Clinical News, School News
Katherine O'Keefe

Garden Academy’s Executive Director, Dr. Laura Grow, BCBA-D, Principal Emily Mahon, BCBA, and Classroom BCBAs Taylor Custer, BCBA and Rafaella Gashi, BCBA presented a webinar on Supporting Individuals With Autism During Routine Disruptions. This webinar is available free and on demand, but registration is required. You can register to view this webinar at any time here.

Free Webinar: Supporting Individuals With Autism During Routine Disruptions Garden Academy’s Executive Director, Dr. Laura Grow, BCBA-D, Principal Emily Mahon, BCBA, and Classroom BCBAs Taylor Custer, BCBA and Rafaella Gashi, BCBA pres
Clinical News
Katherine O'Keefe
16 Publications in 6 Years!

Our Senior Leadership team and BCBAs are incredibly active participants in the field of behavior analysis. Even in a year as busy as 2020, six members of our staff have been published this year, with some being published multiple times! Read on to find out more about their research…

16 Publications in 6 Years!
Clinical News
Katherine O'Keefe
Staff Highlight: Sean Yocum

We interviewed Garden Academy staff member Sean Yocum about his seven years of service at Garden Academy and got to know more about what made him decide to go into the field of autism education, his studies for his Master’s degree program, and his experience with group supervision at Garden Academy.

Staff Highlight: Sean Yocum
Clinical News
Katherine O'Keefe

Taylor Custer, BCBA, Garden Academy’s Classroom Trainer in Classroom A2, was recently published for her work on “Outcomes of a practical approach for improving conversation skills in adults with autism” in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Taylor Custer, BCBA, Garden Academy’s Classroom Trainer in Classroom A2, was recently published for her work on “Outcomes of a practical approach for improving conversation skills in adults with autism” in the Journal of Applied Behavior
Clinical News
Katherine O'Keefe

Samantha Breeman, BCBA, Garden Academy’s Classroom Trainer in Classroom C, recently had her Master’s thesis, titled The effects of procedural integrity errors during auditory–visual conditional discrimination training: A preliminary investigation published in Behavioral Interventions. Dr. Laura Grow, Garden Academy’s Executive Director, served as a co-author.

Samantha Breeman, BCBA, Garden Academy’s Classroom Trainer in Classroom C, recently had her Master’s thesis, titled The effects of procedural integrity errors during auditory–visual conditional discrimination training: A preliminary inve

An evaluation of instructive feedback to teach play behavior to a child with autism spectrum disorder.

An evaluation of instructive feedback to teach play behavior to a child with autism spectrum disorder.

Grow, L. L., Kodak, T., & Clements, A. (2016). An evaluation of instructive feedback to teach play behavior to a child with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Advance online publication.  More...

Frequently assigned readings in behavior analysis graduate training programs.

Frequently assigned readings in behavior analysis graduate training programs.

Pastrana, S., Frewing, T., Grow, L., Nosik, M., Turner, M., & Carr, J. E. (2016). Frequently assigned readings in behavior analysis graduate training programs. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Advance online publication.   More…

The effects of multiple exemplar training on the relation between listener skills and intraverbal categorization. 

The effects of multiple exemplar training on the relation between listener skills and intraverbal categorization. 

Lechago, S. A., Carr, J. E., Kisamore, A. N, & Grow, L. L. (2015). The effects of multiple exemplar training on the relation between listener skills and intraverbal categorization. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 31, 76 – 95. More…

A comparison of methods for teaching receptive labeling to children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic replication.

A comparison of methods for teaching receptive labeling to children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic replication.

Grow, L. L., Kodak, T., & Carr, J. E. (2014). A comparison of methods for teaching receptive labeling to children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic replication. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47, 600 – 605. More…

Using a lag reinforcement schedule to increase phonemic variability in children with autism spectrum disorders.

Using a lag reinforcement schedule to increase phonemic variability in children with autism spectrum disorders.

Koehler-Platten, K., Grow, L. L., Schulze, K. A., Bertone, T. (2013). Using a lag reinforcement schedule to increase phonemic variability in children with autism spectrum disorders. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 29, 71 – 83.  More…