Professional Advisory Board

May Institute's Professional Advisory Board includes leading authorities in the fields of autism, applied behavior analysis (ABA), special education, developmental disabilities, and behavioral health. These experts review May Institute programs and provide guidance on new developments and best practices.

David H. Barlow, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor, Department of Psychology
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Roberta DePompei, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Glen Dunlap, Ph.D.
Professor, Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

George DuPaul, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Coordinator, School of Psychology
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Barry A. Edelstein, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

Judith E. Favell, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Eau Clair Program, Carlton Palms Educational Center
Mt. Dora, Florida

Robert S. Feldman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts

Richard M. Foxx, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Professor, Behavioral Sciences Department
Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D., ABPP
Director, Girls and Boys Town Behavioral Pediatrics and Family Services
Boys Town, Nebraska

Peter F. Gerhardt, Ed.D.
President and Chair of the Scientific Council
for the Organization for Autism Research
Arlington, Virginia

Jennifer M. Gillis, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Department of Psychology
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Mark J. Hauser, M.D.
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry,
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Robert Horner, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Special Education
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of California, Santa Barbara, California

David J. Kolko, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor and Dean, School of Health Studies
Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts

Robert P. Liberman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Karin Lifter, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Special Education
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

O. Ivar Lovaas, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Brian K. Martens, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

Gail G. McGee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo, North Dakota

Raymond G. Romanczyk, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Professor, Department of Psychology
State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York

Dennis C. Russo, Ph.D., ABPP, ABBP
Head of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Family Medicine at Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

Nirbhay N. Singh, Ph.D.
Mindfulness Research Group
Richmond, Virginia

Christopher H. Skinner, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

George Sugai, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Special Education
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, Ph.D., BCBA
The Brown's Group
Tallahassee, Florida

David P. Wacker, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Mark Wolery, Ph.D.
Professor, Child and Family Studies Program
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania