Who We Are
Core Members of CARE ABA Lab
Jennifer J McComas
She/they
Faculty lead
Research interests
- Functional behavior analysis
- Intervention and support for interfering behavior
- Response persistence
- Community informed interventions and support
Personal interests
- Hiking
- Reading
- Walking dogs
- Listening to music
Rebecca Kolb
She/her
Lecturer in Special Education
Research interests
- Assessment and treatment of severe interfering behaviour
- Culturally responsive service delivery
- Increasing self-determination and autonomy for individuals with disabilities
- Telehealth as a service delivery model
Personal interests
- Knitting
- Reading
- Gardening
- Paddle boarding
Hannah S Beavis
She/her
Graduate student Special Education, Lab Coordinator
Research interests
- Communication & language skills
- Group social skills interventions
- Telehealth as service delivery model
Personal interests
- Theatre & comedy
- Reading
- Travel
Natalia del Valle
She/her
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
Personal interests
- Watching movies
- Going to coffee shops
- Thrifting
- Sight seeing
Kuan-Ying Huang
She/her
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
Personal interests
- Listening to music
- Playing with my cat Mochi
- Ballroom dancing
- Being with friends & family
Kaci Johnson
She/her
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
- PICA
- Integration of Special Ed and GenEd classrooms
Personal interests
- Watching movies
- Spending time with friends & family
- Listening to music
- Exercise
Jan C Navarro
He/him
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
Personal interests
- Watching movie
- Reading
- Writing
- Walking
Cece Ney
She/her
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
Personal interests
- Camping
- Hiking
- Cooking
- Spending time with family
Nia Olson
She/her
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
- Restrictive repetitive behaviors
- Improving staff training
Personal interests
- Hiking
- Trying new coffee shops
- Going to museums
- Listening to music
Rose Marie Jane Rementina
She/her
MA Special Education student
Research interests
- Transition from school to work
Personal interests
- Journaling
- Reading
- Listening to music
- Watching sunsets
Jamil Salaam
He/Him
PhD Special Education student
Research interests
- Outcomes for transition students
Personal interests
- Exercise
- Reading
- Music
Alejandro Santiago
He/him
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
- Parent training
- Telehealth services
- Social skills acquisition
Personal interests
Morgan Smith
She/her
Taylor Troup
She/her
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
- Video modeling
- Social skills
Personal interests
- Being outside
- Working out
- Spending time with friends/family
- Watching TV
Yuanzhen "Judy" Wu
She/her
MA Special Education student (ABA emphasis)
Research interests
- Adherence to treatment
- Caregiver training
- Culturally responsive early intervention
Personal interests
- Reading
- Video games
- Music
- Travel
Sethe Zachman
He/him and They/them
Graduate student in Special Education
Research interests
- Self injurious behaviours
- Trauma informed, assent based care
- Ableism
- Parent training
Personal interests
- My cat Karl
- Music
- Exploring nature
- Physical activity
Kaiyuan Zhu
She/her
Graduate student in Special Education
Research interests
- Non linear contingency analysis
- Assent/dissent
- ACT/Relational frame theory
- Family ecology
Personal interests
- Jogging
- Painting
- Reading
- Listening to music
Friends of CARE ABA Lab
Abby Erwin
Amanda Chavis
Amanda Grande
Affiliate Members of CARE ABA Lab
Alumni Members of CARE ABA Lab
Ximena Becerra
Chantel Browne
Majo Garcia
Dylan Kistler
Vanessa C Lara
Bradley McMahon