Curriculum Vitae. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) #

Curriculum Vitae Vita 1 Robert "Ryan" S. Pabico, M.S., BCBA Business: Address: Shabani Institute Center for Behavior Analysis and Language Development 942 North Laurel Avenue Los Angeles, Calif., 90046 Phone: 404-384-4628 E-mail: rpabico@shabani-institute.org Educational History: 2004 2009 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA M.S.: Spring 2009 Major Area: Educational Psychology w/ emphasis in ABA Professors: Henry S. Roane, Ph.D., BCBA; Laura D. Fredrick, Ph.D.; Michael E. Kelley, Ph.D., BCBA 1996-2001 University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV B.A.: Spring 2001 Major Area: Psychology Professors: James E. Carr, Ph.D., Patrick M. Ghezzi, Ph.D., Larry Williams, Ph.D. 2009 Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) # 1-09-5286 Awards: 2009 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Outstanding Master s Thesis Award Recognition of the Master s Thesis of Especially High Quality and Potential Impact to the Field of Educational Psychology Membership in Professional Associations: Association for Behavior Analysis (student affiliate) 2001-Present California Association for Behavior Analysis 2009-Present Alabama Association for Behavior Analysis (student affiliate) 2007-2008 Georgia Association for Behavior Analysis (student affiliate) 2007-2008

Vita 2 Clinical Experience: 2009 to Present Clinical Director Shabani Institute / Center for Behavior Analysis and Language Development Los Angeles, CA Duties: Supervision of daily case management and development of individual treatment plans. Coordinate and supervise functional analysis assessments and development of function-based interventions. Conduct language assessments based upon The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP; Sundberg, 2007). Coordinate treatment protocol generalizations to client s home and school environment. Provide behavioral consultation services during client Individualized Education Programs in regards to treatment recommendations. Provide training and supervision as outlined by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for those interested in certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (BCABA). 2008-2009 Clinical Behavior Practitioner Marcus Autism Center / Children s Health Care of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Duties: Supervision of Bachelor and Master s level clinicians in the assessment and treatment of individual s with severe problem behavior (e.g., aggression, selfinjury, disruption). Supervision of daily case management and development of individual treatment plans. Coordinated and supervised functional analysis assessments and development of function-based interventions. Scheduled and coordinated treatment protocol generalizations to client s home and school environment. Provided behavioral consultation services during client Individualized Education Programs in regards to treatment recommendations. Reviewed and edited weekly client progress notes and client discharge summaries for clinical teams. Prepared and developed end-of-admission client behavioral recommendations. Supervised and coordinated 10 severe behavior day treatment clients and 25 Clinical Specialists and Behavior Data Analysts. Coordinated weekly supervision meetings and assessment/treatment trainings with behavioral teams. Assisted with the case management supervision of Pre-Doctoral Interns. Attended daily supervision meetings with Dr. Nathan Call to review the current progress of client assessments and treatment protocols. Work-Related Behavioral Presentations: Conducted training presentations to clinical staff, pre-doctoral interns, post-doctoral interns and faculty members. Training presentations consisted of the applications of both conceptual and behavioral principles (e.g., extinction, motivating operations, punishment, etc.), functional analyses, and literature reviews on approaches to treatment development (e.g., DRA, NCR, Punishment, Token Economy) for severe destructive behavior (e.g., aggression, self-injury, pica, disruption, etc.). See below:

