Speakers for the 2025 pennaba Conference
Valerie LaCerra, MA, BCBA, LBS
Valerie LaCerra is an Advanced Clinical Trainer and Advisor at Behavior Interventions Inc. and has over a decade of experience in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). As a Level 6 Trainer in Practical Functional Assessment and Skills-Based Treatment (PFA/SBT) through FTF, she supports BCBAs in implementing compassionate, research-informed ABA. Val believes trust is fundamental to an environment where clients and clinicians thrive.
Val's ABA journey started at Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg under Dr. Richard Foxx and Julie Aukerland-Brandt. There she co-authored a chapter in "Controversial Therapies for Autism and Intellectual Disabilities" (2016) and conducted research that was later published in Behavior Analysis in Practice (2024). In 2021, she co-founded Behavior Interventions’ Enhanced Program in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, supporting children with intense behavioral needs using PFA and SBT. She is presently influenced by Goldiamond’s Constructional Approach and the work of TV Joe Layng and Jesús Rosales-Ruiz.
Jessica Ellis, MA, BCBA, LBS
Tim Caldwell, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBS
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