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Board of Directors President Announcement

We offer our congratulations to Dr. Breanne Hartley, BCBA-D, who has been elected to serve as the president of the BACB Board of Directors. We also wish to thank our outgoing Board president, Dr. SungWoo Kahng, for his many years of outstanding service to the organization.

To learn more about Dr. Hartley and our other board members, please visit the BACB Governance web page

SungWoo Kahng, PhD, BCBA-D

SungWoo Kahng, PhD, BCBA-D

President | New Brunswick, NJ
(term ends August 2024)

Dr. SungWoo Kahng is Chair of the Department of Applied Psychology, Director of Academic Programs in Autism and ABA, and Professor at Rutgers University. Prior to his current position, he was an associate professor at the University of Missouri (MU) where he was also the chair of the Department of Health Psychology, the Founding Director the MU Graduate Programs in Applied Behavior Analysis, and Director of the Applied Behavioral Intervention Service of the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

He was also a faculty member in the Department of Behavioral Psychology and a senior behavior analyst on the Neurobehavioral Unit at the Kennedy Krieger Institute as well as an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Kahng graduated from Kalamazoo College with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and received his Ph.D. in behavior analysis from the University of Florida. He was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis where he also served on the Board of Editors. Additionally, he is on the Board of Editors for Behavioral Intervention and Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. He is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Kahng is a member of the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research, Past President of the New Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis, and a member of several advisory boards such as the AutismMVP Foundation. He is the recipient of the 2003 B.F. Skinner New Researcher Award given by Division 25 of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Kahng has co-authored over 100 peer reviewed articles and chapters. The focus of his research and clinical work has been on assessing and treating severe problem behaviors exhibited by individuals with developmental disabilities. He is also interested in a broader research agenda, which includes topics related to employment and college supports for adults with autism spectrum disorder as well as obesity and aging. Finally, he has mentored numerous undergraduate, master’s level, and predoctoral students as well as post-doctoral fellows.

Molly Dubuque, MA, BCBA

Molly Dubuque, MA, BCBA

Master’s BCBA Representative | Louisville, KY
(term ends August 2024)

Molly Dubuque, MA, BCBA, LBA (KY) earned her master’s degree in psychology (with an emphasis in behavior analysis) from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with developmental disabilities in the United States and overseas.

Through her work in universities and clinical settings, Molly has supervised over 100 exam candidates who are now Board Certified Behavior Analysts. Molly is the Vice President of Clinical Standards and Outcomes at LittleStar ABA Therapy. In this role, she develops professional development sequences for staff and clinical processes for patients to ensure that both have a clear path for achieving their best outcome. Her professional interests include practitioner training, supervision, and the behavioral treatment of developmental disabilities. Molly has served as a board member for the Nevada and Kentucky Associations for Behavior Analysis.

Mark Lister, BCaBA

Mark Lister, BCaBA

BCaBA Representative | Gainesville, FL
(term ends August 2024)

Mr. Lister earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Florida and has worked in the field of behavior analysis for more than 35 years. Mr. Lister has worked in a variety of settings applying his skills as a behavior analyst including the direct provision of behavior analysis services, and development/management of service delivery programs.

Furthermore, Mr. Lister had an instrumental role in the development of a nationally recognized treatment program for individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome (a genetic disorder characterized by life threatening hyperphagia and other serious behavioral issues).