Faculty (supervise graduate students):
Jesse Dallery, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist (Emory University, 1999). Professor. Dr. Dallery has interests in choice and decision making, quantitative models, addiction, and technology-based interventions to promote health behavior – with a special emphasis on contingency management interventions.
Iser G. DeLeon, Ph.D., BCBA-D (University of Florida, 1997). Professor. Dr. DeLeon’s interests include applied behavior analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and translational research in behavioral economics and determinants of stimulus value.
Nicole Gravina, Ph.D. (Western Michigan University, 2008). Associate Professor. Dr. Gravina has interests in organizational behavior management including behavioral safety, interventions for improving performance and service delivery in hospitals and human service organizations, consulting and leadership skills, and time management.
Corina Jimenez-Gomez, Ph.D., BCBA-D (Utah State University, 2008). Dr. Jimenez-Gomez’s current professional interests include translational and applied research in the areas of choice, behavioral persistence, and reinforcement processes, the use of technology in ABA settings, caregiver and staff coaching, and cultural responsiveness.
Christopher A. Podlesnik, Ph.D., BCBA-D (Utah State University, 2008). Associate Professor. Dr. Podlesnik studies reinforcement and other conditioning processes, with interests in translational research geared toward increasing the effectiveness of behavioral treatments.
Timothy R. Vollmer, Ph.D., BCBA-D (University of Florida, 1992). Professor. Dr. Vollmer has interests in applied behavior analysis, autism and intellectual disabilities, school-based assessment and treatment, behavioral parenting, and evaluation of reinforcement schedules as treatment for severe behavior disorders.
Affiliate faculty
Meredith S. Berry, Ph.D. (University of Montana, 2015). Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Behavior. Dr. Berry studies human behavioral pharmacology, behavioral economics, substance use, and the intersection of human decision-making and environmental conservation and sustainability.
Nicole Dorey, Ph.D. (University of Exeter, England, 2008). Instructional Professor. Dr. Dorey’s interests include using behavior analysis to enhance the welfare of nonhuman animals, evaluating preference and choice, environmental enrichment, assessing and modifying problem behavior, and finding the most effective positive reinforcement training methods.
Faris Kronfli, Ph.D., BCBA-D (University of Florida, 2019), Visiting Assistant Instructional Professor. Dr. Kronfli’s interests include assessment and treatment of challenging behavior in persons with neurodevelopmental disorders, social skills assessments and interventions, and effective classroom management strategies.
Kerri Peters, Ph.D., BCBA-D (University of Florida, 2013), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Peters’ interests include applied behavior analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and mutidisciplinary program development specifically in the area of increasing access to behavioral and medical care.
Research and Visiting Assistant Professors
Vivian Ibañez, Ph.D., BCBA-D (University of Nebraska Medical Center), Coordinator, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program. Assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, caregiver and practitioner training, relapse and mitigation of challenging mealtime behavior, consumer advocacy and public policies related to specialized behavior-analytic service, multidisciplinary collaboration
Postdoctoral Associates/Program Coordinators
RJ Clark, Ph.D. (Florida Institute of Technology). Post-Doctoral Associate
Justin Han, Ph.D. (University of South Florida), Clinical Supervisor
Kacie McGarry, Ph.D. (Florida Institute of Technology), Post-Doctoral Associate
Professor Emeriti:
Marc N. Branch, Ph.D. (University of Maryland, 1972). Professor Emeritus. Dr. Branch has interests in the general experimental analysis of behavior with special emphasis on conditioned reinforcement. Current research focuses on behavioral pharmacology with special emphasis on behavioral contributors to tolerance to psychoactive drugs.
