Ph.D., University of Florida
Meghan
A. Deshais, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor in the Graduate
School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. She
earned her doctorate in the experimental analysis of behavior from the
University of Florida in 2018. Prior to joining the faculty at Rutgers,
she was an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Behavior
Analysis (ABA) and a clinical supervisor at the Center for Autism and
ABA at Caldwell University. She has held clinical positions at a variety
of programs for children with developmental disabilities including the
Kennedy Krieger Institute and the New York Center for Autism Charter
School. Her research interests include establishing critical skills in
children with disabilities, group contingencies, and the application of
behavior analysis to novel areas. She serves on the board of the Journal
of Applied Behavior Analysis, has published research in a number of
peer-reviewed journals, and has coauthored several textbook chapters.
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