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Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA
Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.
Joanne Gerenser, Ph.D.
Paul Wehman, Ph.D.
Saul Axelrod, Ph.D., BCBA
Dr. Axelrod has served on the boards of editor of several journals,
including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of
Behavioral Education, Child and Family Behavior Therapy, and Behavior
Modification. He is author of numerous journal articles. He is an
author or editor of Behavior Modification for the Classroom Teacher,
Behavior Analysis and Treatment, How to Use Group Contingencies, and
How to Improve Classroom Behavior Series. He is cofounder of the
Delaware Valley Association for Behavior Analysis. In 2006, Dr. Axelrod
was the first recipient of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s
Michael Hemingway Award for Distinguished Service to Behavior Analysis. |
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Mary
Jane Weiss received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers
University in 1990. She became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in
2000. She is an Associate Research Professor at Rutgers University, and
she is the Director of Research and Training at the Douglass
Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University. Her clinical
and research interests center on defining best practice ABA techniques,
on identifying the specific utilities of various instructional
methodologies within ABA, on evaluating the impact of ABA in learners
with autism spectrum disorders, and in maximizing family members’
expertise and adaptation. She has written numerous articles and four
books on autism, Practical solutions for educating young children with
high functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome (2008), Right from the
start: Behavioral Intervention for young children with autism
(co-authored with Sandra Harris, 2nd edition 2007), Reaching out,
joining in: Teaching social skills to young children with autism
(co-authored with Sandra Harris, 2001), and Sibling stories:
Reflections on life with a brother or sister on the autism spectrum
(co-authored with Lynne Stern Feiges, 2004). She is also a regular
presenter at regional, national, and international conferences on
topics relevant to ABA and autism. She is currently the President of
the Autism Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavior
Analysis.
Brenda
Smith Myles is an associate professor in the Department of Special
Education at the University of Kansas, where she co-directs a graduate
program in Asperger Syndrome and autism. The recipient of the 2004
Autism Society of America's Outstanding Professional Award and the 2006
Princeton Fellowship Award, she has written numerous articles and books
on Asperger Syndrome and autism including Asperger Syndrome and
Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and
Meltdowns (with Southwick) and Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence:
Practical Solutions for School Success (with Adreon), the winner of the
Autism Society of America's Outstanding Literary Work. Brenda has made
over 500 presentations all over the world and written more than 150
articles and books on autism and Asperger Syndrome. Several of her
books have been translated into foreign languages. In addition, she has
received millions of dollars in grants to support the education of
students on the autism spectrum. Myles is on the executive boards of
several organizations, including the Organization for Autism Research
and Maap Services Inc. Brenda was just acknowledged by the University
of Texas at Austin as the second most productive applied researcher in
ASD in the world from 1997 to 2004.
Joanne
Gerenser is the Executive Director of the Eden II Programs, a set of
programs serving children and adults with autism throughout New York
City and Long Island. She is an adjunct Associate Professor at Brooklyn
College as well as Penn State University. Joanne received her Master’s
Degree at the Ohio State University and her Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing
Science at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Joanne is
the past-president of the New York State Association for Behavior
Analysis and a member of the Scientific Advisory Council for the
Organization for Autism Research. Joanne is co-author of the
interactive CD-ROM entitled Behavioral Programming for Children with
boards of several schools and programs for individuals with autism
throughout the United States and abroad. In addition, she has presented
nationally and internationally on 2 autism and related topics. Joanne
received the "Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Nassau-Suffolk
Autism Society, the Excellence in Behavior Analysis Award from the New
York State Association for Behavior Analysis, as well as numerous other
awards and recognition for her work with children and adults with
autism.
Dr.
Wehman is Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, with joint
appointments in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and
Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. He pioneered the development
of supported employment at VCU in the early 1980s and has been heavily
involved in the use of supported employment with people who have severe
disabilities, such as those with severe mental retardation, brain
injury, spinal cord injury or autism. Dr. Wehman is also Director of
the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports
and Chairman of the Division of Rehabilitation Research. Dr. Wehman has
written extensively on issues related to transition from school to
adulthood and special education as it relates for young adulthood. He
has published over 150 articles, 24 book chapters, and authored or
edited 33 books. He is a recipient of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Foundation International Awards in Mental Retardation, was a Mary
Switzer Fellow for the National Rehabilitation Association in 1985, and
has received the Distinguished Service Award from the President's
Committee on Employment for Persons with Disabilities in October, 1992.
Dr. Wehman was recognized as one of the 50 most influential special
educators of the millennium by a national survey coordinated by the
Remedial and Special Education journal (December, 2000), and recently
received the VCU Distinguished Service Award, 2001, September 6, 2001.
He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
He has been the Principal Investigator of over 24 million dollars worth
of federal grants since being at VCU.
Dr.
Gerhardt is President of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR), a
nonprofit organization, the mission of which is to fund applied
research and disseminate the relevant findings in support of learners
with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families. Dr. Gerhardt has
over 25 years experience utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior
Analysis in support of adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum
Disorders in educational, employment, and community based settings. He
is the author or co-author of articles and book chapters on the needs
of adults with autism spectrum disorder, the school-to-work-transition
process, assessment of social competence, and analysis and intervention
of problematic behavior. He has presented nationally and
internationally on these topics. Dr. Gerhardt received his doctorate
from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Gerhardt
was recently awarded the John W. Jacobson Award for Significant
Contributions to Effective Behavior Intervention by New York State ABA.
Dr. Gerhardt has been an active member of Maryland ABA since relocating
to Maryland (from New Jersey) 6 years ago and he is currently the
President-Elect. Previously, he had served on the Board of Directors on
New York State ABA and was a founding director of Connecticut ABA.
Saul
Axelrod is Professor of Education at Temple University. He received his
doctorate from Florida State University and was postdoctoral research
fellow at the University of Kansas. His major interests include
applying behavior analysis principles to the problems of managing
classrooms, increasing the academic development of children of poverty,
decreasing the self-injurious and aggressive behavior of people with
severe handicaps, and disseminating effective educational technologies
for children with autism.
