Laura Brown Tolliver, M.Ed., BCBA
Center Program Director
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Education

Masters of Education in Special Education - The University of Texas - Austin

Emphasis: Autism and Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood

Supervised by Dr. Melissa Olive, BCBA - The University of Texas - Austin

Bachelor of Arts - The University of Texas - Austin

Psychology/Educational Psychology

Work Experience

The Westview School

August 2005-July 2006

* Lead teacher in a Pre-Academics class for children with autism (ages 3-6), planned and taught various pre-academic and fine motor skills to groups of 4-5 children with autism.
* Lead teacher in an ABA class of 3-5 children. Taught various skills in 1:1 format, social skills in a group format, and collected, graphed and analyzed data. Trained assistant teachers in methods of ABA to work 1:1 with children and collect data

Lead Therapist for Children with Autism, Austin, TX

Summer 2004-Summer 2005

Mentor: Melissa Olive, PhD, BCBA

Worked with BCBA as supervisor in writing programs for child with autism, implemented these programs, trained other therapists and parents to implement programs, monitored intervention by data collection and graphing, updated programs as needed based on progress data, attended meeting at local school district to represent the family and their needs

Therapist for Children with Autism, Austin, TX

February 2003-Summer 2005

Trained by Centers for Autism and Related Disorders, provided ABA therapy for local children with Autism, shadow for several mainstreamed students with autism in schools.

Certifications

Board Certified Behavior Analyst, December 2005

Affiliations

Texas Association of Behavior Analysts