Episode 168 - Emergent Relations w/ Dr. Bryan Blair + Dr. Lesley Shawler

Meet Your Podcast Guests

Dr. Bryan J. Blair is currently an Assistant Professor at Long Island University - Brooklyn where he is also the coordinator of the advanced graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and supervised fieldwork programs. He is a licensed behavior analyst and doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) and has worked with children and adults with developmental disabilities and clinical disorders for over 15 years in a variety of settings. He received an M.S. in ABA from Northeastern University in 2007 and a Ph.D. in ABA from Endicott College in 2017. Dr. Blair also provides digital technology consultation related to the practice of ABA. He has presented on topics in ABA and autism spectrum disorder at state, regional, and national conferences and has published research in peer-reviewed journals. His research and professional areas of interest include complex human behavior, improving learning outcomes, verbal behavior, staff training, parent consultation, instructional design, digital learning, and BCBA/Clinical supervision. Dr. Lesley Shawler is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who received her Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Endicott College – Institute for Applied Behavior Studies in 2019 under the supervision of Dr. Caio Miguel. She has worked with individuals with developmental disabilities across the lifespan focusing on decreasing challenging behavior as well as teaching language and other adaptive skills. She is currently a research post-doctoral fellow at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she is working toward improving treatment outcomes for families with children who exhibit challenging behavior. Lesley has recently accepted an Assistant Professor position at Southern Illinois University in the Behavior Analysis and Therapy department. Her clinical and research interests center around promoting generalization of treatment outcomes for increasing verbal behavior and decreasing challenging behavior, as well as identifying efficient and practical methods for caregivers to effectively implement and adhere to treatment recommendations.