Behind the ABA Talk Podcast

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Behind the ABA Talk Ep. 7 - Efficiency Meets Ethics: How BCBA's Can Responsibly Leverage AI Tools with Guest Jennifer Magnuson

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0400

Join Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In this episode, Jennifer Magnuson, BCBA, shares her journey in ABA and provides practical insights on how behavior analysts can responsibly integrate emerging technologies into their practice.

With over 20 years of experience supporting individuals with autism and developmental disabilities, Jennifer has spent the last two years intentionally designing programs that support young adults transitioning out of high school and into adulthood. Her approach focuses on partnership, goal achievement, and creating a higher quality of life, while also building inclusive networks and communities where people with autism can contribute and thrive.

Register now for Jennifer Magnuson's CE event: Efficiency Meets Ethics: How BCBAs Can Responsibly Leverage AI Tools onApril 3, 12-1:30 PM EST. This event will also be available for on-demand CEUs.

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Behind the ABA Talk Ep. 6 - Performance Management in Practice: Building and Sustaining Motivation with Dr. Jennifer Ruane

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500

Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Ruane shares her journey from counseling to organizational behavior management in clinical settings and discusses the importance of creating a supportive work environment that emphasizes connection and collaboration.

Listen now and mark your calendar for Dr. Ruane's CE event: Performance Management in Practice: Building and Sustaining Motivation, on March 6, 12-1:30 PM EST. This event will also be available on-demand.

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Behind the ABA Talk Ep.5 - Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Multiple Diagnoses with Dr. Rebecca Markovits

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500

Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Markovits shares her journey in behavior analysis and discusses the importance of a supportive work environment in order to effectively address the complex needs of individuals with multiple diagnoses. Dr. Markovits also offers advice for building and maintaining resilience and connection while doing this incredible work.

Listen now and mark your calendar for Dr. Markovits' CE event: Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Multiple Diagnoses on February 6, 12-1:30 PM EST.

As with all LSGurdin CE events, this presentation will be offered live and on-demand for BCBA CEUs. Click HERE to register.

Special Series Ep. 7 - The Professional Journeys of Janet Lund & Lisa Gurdin

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host Lisa Gurdin and BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16 (2026), this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality.

In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa share their professional journeys, the lessons they learned along the way, and what motivates their efforts to build communication and connection in the field of behavior analysis. Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference.

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Special Series Ep. 6 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host Lisa Gurdin is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality.

In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr. Sarah Lichtenberger about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and how she learned the importance of humility, self-compassion, and daily ethical practice.

At the Women Behaving Boldly conference, Dr. Lichtenberger will explore how self-compassion and intentional ethical practice help behavior analysts lead with humility and grace. Through practical examples and prompts for daily practices, she will help fellow behavior analysts reframe mistakes as opportunities to strengthen integrity and build teams where people can learn openly and ethically together. Welcome to the show!

Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference.

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Special Series Ep. 5 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host, Lisa Gurdin, is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality.

In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr Nancy Marchese about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the incredible work she is doing as CEO and Founder of Breakthrough Autism Centre. Nancy talked about the importance of empowering families and building strong, evidence-based teams to support children with autism.

Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference.

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Breakthrough Autism Center

Nancy Marchese's LinkedIn

Special Series Ep. 4 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500

In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Kathy Fox about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the incredible work she is doing as principal and assistant director at Morningside Academy, an internationally recognized school supporting students with learning differences. Kathy also discussed the importance of reading for all of us and shared the top three books she read in 2025.

At the Women Behaving Boldly conference, Kathy will discuss the benefits of reading, what is lost when reading behavior deteriorates, what we stand to gain from building reading skills across settings and how leaders can shape the communities they lead to enthusiastically embrace reading and its benefits.

Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference.

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Kathy Fox's LinkedIn

Morningside Academy

Special Series Ep. 3 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500

In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr. Margo Uwayo, BCBA-D about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the inspiration for her visionary school, Kalamazoo Academy for Behavioral and Academic Success (KABAS). At the Women Behaving Boldly Conference, Dr. Uwayo will describe a unique educational model that applies effective strategies from Applied Behavior Analysis to core academic subjects at an ABA-based school.

Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference.

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KABAS School

Special Series Ep.2 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500

In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Mellanie Page, BCBA, MBA about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the business she developed to guide behavior analysts through the process of evolving from traditional one-to-one clinical service delivery into the role of a leveraged clinician—a practitioner who amplifies their expertise, expands their reach, and creates multiple avenues for impact and income. Mellanie is founder of The ABA Collective, a visionary OBM-based CEU platform that helps behavior analysts apply their skills in innovative ways.

Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference.

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The ABA Collective

Behind the ABA Talk Ep.4 - Conversation with Dr. Shannon Berry on School Avoidance

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500

Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In this episode, Dr. Shannon Rossi shares her journey in behavior analysis and education and discusses her experience helping students not only attend school regularly, but also engage in learning throughout the school day.

Listen now and mark your calendar for Dr. Shannon Barry and Dr. Catherine Rossi's CE event: School Refusal Part 2: Tier 2 and Tier 3 Supports for School Refusal/Avoidance, on January 9, 12-1:30 PM EST. This event will also be offered on demand.

Special Series Ep. 1 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500

In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr. Jaclyn Leotta about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and her fluency-based framework for training school personnel in crisis-prevention, de-escalation, and safety-response skills using principles of precision teaching, performance feedback, and ongoing coaching. Dr. Leotta will be presenting this framework at the WIBA conference.

Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference.

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Dr. Leotta's LinkedIn

https://behaviorlive.com/organizations/lsgurdin/events/school-refusal-part-1-universal-tier-1-supports-for-school-avoidance-refusal

Behind the ABA Talk Ep.3 - School Avoidance with Dr. Catherine Rossi

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:00:00 -0500

Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In our 3rd episode, Dr. Catherine Rossi shares her journey in behavior analysis and education and discusses her experience supporting students with school avoidance.

Listen now and mark your calendar for Dr. Catherine Rossi and Dr. Shannon Barry's CE event: School Refusal Part 1: Universal Tier 1 Supports for School Refusal/Avoidance, on December 5, 12-1:30 PM EST.

Behind the ABA Talk Ep.2 - Conversation with Ryan Baker-Barrett on Reframing ADHD Interventions

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Lisa Gurdin and Ryan Baker-Barrett talk about Ryan's personal and professional experiences with ADHD. He shares his journey: getting his own diagnosis late in life, raising a child with ADHD, and learning that ADHD is really a complex, multidimensional condition significantly impacting executive function.

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