key note speaker

Dr. Megan Miller, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Megan Miller, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA is the co-founder of Navigation Behavioral Consulting and CEO of PEAK ABA Solutions. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from John Carroll University in 2004 and obtained a Master’s degree in Psychology with a Specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis from Florida State University in 2007. Megan earned her Ph.D. in Special Education and Behavior Analysis at The Ohio State University in 2015. Dr. Miller’s early training in behavior analysis occurred at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism as a volunteer/intern in 2003. Since that time, she has provided services hundreds of children diagnosed with autism and other disabilities. Dr. Miller has taught courses in behavior analysis and special education at several universities as an adjunct professor. She has co-authored journal articles published in the Journal of Developmental Physical Disability, Behavior Analysis in Practice, and Teaching Exceptional Children. She also co-authored “The 7 Steps to Earning Instructional Control” with Robert Schramm, BCBA. Megan has provided over 40 presentations to numerous professional organizations and conferences throughout the world.

Invited speaker

Dr. Alison Cox, PhD, BCBA-D

Dr. Alison Cox received her PhD. in Psychology from the University of Manitoba in 2015. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analysis – Doctoral. Throughout her PhD, Dr. Cox was involved in a variety of research initiatives ranging from developing measures to reliably identify preference in individuals with profound multiple disabilities to teaching children and adolescents with autism to successfully undergo MRI procedures. As an Assistant Professor in the Applied Disability Studies program at Brock University her research interests continue to be diverse. However, her primary interest involves examining the effects of psychotropic medication on behaviour. Namely, how medication changes impact the form and function of behaviour. Through her current and past research and clinical experiences, Dr. Cox has developed specific expertise in assessing and treating severe challenging behaviour in individuals with dual diagnosis and acquired brain injury, supporting skill acquisition in individuals with dual diagnosis and autism, and supervising early intensive behavioural intervention programs. Dr. Cox has presented her work at international and national conferences, and is published in several prominent behaviour analytic journals.