Behavioral Presentation Topics: - Demand Assessments (Demand Latency) - Stimulus-Avoidance Assessment - Inter-Observer Agreement Methods - Extinction - Punishment: What your parents should have known - Myths about Punishment - 7 Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis - Decreasing Behavior with Nonpunishment Procedures Supervisor: Nathan A. Call, Ph.D., BCBA-D Vita 3 Nov. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 2005-2008 Clinical Specialist III / Clinical Case Manager The Marcus Institute Atlanta, GA Duties: Assisted in daily case management and development of individual treatment plans. Worked in conjunction with Clinical Specialists in implementing and monitoring the development of functional and treatment-based assessments. Involved in the recruitment and hiring of clinical staff for the Severe Behavior Day Treatment Program, Language and Learning Clinic and Severe Behavior Outpatient Program. Assisted in the orientation of new staff/students to department procedures and data collection procedures; assisted in the development of staff/student training programs. Supervisor: Henry Roane, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Michael E. Kelley, Ph.D. BCBA-D, and Nathan A. Call, Ph.D., BCBA-D 2003-2005 Clinical Specialist II Marcus Institute Atlanta, GA Duties: Assisted in the development of individual treatment plans, ensuring that treatment procedures are carried out. Monitored the implementation of programs by Clinical Specialist. Conducted training sessions for caretakers for implementation of treatment procedures. Performed clinical duties as indicated for specific research projects; assisted in the planning of research data, graphing and preparation of documents. Assisted in the orientation of new staff/students to department procedures and data collection procedures; assisted in the development of staff/student training programs. Supervisor: Henry Roane, Ph.D. / Wayne Fisher, Ph.D. 2002-2003 Clinical Specialist Marcus Institute Atlanta, GA Duties: Assisted in the development and implementation of treatment plans and goals for severe behavior day treatment clients. Conducted caregiver-training sessions to generalize treatment procedures. Maintained and updated data, graphs, and progress reports for active client cases. Assisted with the training of new

Vita 4 staff/student on active treatment protocols and data collection procedures. Supervisor: Cathleen Piazza, Ph.D. / Meeta Patel, Ph.D. 2002-2002 Behavior Data Specialist Marcus Institute Atlanta, GA Duties: Involved in calculating statistical analysis of behavior and implementing treatment protocols; assisted with conducting and organizing functional analysis and treatment sessions; served as a back-up therapist; prepared baseline and treatment sessions and parent training. Supervisor: Michael Kelley, Ph.D. / Robert Larue, Ph.D. 1999-2000 Lead ABA Therapist Early Childhood Autism Center-Based Program, Department of Psychology, Behavior Analysis Program, University of Nevada Reno, Reno NV Duties: Assisted with the development of academic and behavior reduction curriculums for a child with autism; conducted one-to-one discrete trial training of children with autism; trained new ABA therapists; consulted with parents and school districts; collected, analyzed, and interpreted academic and behavioral data. Supervisor: Patrick M. Ghezzi, Ph.D. 1998-1999 ABA Therapist Early Childhood Autism Center-Based Program, Department of Psychology, Behavior Analysis Program, University of Nevada Reno, Reno NV Duties: One-to-one discrete trial training of children with autism. Supervisor: James Carr, Ph.D. 1997-2001 Research Assistant, Psychology Department University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV Duties: Staff supervision, organization of day-to-day operations (e.g., data collection and analysis), responsibilities associated with running a dissertation level research projects. Assisted in collecting and analyzing data for functional analysis, functional assessments, and implementation of treatments. Assisted in making clinical decisions based on visual inspection of graphs. Projects: Establishing operations on stimulus preference and reinforcer value. An empirical assessment of the effects of self-charting. Massed and distributed instruction for young children with autism: effects on novel verbal responses. The assessment of basic learning abilities and auditory-visual discriminations. Functional assessment and treatment of pica: A single-case experiment. The effects of staff s response effort on data collection.

Research Activities Vita 5 Using MDRO to reduce aberrant behavior maintained by social positive reinforcement. Supervisors: James Carr, Ph.D., W. Larry Williams, Ph.D., Patrick Ghezzi, Ph.D., Ted Boyce, Ph.D., Publications in Peered Reviewed Journals: Call, N. A., Pabico, R. S., & Lomas, J. E. (2009). Use of latency to problem behavior to evaluate demands for inclusion in functional analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Falcomata, T.S., Roane, H.S. & Pabico, R.R. (2007). Unintentional stimulus control during the treatment of pica displayed by a young man with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Patel, M.R., Piazza, C.C., Reed, G.K., Mueller, M.M., Bachmeyer, M.H., Layer, S.A., & Pabico R.S. (2005). An evaluation of a high-probability instructional sequence to increase acceptance of food and decrease inappropriate behavior in children with pediatric feeding disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities. Roane, H.S., Fisher, W.W., Sgro, G.M., Falcomata, T.S., & Pabico, R.R. (2004). An alternative method of thinning reinforcer delivery during differential reinforcement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Editorial Experience: 2004 - Present Guest Reviewer, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Research Manuscripts in Preparation: Pabico, R. S., Roane, H. S., & Fredrick, L. D. (In preparation). A Multicomponent Evaluation of Immediate and Delayed Punishment Procedures. Call, N. A., Pabico, R. R., Valentino, A. L., & Findley, A. (In resubmission). Differential reinforcement with and without blocking as treatments for elopement. Mangum, A., Roane, H. S., Fredrick, L. D., Pabico, R. R., & Veenstra, R. A. (In submission) Further evaluation of high- and low-ranked stimuli identified through stimulus preference assessments. Research Manuscripts Acknowledgments: Rapp, J. T., Dozier, C. L., & Carr, J. E., (2001). Functional assessment and treatment of pica: A single-case experiment. Behavioral Interventions, 16, 111-125.

