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Jill
Young, Ph.D., BCBA
serves as the Site Director for the Sacramento region. She
completed her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology at California
State University, Sacramento and her Ph.D. at the City University
of New York, Queens College. Dr. Young is also a Board Certified
Behavior Analyst.
As
part of her professional training and experience, Dr. Young
completed a Research Fellowship at the Institute for Basic
Research in Developmental Disabilities in Staten Island, New
York and a Fellowship for Doctoral Study in Applied Behavioral
Analysis at the Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI)
in Princeton, New Jersey. Dr. Young has conducted research
in various areas of behavior analysis including a study on
generalized imitation across response classes with young children
with autism subsequently published in the Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis.
Dr.
Young was the founder and first director of the New York
Child Learning Institute (NYCLI), a New York State certified
non-public pre-school and school program for children with
autism. The Institute was the first replication of the Princeton
Child Development Institute program for pre-school and
school age children with autism spectrum disorders and the
first center-based behavioral intervention program in New
York City. While at NYCLI, Dr. Young also served as adjunct
professor of Psychology at Queens College and California State
University, Sacramento.
Dr.
Young received a Citation of Honor for providing the highest
standard of education for children with autism spectrum disorders
from the office of President of Borough of Queens, City of
New York for her work at NYCLI. Dr. Young also serves on the
Board of Directors of the California Association for Behavior
Analysis as Secretary from 2003-2007. She currently serves
as its 2009 Conference Co-Chair and member of the Legislative
Affairs and Public Policy Committee.
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Kristi
Baysinger, M.A. BCBA
is
the Site Coordinator for The Kendall School-Elk Grove. Ms.
Baysinger received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology
from California State University, Sacramento and her Masters
of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of the Pacific.
She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
Ms. Baysinger has experience designing and applying a range
of behavioral interventions with both typically-developing
preschool children as well as those with autism spectrum disorders.
During her time at the University of the Pacific, she worked
as a Behavior Intervention Specialist providing training in
the implementation of behavior plans to for parents of children
with varying diagnoses aged 2-14 years. She was also the Clinical
Coordinator for the UOP Psychology Clinic which provided a
variety of services to the community including assessment
of AD-HD, IQ testing, custody evaluations, and parent training.
In addition to her work with children, Ms. Baysinger has also
worked with adults diagnosed with schizophrenia in a residential
setting. Ms. Baysinger has presented research projects at
poster sessions at the California Association for Behavior
Analysis and symposium at the Western Psychological Association.
Her graduate thesis focused upon improving reading comprehension
and self-efficacy related to reading competence in elementary
school-age children.
Ms. Baysinger has 10 years of experience working in the field
of Applied Behavior Analysis. During that time she has worked
with 50 children with autism spectrum disorders ranging in
age from 8 months to 8 years of age. Ms. Baysinger has more
than 16,000 hours of experience providing direct service and
clinical supervision for children with autism spectrum disorders.
Devon
Homme M.A.
is the Site Coordinator for The Kendall School–Modesto.
Ms. Homme received her Bachelor and Master of Arts in Education
(Special Education) from California State University, Stanislaus.
Ms. Homme holds three teaching credentials, one in general
education and two in special education. Ms. Homme has extensive
experience working with children in school settings. Her current
primary focus is programming and training for socialization
with peers. Ms. Homme has more than 20,000 hours of experience
in providing direct treatment and supervision to more than
60 children with diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Ms. Homme's thesis research, which was presented at the 2005
Annual Conference of the California Association for Behavior
Analysis, involved the use of a tactile prompt to increase
spontaneous commenting in children with autism.
Allyson
Moore, M.S., BCBA
is the Site Coordinator for The Kendall School-Tracy and holds
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from San
Jose State University and a Masters of Science degree in Psychology
(Behavior Analysis Concentration) from California State University,
Stanislaus. Additionally, Ms. Moore is a Board Certified Behavior
Analyst and a registered Marriage Family Therapist Intern.
She also serves on the Board of Directors of the California
Association for Behavior Analysis and the Association
of Professional Behavior Analysts.
Prior to joining our staff, Ms. Moore served as consultant
to home-based intervention programs for children with autism
in the Santa Cruz area. In addition, she was the first teacher
for The Bay School, a nonpublic school for children with autism
located in Santa Cruz, CA. Ms. Moore also worked as a Behavior
Interventionist designing behavior change programs for children
and adults with a wide variety of disabilities within the
Valley Mountain Regional Center service area.
Ms. Moore has training and experience in the use of direct
instruction, errorless and incidental teaching methods, as
well as fluency-based measures of behavior. She has extensive
experience developing programs for children with autism spectrum
disorders across various skill levels. Ms. Moore has made
several presentations at the annual conferences of The California
Association for Behavior Analysis and Association for Behavior
Analysis International. She has more than 16,000 hours of
experience providing direct treatment and supervision to more
than 75 children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
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