2008-2009 Trainees

Paula Chan majored in psychology as an undergraduate.  She is now a first year graduate student in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Master’s of Arts program. Paula plans, after graduation from the ABA program, to pursue a doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

Gianna Lozano received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Florida. She is currently in Applied Behavior Analysis Master of Arts program at the University of South Florida. She plans to become an independent consultant providing behavioral services throughout the area.

Anna Robic received a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development from the University of Rhode Island.  She earned a Master of Education degree in special education and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Special Education.  Anna, after graduation, hopes to teach and pursue research in the field of disabilities, specifically behavior support.

Laura Kulikowski graduated from the University of South Florida with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.  She is currently a student in the Applied Behavior Analyst Master’s program also at USF.  Upon completion of her master’s degree she wants to work, as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and work with children that have pediatric feeding disorders and/or children with developmental disabilities.

Rachel Graves received a BA in psychology at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. She is a first year graduate student in the Applied Behavior Analysis Master of Arts program.  After graduation she wants to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and work with children that have behavior problems and their families.

Stevie-Marie Swift graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She’s currently enrolled in USF's Applied Behavior Analysis program. Upon graduation with her Master of Arts, she hopes to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) so that she can be involved with either children or adults with autism or acquired brain injury (ABI).

Arica Bolechala received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Central Washington in 2006.  She moved to Florida to attend the University of South Florida’s Applied Behavior Analysis Master of Arts program. She wants to work with children who have developmental disabilities with behavior problems and their families.

Leigh Sams received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of South Florida. She currently is a second year student in the Applied Behavior Analysis program.  When she receives her Master of Arts degree she would like to work as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with children with autism.

Aimee Eden received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Anthropology in 1993 and her master’s in International Affairs in 1995 from Ohio University. She worked in Washington DC for 9 years and served as a Public Health Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan for 2years. She is working on her Masters of Public Health and Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology at the University of South Florida.

Sarah Jewell received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of South Florida. She is a single mother of two with one child on the Autism Spectrum. She is currently working on my Master’s of Science in Speech Language Pathology. In the future she plans to use her degree providing therapy services to children with developmental disabilities and their families.