Vita 6 Professional Presentations: 2010 Pabico, R. R., Shabani, D. B., Adler, R., & Myles, E. Research on Verbal Relations. Symposium presented at the 36 th annual conference for the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX. 2010 Shabani, D. B., Pabico, R. R., Adler, R., & Myles, E. Research on Verbal Relations. Symposium presented at the 28 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Irvine, CA. 2010 Parks, N. A., Call, N. A., & Pabico, R. R. A Comparison of Methods for Assessing Demands as Potential Negative Reinforcers. Symposium presented at the 36 th annual conference for the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX. 2010 Tullis, C. A., Call, N. A., & Pabico, R. R. Assessment and Treatment of Elopement Utilizing a Trial-by-Trial Format. Symposium presented at the 36 th annual conference for the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX. 2010 Shamilan, K., Kelley, M. E., Lomas, J., Pabico, R. R., & Roane, H. S. Choice Behavior as a Function of Exposure to Contingencies. Symposium presented at the 36 th annual conference for the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX. 2009 Pabico, R. R. & Call, N. A. A Comparison of Methods for Assessing Preference for Negative Reinforcers. Symposium presented at the 35 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Phoenix, AZ. 2008 Moreland, D. G., Roane, H. S., Bouxsein, K. J., & Pabico R. R. Analysis of a Self-Restraint Response Hierarchy. Symposium presented at the 34 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2008 Pabico, R. R., Call, N., & Lomas, J. Use of Latency to Problem Behavior to Evaluate Demands for Inclusion in Functional Analyses. Paper presented at the 34 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2008 Stephenson, K., Roane, H. S., & Pabico, R. R. Delay Fading and Generalization of Differential Reinforcement Treatments for Destructive Behavior. Symposium presented at the 34 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2008 Pabico, R. R., Call, N., & Lomas, J. Use of Latency to Problem Behavior to Evaluate Demands for Inclusion in Functional Analyses. Symposium presented at the 16 th annual conference of the Alabama Association for Behavior Analysis. 2007 Pabico, R. S., Call, N. A., & Lomas, J. E. Use of latency to problem behavior to

Vita 7 evaluate demands for inclusion in functional analysis. Symposium presented at the 1 st annual conference of the Georgia Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2007 Pabico, R.S., Roane, H.S., & Kelley, M.E. An evaluation of a delayed time-out procedure in the treatment of problem behavior. Symposium presented at the 33 rd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA. 2007 Roane, H.S., Glover, A.C., & Pabico, R. S. Examination of choice responding in the development of treatments for destructive behavior. Symposium presented at the 33 rd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA. 2007 Mangum, A. F., Roane, H. S., & Pabico R. R. Evaluation of high- and lowranked stimuli in a choice preference assessment. Symposium presented at the 33 rd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA. 2006 Pabico, R.S., Roane, H.S., & Kelley, M., The Occurrence of a Response Hierarchy of Self-Restraint. Symposium presented at the 32 nd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2006 Roane, H.S., Glover, A.C., Kelley, M.E., Pabico, R.S., & Lomas, J. The Utility of Progressive Ratio Schedules to Determine Reinforcer Value: An Economic Analysis. Symposium to be presented at the 32 nd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2006 Kelley, M.E., Lomas, J., Pabico R.S., Schafer, M., Myers, K., & Roane, H.S. Basic and Applied Analyses of Reflexive Conditioned Establishing Operations. Symposium to be presented at the 32 nd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2005 Pabico, R.S., Fisher, W.W., Roane, H.S., Kelley, M., & Falcomata, T.S., An Examination of the Relation Between Core and Associated Symptoms of Autism. Symposium presented at the 31st annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2005 Roane, H. S., Falcomata, T. S., Glover, A. C., & Pabico, R. S. Analysis of Unit Price within the Context of Reinforcement-Based Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Symposium presented at the 31 st annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2004 Pabico, R. S., Fisher, W. W., Roane, H. S., Kelley, M., Lomas, J. E. Glover, A. C., & Call, N. A. Thinning Reinforcer Delivery During Differential Reinforcement Programs. Symposium presented at the 30 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA.

