Applied Behavior Analysis at USF

Congratulations to Zachary Crutchfield on successfully defending his thesis!

We are excited to share that Zach will continue his training at the University of South Florida this fall as a doctoral student in the Ph.D. Program in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Congratulations to Honorary New York Knick and MS ABA student Joshua Alvarado for successfully defending his thesis. We would like to thank his committee, his mentors, and apparently Jalen Brunson for helping make this achievement possible.

Congratulations to Dr. Trevor Maxfield on earning his Ph.D. this past spring from the University of South Florida!

Trevor successfully defended his dissertation, Development and Feasibility Testing of a Video-Based Virtual Reality Bullying Safety Skills Intervention for School-Aged Children with Disabilities.

We are proud of all he has accomplished and look forward to his continued contributions to the field of behavior analysis.

A special thank you to his mentor, Dr. Kwang-sun Blair, for her guidance and support throughout Trevor's doctoral journey.

Congratulations to Madeline Risse on successfully defending her dissertation!

Madeline's dissertation, Using Technology Enhanced Pyramidal Behavioral Skills Training to Train Clinical Staff, marks an important milestone in her doctoral journey and contributes to the advancement of staff training in behavior analysis.

Please join us in congratulating Madeline on this outstanding accomplishment and wishing her continued success. Go Bulls! 🤘

Congratulations, Emma Walker, on successfully defending your dissertation!

Emma's dissertation, Evaluating the Effect of Synchronous Music Reinforcement on Treadmill Pace: A Replication and Extension to Adults with ASD, represents an important contribution to the field of behavior analysis.

Please join us in celebrating this significant milestone and wishing Emma continued success in her future endeavors.

We’re thrilled to celebrate Ty Castillo for successfully defending his thesis!

This Friday!

Project iSEBA is currently hosting a Summer Institute featuring free, in-person presentations open to the public.

The presentations will focus on distance learning and technology, math and literacy instruction, and school leadership strategies to support school-aged children with severe emotional and behavioral disorders.

📆 Next presentation is this Friday, June 12, 2026, at 9am

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩! 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬

This presentation will share research and practice that supports both behavior analysts and special education teachers to consider how their collective expertise can be leveraged to advance positive mathematics outcomes for students with behavior and learning challenges (with and without identified disabilities).

Register: https://usf.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bwmWjMFo32l7hQy

More information about the presentations & presenter bios can be found on Project iSEBA's website https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/cfs/academics/aba/project-iseba/summer-institute.aspx

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Email Tracy-Ann Gilbert-Smith at [email protected]

Applied Behavior Analysis at USF USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences USF College of Education

Huge congratulations to Rachel Riccardo, for her successful thesis defense! 🥳🎓 Rachel presented her innovative research, "Caregiver-Implemented Functional Analysis of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Children."

Make sure to register and join Project iSEBA for their Summer Institute presentations!

Last Friday Project iSEBA began their Summer Institute. Through July, the project will host free, in-person presentations open to the public.

The presentations will focus on distance learning and technology, math and literacy instruction, and school leadership strategies to support school-aged children with severe emotional and behavioral disorders.

Next up! This Friday, June 5, 2026, at 9am

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
This presentation explores key leadership frameworks in policy and decision-making, guiding participants to identify and prioritize their leadership and ethical values. Participants will engage in the process of leadership decision making through case study teaching methodology.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://usf.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bwmWjMFo32l7hQy

More information about the presentations & presenter bios can be found on Project iSEBA's website https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/cfs/academics/aba/project-iseba/index.aspx

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Email Tracy-Ann Gilbert-Smith at [email protected]

Applied Behavior Analysis at USF USF College of Education USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences