People
ACADEMIC STAFF
Professor Karola Dillenburger, BCBA-D, Director of the Centre for Behaviour Analysis
Dr Katerina Dounavi, BCBA-D, Deputy Director of the Centre for Behaviour Analysis
Dr Nichola Booth, BCBA-D Programme Director MSc ABA
Dr Jenny Ferguson, BCBA-D
Dr Paul Best, SSESW
Prof Muiris MacCarthaigh , Centre for Public Policy and Administration; HAPP; QUB
Dr Gareth Arnott, School of Biological Sciences · Institute for Global Food Security; QUB
Prof Mickey Keenan, Ulster University; NI
Prof Lizbeth Goodman, UCD; Ireland and SMARTlab
Prof Karel Pančocha, Centre for Applied Behaviour Analysis, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Dr Yini Liao, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Dr Smita Awasthi, Behavior Momentum, India
Dr Angelika Anderson, Waikato University, New Zealand
Dr Asmahan Saleh, TBC; UAE
Post-docs/Visiting Scholars
Dr Catriona (Tia) Martin, Positive Behaviour Support; PBSUK; Scotland
Elena Cló, BCBA, Italy
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Some of our PhD students and their current projects are listed below.
| Name | Thesis Title |
|---|---|
| Mr Michael Nicolosi BCBA | Addressing the core symptoms of severe autism spectrum disorder: Effectiveness of intensive behavioural interventions for adolescents and young adults |
| Natasha Attard BCBA | The Effectiveness of Behaviour Analytic Programmes for Children with autism within an Inclusive Mainstream Primary School Setting |
| Rebecca Barnes BCBA | Applied Behaviour Analysis and Acquired Aphasia: An Exploration into the Use of Behavioural Interventions for Regaining Lost Verbal Skills Due to a Stroke |
| Nurzel Ozkan Gonzalez BCBA | Examining the effectiveness of trauma-informed behavioural intervention in addition to medical treatment on treating functional constipation in children with autism via telehealth |
| Monica Millar BCBA | |
| Gabriella Barrientos BCBA | Unpacking the Homophobic, Transphobic and Binary Lens of Prescriptive Applied Behaviour Analysis: Recommendations Towards Affirming Expansive Gender in Autistic Individuals |
| Helayna Banks BCBA | Combining Applied Behavior Analysis and Equine Assisted Therapy to Address Anxiety Disorders in Children |
| Veronica Silva Dunning | Identifying enablers and barriers for the establishment professional recognition of behaviour analysts in 2 countries (UK and Brazil) with a particular focus on practice supervision |
| Ziyan (Violet) Chen | Effectiveness of a Group Training in Enhancing School Readiness Skills for Preschool Children with Autism |
| Maryam Alyafei | Understanding Barriers and Opportunities for Implementing Applied Behavior Analysis as an Autism Intervention in Qatar: A Mixed Methods Approach |