Poster Presentations: Vita 8 2011 Pabico, R. R., Sandoval, R., Zhu, K., Sala, A., & Shabani, D. B. Using Latency Measures to Identify the Function of Problem Behavior During Functional Analyses. Poster to be presented at the 29 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Burlingame, CA. 2011 Lam, W., Babakhanian, V., Pabico, R. R., & Shabani, D. B. Enhancing Vocal Responses Through the Use of Communication Cards. Poster to be presented at the 29 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Burlingame, CA. 2011 Lam, W., Adler, R., Pabico R. R., & Shabani, D. B. Using Headphones to Enhance the Effects of Delay Fading During Functional Communication Training. Poster to be presented at the 29 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Burlingame, CA. 2011 Lam, W., Norwood, J., Palilla, J., Pabico, R. R., & Shabani D. B. Evaluating the Effects of Single & Group Contingencies on Rates of Problem Behavior. Poster to be presented at the 29 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Burlingame, CA. 2011 Myles, E., Palilla, J., Pabico, R. R., & Shabani D. B. Using a Water Prompting Procedure to Facilitate Continent Voids during Toilet Training. Poster to be presented at the 29 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Burlingame, CA. 2011 Sala, A., Shabani, D. B., & Pabico, R. R. Using Differential Reinforcement and Overcorrection to Increase Homework Compliance. Poster to be presented at the 29 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Burlingame, CA. 2010 Bloom, C., Adler, R., Myles, E., Pabico, R. R., & Shabani, D. B. The Use of Multiple Schedules of Reinforcement to Increase Participation with Non- Preferred Activities. Poster presented at the 36 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX. 2010 Adler, R., Bloom, C., Pabico, R. R., & Shabani, D. B. An Evaluation of a Sit and Watch Procedure in the Treatment of Disruptive Behaviors. Poster presented at the 36 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX. 2010 Shamlian, K., Kelley, M. E., Lomas, J., Pabico, R. R., & Roane, H. S. Choice Behavior as a Function of Exposure to Contingencies. Poster presented at the 36 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Antonio, TX.

Vita 9 2010 Shabani, D. B., Pabico, R. R., Bloom, C., Adler, R., & Myles, E. The Use of Multiple Schedules of Reinforcement to Increase Participation with Non- Preferred Activities. Poster presented at the 28 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Irvine, CA. 2010 Pabico, R. R., Shabani, D. B., Bloom, C., & Adler, R. An Evaluation of a Sit and Watch Procedure in the Treatment of Disruptive Behaviors. Poster presented at the 28 th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Irvine, CA. 2009 Feeney, B. J., Pabico, R. R., Roane, H. S., & Veenstra, R. A. Further Evaluation of a Delayed Time-Out Procedure in the Treatment of Problem Behavior. Poster presented at the 35 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Phoenix, AZ. 2008 Fontenot, S. E., Call, N., & Pabico, R. R. The Effect of Noncontingent Reinforcement on Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior During Schedule Fading. Poster presented at the 34 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2008 Schafer, M., Call, N., Zangrillo, A., Lomas, J., & Pabico, R. R. The Effects of Conducting a Functional Analysis on Problem Behavior in the Natural Environment. Poster presented at the 34 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2008 Wilson, L., Call, N., & Pabico, R. R. The Necessity of Extinction in the Treatment of Elopement. Poster presented at the 34 th annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. 2007 Zangrillo, A., Call, A.N., Lomas, J., & Pabico, R. Generalization of Problem Behavior to the Natural Environment as a Result of Conducting a Functional Analysis. Poster presented at the 1st annual conference of the Georgia Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2007 Schafer, M., Call, A.N., Pabico, R.S., & Lomas, J. An Examination of Demand Assessment. Poster presented at the 33 rd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA. 2007 Bredthauer J. L., Call, N. A., Pabico, R. R., & Lomas, J. Concurrent Operants Assessment for Functional Reinforcers for Problem Behavior. Poster presented at the 33 rd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA. 2007 Zangrillo, A., Call, A.N., Lomas, J., & Pabico, R. Generalization of Problem Behavior to the Natural Environment as a Result of Conducting a Functional Analysis. Poster presented at the 33 rd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.