Current Graduate Students in Behavior Analysis
| Graduate Student | Faculty Advisor | Previous Institution | Entered |
| Lindsey Ives | Dallery | Florida State University | 2020 |
| Alexandra Knerr | Rollins College | 2020 | |
| Hailey Donohue | University of the Pacific | 2021 | |
| Ryan Higginbotham | University of Florida | 2021 | |
| Kiah Kramer | University of Florida | 2022 | |
| Garret Hack | DeLeon | University of Florida | 2020 |
| Andrew Smith | Western Michigan Univ. | 2020 | |
| Caeli Cormier | Marquette University | 2022 | |
| Desiree Gray | University of Tampa | 2024 | |
| Davis Simmons | Gravina | University of Kansas | 2019 |
| Will Espericueta Luna | University of North Texas | 2021 | |
| Kelcie McCafferty | Florida Tech | 2023 | |
| Malchijah Williams | University of Florida | 2023 | |
| Cassandra O’Hara | Jimenez-Gomez | Aurora University | 2022 |
| Emily Dowling | Florida Tech | 2023 | |
| Hanna Vance | University of Kansas | 2023 | |
| Sabrina Olivera | University of Miami | 2024 | |
| Carla Martinez-Perez | Podlesnik | St. Lawrence University | 2022 |
| Kyleigh Montague | Kennesaw State University | 2022 | |
| Diego Avila Rozo | National University of Colombia | 2024 | |
| Angel Villalobos | University of Guadalajara | 2024 | |
| Janae′ Pendergrass | Vollmer | Spelman College | 2022 |
| Laura DeZayas | University of South Florida | 2023 | |
| Nicole Perrino | University of Florida | 2023 | |
| Arielle Marshall | Rutgers | 2024 |
Current Position of Recent Graduates (2018-present):
| Month/year | Name | Organization | Position |
| 2024 | Stephanie Gonzalez | University of North Texas | Assistant Professor |
| 2024 | Angie Van Arsdale | University of Florida | Postdoctoral Associate |
| 2023 | Jess Nastasi | McRel International | Mixed-Methods Researcher |
| 2023 | Katie Kishel | Rutgers University | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2023 | Savannah Tate | Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2023 | Paige Talhelm | University of South Florida | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2022 | Lindsay Lloveras | Marcus Autism Center and Emory Medical School | Assistant Professor |
| 2022 | Janelle Bacotti | University of Miami | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2022 | Tracy Argueta | Marcus Autism Center and Emory Medical School | Assistant Professor |
| 2022 | Andrew Bonner | Florida State University, Panama City | Assistant Teaching Professor |
| 2022 | Lesleigh Craddock | University of Florida | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2022 | Nick Matey | ABA Technologies | Senior VP, Operations |
| 2022 | Andressa Sleiman | Florida Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor |
| 2022 | Andrea Villegas | IPG Health | Strategist and Product Lead |
| 2021 | Crystal Slanzi | California State University, Los Angelas | Assistant Professor |
| 2021 | Brandon Perez | Northern Illinois University | Assistant Professor |
| 2021 | Brianna Laureano | University of South Florida | Assistant Professor of Instruction |
| 2020 | Sam Morris | Louisiana State University | Assistant Professor |
| 2020 | Emma Grauerholz-Fisher | Salve Regina University | Assistant Professor |
| 2020 | Molly Barlow | Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. | Senior Scientist |
| 2020 | Kissel Goldman | Kennedy Krieger Institute | Assistant Director of Clinical Outcomes |
| 2019 | Faris Kronfli | University of Florida | Visiting Assistant Instructional Professor |
| 2019 | Eliana Pizarro | Private Practice | BCBA-D |
| 2019 | Danny Conine | Georgia State University | Assistant Professor |
| 2019 | Hypatia Bolivar | University of Illinois, Springfield | Assistant Professor |
| 2019 | Nick Green | Hopebridge | ABA Clinical Program Director |
| 2019 | Triton Ong | Doxy.Me | Senior Research Associate |
| 2019 | Lisa Stedman-Falls | Gametime | Platform Engineer |
| 2018 | Meghan Deshais | Rutgers University | Assistant Professor |
| 2018 | David Cox | Endicott College | Assistant Professor |
| 2018 | Jonathan Fernand | Florida Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor |