Stephanie Gonzalez: Stephanie earned her Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis and Clinical Science from Rollins College in 2018. She has worked in the field of Behavior Analysis for 10 years with experience in clinic, school, and in-home settings across a myriad of clients ages 18 months to 52 years. Her research interests are primarily focused on verbal behavior and any interesting questions that fall on her lap.
	Janae’ Pendergrass: Janae’ earned her B.S. in Psychology from Spelman College in 2021. After graduating, she worked as a postbac in the single subject research lab at Marcus Autism Center where she ran functional analyses and provided treatment to children with severe challenging behavior. She simultaneously worked as an RBT in the Language and Learning Center at Marcus. Her research interests include caregiver training for managing behavior and the overall treatment of severe challenging behavior.
	Angie Van Arsdale: Angie received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2017. She then obtained her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis and Clinical Science from Rollins College and her BCBA certification in 2019. Her clinical experience has included working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the home, school, and clinic setting. Her primary research focus is in the area of pediatric feeding disorders, specifically treatment efficacy, generalization, and caregiver training.
	Nicole Perrino: Nicole received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2022. After graduating, she worked as a RBT at the Florida Autism Center Specialty Clinics in the Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program. Her clinical experience includes working with children with feeding disorders, and her primary research focus includes caregiver training, oral hygiene, and treatment integrity.
	Laura De Zayas: Laura received her B.A. from Florida International University in 2019. During this time, she volunteered at the IBIS clinic at the University of Miami and became a BCaBA. She then received her M.S. in Behavior Analysis from the University of South Florida and became a BCBA in 2022. She has experience working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Her research interests include skill acquisition, verbal behavior, early intervention, social validity, and relationship building skills.

AFFILIATE FACULTY, POST DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES, AND CLINICAL SUPERVISORS

	Kerri Peters: Dr. Kerri P. Peters earned her Masters degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas in 2007 and her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2013. Dr. Peters is a Behavior Analyst for the UF Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (UF Health CAN) and collaborates with the UF BARC as the Clinical and Research Director. Dr. Peters’ primary area of clinical research is applied behavior analysis, with emphases in the areas of intellectual disabilities and autism, the effects of positive reinforcement, and parenting. Dr. Peters was the recipient of the Henry C. and Audrey S. Schumacher Fellowship demonstrating outstanding scientific promise. She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Behavioral Development, and as a Member at Large for the Florida Association for Behavioral Analysis Executive Committee. She also serves on the steering committee, clinical and research task forces for the UF Health CAN.
	Vivian  F. Ibañez: Vivian is the program coordinator for the Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program at the Florida Autism Center’s Specialty Clinic within the University of Florida Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. Before this role, she was a senior behavior analyst in the Intensive Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program at Children’s Specialized Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Child Neurology, and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Division in Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of Rutgers University. She also held an appointment as an affiliate faculty member of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. Dr. Ibañez received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland College Park (2009), a Master’s in Behavior Analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (2014), and a Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (2017) under the supervision of Dr. Cathleen Piazza. Dr. Ibañez received clinical and research training at the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Day-treatment and inpatient feeding programs and the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Day-treatment feeding program. She later completed postdoctoral training at the University of Florida, where she directed the Behavior Analysis Research Clinic’s feeding services under Dr. Timothy Vollmer’s supervision. Dr. Ibañez’s research focuses on the assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders with an emphasis on areas that have a direct clinical impact on the children and families who serve as participants. Dr. Ibañez has authored book chapters and training manuals in addition to publications in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavioral Development Bulletin, for which she has also served as a guest reviewer.
	Faris R. Kronfli: Faris R. Kronfli received his master’s degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2014 and his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2019. His research has included the assessment and treatment of problem behavior among at-risk youth and individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While at the University of Florida, Dr. Kronfli helped establish a social skills clinic for adolescents and adults on the spectrum and has continued to focus on developing programs to support individuals as they transition to adulthood. He was the recipient of the 2018 B.F. Skinner Foundation Florida Graduate Student Research Award and the 2019 Christopher Rubow Memorial Award. He is currently the program coordinator for the Behavior Analysis Research Clinic’s school-based consultation program and an Assistant Instructional Professor at the University of Florida.
	Kacie McGarry: Dr. Kacie McGarry received her both her Master’s degree her Doctoral degree in Behavior Analysis from Florida Institute of Technology in 2019 and 2022, respectively. She currently serves as a Behavior Analysts in the Problem Behavior Assessment and Treatment Clinic. Dr. McGarry has clinical experience working with families in community settings and university-based clinics. She has worked with populations in early childhood through adolescence, diagnosed with autism and mental health conditions, to increase their quality of life and provide caregivers training to maintain their child’s progress. Her research has focused on training staff and caregivers along with evaluating assessments and treatment methods for skill acquisition and problem behavior.
	Lindsay Lloveras: Dr. Lindsay Lloveras obtained her Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western New England University in 2018 and her Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from the University of Florida in 2022. Dr. Lloveras is a Behavior Analyst for the UF Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (UF Health CAN) and coordinates the inpatient behavioral consultation program at UF Shands Children’s Hospital. She is also involved with the UF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD). Her primary area of research is in assessment and treatment of behavior disorders, with emphasis on quantitative analysis.
	Ronald Clark: Dr. Ronald J. Clark earned his B.A. from the University of Connecticut in Psychology with a Research Concentration. He continued his studies with a Master of Science degree in Applied Behavior Analysis & Organizational Behavior Management from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2018. He is completing his doctoral degree from the Florida Institute of Technology and will transition into a postdoctoral associate position at the University of Florida. RJ currently serves as a Behavior Analyst in the Intensive Pediatric Feeding Clinic at the University of Florida Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. His clinical experiences have focused on working with children with feeding concerns at the Munroe-Meyer Institute and The Scott Center for Autism Treatment. RJ has served as a Clinical Director for children with ASD in an early intervention clinic and currently serves on the executive council for the Greater Gainesville Applied Behavior Analysis FABA chapter. His current research interests focus on the training of staff and caregivers in pediatric feeding, understanding the properties of food that contribute to food selectivity, and the efficacy and efficiency of behavioral treatments across pediatric feeding concerns.
	Justin Han: Dr. Justin B. Han received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his M.S. in counseling with option in applied behavior analysis at California State University, Los Angeles under the mentorship of Dr. Michele Wallace. He completed his Ph.D. in applied behavior analysis at the University of South Florida under the mentorship of Dr. Sarah Bloom. Dr. Han is currently a postdoctoral associate at the University of Florida. He is a behavior analyst at the Behavior Assessment and Treatment Clinic at the University of Florida Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. His research interest includes assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior, interdisciplinary care for comorbid diagnoses, social validity, and relapse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Awards (Past 5 Years)

