Janice K. Doney Ph.D., B.C.B.A.
Director of Clinical Services

Janice Doney is the co-founder and Clinical Director of the ABRITE Organization. Janice graduated with honors from Temple University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in Biology. Janice recently completed her dissertation research, comparing habituation to auditory stimuli between children with autism and their typically developing siblings, the final requirement for her Ph.D. in psychology.

Janice began working with children with autism nearly 10 years ago as an undergraduate student. After graduating from Temple University, Janice was admitted to the doctoral program at the University of Nevada-Reno (UNR). Over the next several years, Janice served a number of positions in the three divisions of the UNR Early Childhood Autism Project under the supervision of her mentor, Patrick M. Ghezzi. Her responsibilities in these positions included design and implementation of individualized educational and behavioral interventions as well as the training and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students working within the project. As the assistant director of the UNR Early Childhood Autism Outreach Program, Janice provided consultation and staff training in behavior analytic techniques to school districts serving children with autism and other developmental disabilities throughout Northern Nevada. In 2002, Janice received the Sidney and Janet Bijou Endowed Scholarship in Psychology, a grant which allows a doctoral student to conduct research in behavioral child development. In 2004, Janice left her post at the university and began consulting to school districts and families throughout Northern California. Janice has conducted research on parent and teacher training, self-stimulatory behavior, and basic learning processes with children with autism and this work has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She has presented her research at several state and national conferences.

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Ginger R. Wilson Ph.D., B.C.B.A.
Director of Operations & Development

Ginger is the Director of Operations & Development and co-founder of ABRITE Organization. Ginger received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from South Dakota State University in 1999. Ginger graduated from the University of Nevada-Reno with a Masters of Arts in Psychology in 2002 and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in 2005.

Nearly a decade ago Ginger began with working with children with developmental delays, such as autism, as a psychology intern at Children's Care Hospital and School. After obtaining her undergraduate degree, Ginger began her graduate studies at the University of Nevada-Reno under the tutelage of Dr. Patrick M. Ghezzi. During her studies at UNR, Ginger held numerous positions in the UNR Early Childhood Autism Program, including the Associate Director of the Center-Based, Home-Based, and Outreach Programs. As the Associate Director of Outreach Services, Ginger led the development of a model classroom for integrating behavior analysis in to the classroom for a local school district. During her four years as the Assistant and Associate Director of the Home-Based Program, Ginger conducted parent, teacher, and staff training for the program while supervising the implementation of individualized educational plans and behavioral interventions.

Ginger's clinical interests continue to focus on behavior analytic interventions for families with children diagnosed with developmental delays, including methods to increase language acquisition and strategies to decrease undesirable competing behaviors. Her research focuses on behavioral excesses displayed by children with autism, parent, teacher, and staff training; and gambling behavior. Ginger has co-authored peer reviewed publications and book chapters, in addition she served as an editor on a recently published book on gambling behavior. She has presented at both the national and state levels of the Association of Behavior Analysis. Her presentations have included research examining both the applied and basic sciences, in addition to theoretical extensions.

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