network in rats
- Head direction cells are found in the thalamus and related structures and encode information related to the directional orientation of the animal
- These cells are studied by surgically implanting recording electrodes into the brain and monitoring cellular activity while the animal performs navigational tasks
Junior Research Specialist at 22q11.2 Research Center and Clinic, University of California, Davis, Mind Institute (2014-10 – 2016-08)
Principle Investigator: Tony Simon, Ph.D.
- Study children with Chromosome 22 deletion, comparing them to a control group, and children with other neurodevelopmental disorders
- Focus on the neuroanatomical abnormalities found within these children
- Create scripts for graphs, figures, and statistics using R-statistical programming language to analyze age, gender and diagnostic differences during spatiotemporal tasks
- Study the relationship between the hippocampus and performance in spatiotemporal tasks
- Present and create PowerPoints, flowcharts, and document data processing pipelines
- Compose abstracts, posters, and assist in manuscripts for publications
Lab Assistant at Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento (2015-01 – 2015-05)
Instructor: Jeffrey Calton, Ph.D. PSYCH 115: Introduction to Neuroscience
- Hold review sessions on class material
- Assist students in groups and independently
- Identifying Sheep Brain Anatomy Dorsal and Ventral Structures (Sagittal, Coronal, and Transverse cuts)
- Assist in Electrophysiology labs using LabView with model nerves, earthworm giant axons, and crayfish
Teaching Assistant at Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento (2014-08 – 2014-12)
Instructor: Phillip Akutsu, Ph.D. PSYCH 100: Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Independently assisted students in reviewing exams
- Discussed 1:1 patterns found within students tests, instruction on analysis of test questions, suggestion on ways to improve study skills
- Lectured for 75 minutes on Cognition and Perception, in reference to culture, to a classroom of 120 students and engaged students in a daily exercise activity
- Graded research projects and essays, recorded grades within BlackBoard Learning System, and received teaching instruction sessions with course director
Teaching Assistant at Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento (2011-08 – 2011-12)
Instructor: Jeffrey L. Calton Ph.D. PSYCH 117: Drugs and Behavior
- Held study sessions, answering student questions, helping them to engage in and understand material
- Instructed students on how to study for different type of exam questions, using different study and exam strategies for multiple choice, and short answer questions
- Proctored exams
- Attended classes
