Julia Iannaccone, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA, is a licensed psychologist who has worked in the field of autism and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for over 15 years, providing evidence-based services in inpatient, outpatient, school, consultative, and adult service settings. She received her Master’s in ABA from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and completed her practicum on the Inpatient Neurobehavioral Unit at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She earned her Ph.D. in the Behavior Analysis Training Area of the Psychology program at The Graduate Center & Queens College, City University of New York. Dr. Iannaccone completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the May Institute for Adult Services, where she continued to work as the Director of Clinical Services and Training. Her research interests include the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior in individuals with autism and related disorders, especially in the adult service setting, and identifying effective and efficient methods to train staff.  Dr. Iannaccone has authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented her research at national and international conferences.