James Maraventano, Ed.D., BCBA-D, received his B.A., Ed.M., and Ed.D. degrees all from Rutgers University. Dr. Maraventano has over 15 years of experience working with children and adults with autism and intellectual disabilities.  Prior to coming to the RCAAS, Dr. Maraventano was the Behavior Analyst at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center’s Adult Program at Rutgers University since August of 2014.  In this role, Dr. Maraventano was responsible for oversight and implementation of all clinical activities at the Douglass Adult Program, as well as all community-based advocacy projects related to acquiring appropriate budgets and meaningful employment/volunteer opportunities for the clients he served. Dr. Maraventano brings a great deal of experience throughout a wide variety of clinical activities including challenging behavior interventions, skill acquisition programming, vocational assessments, staff and parent training, school- and home-based consultation, and program evaluation. Dr. Maraventano is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences focusing on autism spectrum disorders, assessment and treatment of challenging behavior, and parent and professional training.