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May Institute Names Dr. Allie Rader Executive Director of its School for Autistic Students in Wilmington, Mass.

10/14/24


Randolph, Mass. – Allie Rader, Ph.D., LABA, BCBA, has been named the Executive Director of the May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in Wilmington, Mass. 

The school in Wilmington is one of five May Institute’s schools for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities in Massachusetts and California. These schools offer full-day, year-round educational services to help students build communication, social, behavioral, vocational, and academic skills. The organization also operates a sixth school for students with brain injury and neurobehavioral disorders.

Dr. Rader has more than 10 years of clinical experience in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) with special expertise in severe challenging behavior, behavioral treatment of medically complex individuals with rare diagnoses, as well as school consultation. She has held previous positions as the Director of Clinical Services and Training and Clinical Director at the May Center School in Randolph. 

“Allie’s considerable experience serving the complex needs of our student population will greatly benefit both our staff and students,” said Matthew Riley, Psy.D., BCBA, Senior Vice President of Educational Services for May Institute. “She is a strong leader who I know will do an outstanding job leading the daily operations of our May Center School in Wilmington.”

Dr. Rader received her Ph.D. in ABA from Endicott College and teaches as adjunct faculty at Endicott, Elms College, and Simmons University. She is also a Board Certified and Massachusetts licensed Behavior Analyst.

Dr. Rader’s research interests include data analytics in single subject design and a scientist-practitioner model of service delivery. Her work has been published in the European Journal of Behavior Analysis and the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. She also authored a chapter titled “The Evolution of Functional Analysis” in Functional Assessment for Challenging Behaviors and Mental Health Disorders (2021). In addition to her other responsibilities, Dr. Rader also serves as the co-chair of May Institute's Research Steering Committee.

About May Institute
May Institute is a nonprofit organization that is a national leader in the field of applied behavior analysis and evidence-based interventions, serving autistic individuals and individuals with other developmental disabilities, brain injury and neurobehavioral disorders, and other special needs. Founded nearly 70 years ago, we provide a wide range of exceptional educational and rehabilitative services across the lifespan. For more information, call 800.778.7601 or visit www.mayinstitute.org.

 

 

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