• Catherine Kishel, 2023 Department of Psychology Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award, University of Florida.
• Savannah Tate, 2023 recipient of the Christopher Rubow Memorial Award, Psychology Department, University of Florida.
• Angela Van Arsdale, 2023 Ring Research Award, Psychology Department, University of Florida.
• Stephanie Gonzalez, 2023 Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis Bijou Grant.
• Stephanie Gonzalez, 2023 Goldman Research Grant, Psychology Department, University of Florida.
• Stephanie Gonzalez, 2023 Ring Research Award, Psychology Department, University of Florida.

• Janelle Bacotti, 2022 Recipient of the Christopher Rubow Memorial Award. Psychology Department, University of Florida.

• Lindsay Lloveras, 2022 University of Florida Graduate Student Teaching Award.

• Janelle Bacotti, 2022 recipient of the Finish Line Dissertation Award, Psychology Department, University of Florida.

• Janelle Bacotti, 2022 Department of Psychology Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award, University of Florida.

• Janelle Bacotti, 2022 recipient of the Christopher Rubow Memorial Award, Psychology Department, University of Florida.

• Lindsay Lloveras, 2022 Behavior Analysis Graduate Student Mentoring Award, University of Florida.

• Savannah Tate, 2022 Ring Research Award, Psychology Department, University of Florida.

• Lindsay Lloveras, 2022 University of Florida Graduate Student Mentoring Award.

• Daniel Conine, 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Research Award in Educational Psychology. Georgia State University.

• Brandon Perez, 2021 recipient of the Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Florida.
• Janelle Bacotti, 2021 recipient of the Spring Semester Goldman Award, Psychology Department, University of Florida.
• Brandon Perez, 2021 recipient of the Christopher Rubow Memorial Award. Psychology Department, University of Florida.
• Meghan Deshais, 2020 recipient of the Graduate Mentor Award, Caldwell University.
• Samuel Morris, 2020 recipient of the Gerber Behavior Analysis Research Award. Psychology Department, University of Florida.
• Jason Bourret, 2020 recipient of the “Excellence in Teaching Verbal Behavior” award. Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group (Association for Behavior Analysis International).
• Emma Grauerholz-Fisher, 2020. Christopher Rubow Memorial Award.
• Emma Grauerholz-Fisher, 2020. Psychology Department Teaching Assistant Award.
• Samuel Morris, 2020. Gerber Behavior Analysis Research Award.
• Savannah Tate, 2019. Best Experimental Analysis-Poster Award. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis.
• Faris Kronfli, 2019. Christopher Rubow Memorial Reward.
• Daniel Conine, 2019. Gerber Behavior Analysis Research Award.
• Eliana Pizarro, 2018. CLAS Dissertation Award.
• Daniel Conine, 2018. Graduate Student Mentorship Award.
• Daniel Conine, 2018. Speech Pathology and Behavior Analysis Research Grant.
• Faris Kronfli, 2018. B.F. Skinner Graduate Research Award. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis.
• Cindy Cahill, Daniel Conine, and Timothy Vollmer, 2018. Best Overall – Poster Award. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis..
• Brandon Colvin, Samuel Morris, and Timothy Vollmer, 2018. Best Experimental Analysis – Poster Award. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis.
• Eliana Pizarro, 2018. O. Ruth McQuown Graduate Research Award. University of Florida.