Vita 10 2006 Glover, A. C., Pabico, R. S., Lomas, J., Roane, H. S., & Kelley, M. E. Educational Psychology / ABA Program at the Marcus Institute and Georgia State University. Poster presented at the 32 nd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2006 Kisamore, A., Roane, H. S., Grow, L. L., Pabico, R. S., & Myers, K. Generalization of Differential Reinforcement Schedule Thinning. Poster presented at the 32 nd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2006 McKranie, K., Kelley, M. E., Grow, L. L., & Pabico, R. S. Some Effects of Signals on Communication and Other Behaviors during Functional Communication Training. Poster presented at the 32 nd annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA. 2004 Pabico, R. S., Piazza, C. C., Patel, M. R., Reed, G. K., Moore, J. W., Bachmeyer, M. H., Bethke, S. B., Layer, S. A., & Coleman, R. Using a Fruit Chaser to Reduce Packing. Poster presented at the 30 th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA. 2004 Hope, K. T., Patel, M. R., Piazza, C. C., Reed, G. K., Bachmeyer, M. H., Pabico, R. S., & Layer, S. A. An Evaluation of a High-Probability Instructional Sequence to Increase Acceptance of Food and Decrease Inappropriate Behavior in Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorders. Poster presented at the 30 th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA. 2004 Glover, A. C., Roane, H. S., Call, N. A., Pabico, R. R., Valois, T., Kadey, H. Comparing Reinforcers Identified Through Paired Choice and Concurrent Duration Preference Assessments. Poster presented at the 30 th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, M.A. 2003 Pabico, R. R., Falcomata, T. S., Roane, H. S. Treatment of Pica Through Stimulus Control Procedures. Poster presentation at the 29 th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA. 2003 Falcomata, T. S., Roane, H. S., Fisher, W. W., Pabico, R. R., & Neely, J. Treatment of Pica Through the Use of Indiscriminable Contingencies. Poster presentations at the 29 th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA. 2003 Falcomata, T. S., Fisher, W. W., Roane, T. S., & Pabico R. R. A Preliminary Examination of the Relation Between Core and Associated Symptoms of Autism. Poster presentation at the 29 th Annual Cnvention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA.

Vita 11 2002 Wilson, G.R., Ghezzi, P.M., Porter, J., Athens, E., & Pabico, R. (2002, February). The Development of the Near-Miss Effect in Slot Machine Play. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA

Vita 12 Professional References: Henry S. Roane, Ph.D., BCBA-D Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Associate Professor Depts. of Pediatrics and Psychiatry SUNY Upstate Medical University 750 E. Adams St. Syracuse, NY 13210 Email: roaneh@upstate.edu Office Tel. 315-464-3145 Fax. 315-464-3134 Michael E. Kelley, Ph.D., BCBA-D Assistant Research Professor Dept. of Human Resource Development 407 Bailey Hall University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME 04038 Email. mekelley@usm.maine.edu Daniel B. Shabani, Ph.D., BCBA-D Assistant Professor Program in Applied Behavior Analysis Department of Psychology California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032-8227 Office #KH-A3043 Email. bshaban@calstatela.edu Office Tel. 323-343-2278 Fax. 323.343.2281 Nathan A. Call, Ph.D., BCBA-D Director, Behavior Treatment Clinic Severe Behavior Day Treatment Program Marcus Autism Center 1920 Briarcliff Rd. Atlanta, GA 30329 Email. nathan.call@choa.org Office Tel. 404-785-9400 Fax. 404.785-9315 Laura D. Fredrick, Ph.D. Associate Professor Educational Psychology, Behavior Analysis, Direct Instruction, & College Teaching Department of Educational Psychology & Special Education Georgia State University P.O. Box 3979 Atlanta, GA 30302 Email: lfredrick@gsu.edu Office Tel. 404-413-8309