MARC J. LANOVAZ

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1 MARC J. LANOVAZ EDUCATION 2008-present Ph.D. in Educational Psychology McGill University, Faculty of Education, Montreal, Quebec Dissertation supervisor: Dr. Ingrid E. Sladeczek; Dissertation topic: Assessment and treatment of vocal stereotypy in children with autism spectrum disorders; Graduation expected for May M.Sc. in Applied Behavior Analysis St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota Distance education student; Thesis supervisor: Dr. John T. Rapp; Thesis topic: Conditioning abolishing operations to decrease stereotypy in individuals with autism spectrum disorders B. Ed. in Kindergarten & Elementary Education McGill University, Faculty of Education, Montreal, Quebec Graduated on the Dean s Honor List; Recipient of the Adele Rocklin Prize in Education for the school year for outstanding leadership qualities and academic achievement; Recipient of the J. W. McConnell Award in April 2003 and 2004 for having maintained my academic results in the top 5% of the Faculty Medicine - Preparatory Year McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec Recipient of the J. W. McConnell Award in April 2002 for having maintained my academic results in the top 5% of the Faculty; Recipient of a Millennium Provincial Excellence Scholarship and of a RCMP National Scholarship. WORK EXPERIENCE 2009-present Course Instructor Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec Teach an undergraduate course entitled, Introduction to Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention as part of a certificate in interventions with individuals with ASDs; Teach an undergraduate course entitled, Application of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention as part of the same certificate. December 2010 Page 1 of 5

2 2009-present Advisor - Knowledge Transfer, Research, and Program Issues Department of Professional Services Centre de réadaptation de l Ouest de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Act as an advisor regarding programming issues, but addition of knowledge transfer and research mandates in early 2010; Develop practice guidelines for services provided to children and adults with autism spectrum disorders; Provide training and support on a variety of specialized topics such as sexual health, the code of ethics for users, and consent to care; Develop new research projects; Seek and manage funding for the implementation of research projects; Receive, assess, and manage requests from external researchers to conduct research in the centre; Manage and supervise the coordination of clinical internships and the documentation center; Organize knowledge transfer activities to provide the most recent evidence-based practices to front-line staff Specialist in Clinical Activities & Researcher-Practitioner Department of Child & Family Services Centre de réadaptation Lisette-Dupras, Montreal, Quebec Supervise early intensive behavioural intervention (EIBI) programs for young children with autism; Train and manage all our intervention aids/eibi therapists; Train, support, and supervise EIBI program supervisors; Teach parents to implement behavioral interventions; Conduct functional analyses, stimulus preference assessments, and write intervention plans for children with severe problem behaviors; Act as a consultant for educators and professionals who work with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders; Starting in 2008, develop and implement research projects involving children with autism Intervention Aid & Teacher Centre de réadaptation de l Ouest de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Teach pre-kindergarten classes in the summer for children with autism spectrum disorders and their siblings; Instruct social skills groups for children with autism; Design and implement programs for children with Asperger Syndrome; Implement EIBI programs with young children with autism. December 2010 Page 2 of 5

3 LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION 2008 Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Behavior Analyst Certification Board 2005 Permanent Teaching License Quebec s Ministry of Education MEMBERSHIP present Québec Association for Behaviour Analysis President present Association for Professional Behavior Analysts Full member present The International Behavioralogy Institute Student member present Association for Behavior Analysis International Student member RESEARCH GRANTS March 2009 $5, Consortium National de Recherche sur l Intégration Sociale (CNRIS) Comparing Three Methods to Identify the Function of Problem Behaviour May 2009 $5, McGill University Internal SSHRC Assessment and Treatment of Vocal Stereotypy in Children With Developmental Disabilities July 2009 $5, FQRSC Research Team in Partnership Student Support Intellectual Disabilities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and Intersectoriality PEER REVIEW 2009, 2010 Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Guest reviewer 2009, 2010 Revue de Psychoéducation Guest reviewer 2009 Journal on Developmental Disabilities Guest reviewer PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES Lanovaz, M. J. (in press). Towards a comprehensive model of stereotypy: Integrating operant and neurobiological interpretations. Research in Developmental Disabilities. Lanovaz, M. J., Sladeczek, I. E., & Rapp, J. T. (in press). Effects of music on vocal stereotypy in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Lanovaz, M. J. & Argumedes, M. (2010). Immediate and subsequent effects of differential reinforcement of other behavior and noncontingent matched stimulation on stereotypy. Behavioral Interventions, 25, December 2010 Page 3 of 5

4 Lanovaz, M. J., Rapp, J. T., & Fletcher, S. E. (2010). Expanding functional analysis of automatically reinforced behavior using a three-component multiple-schedule. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 11, Lanovaz, M. J. & Argumedes, M. (2009). Using the three-component multiple-schedule to examine the effects of treatments on stereotypy. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 15(3), Lanovaz, M. J., Fletcher, S. E., & Rapp, J. T. (2009). Using relative measures to identify stimuli that alter immediate and subsequent levels of stereotypy: A further analysis of functionally matched stimulation. Behavior Modification, 33, CHAPTER Rapp, J. T., & Lanovaz, M. J. (in press). Stereotypy. In J. K. Luiselli (Ed.), Teaching and behavior support for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders: A "How To" practitioner's guide. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS Lanovaz, M. J., & Sladeczek, I. E. (2011, May). Effects of music on vocal stereotypy and toy manipulation. In M. J. Lanovaz (Chair), Innovations in the assessment and treatment of stereotypy. Symposium to be conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis Interventional, Denver, CO. Lanovaz, M. J., Rapp, J. T., Regli, G., Swanson, G. J.,& Long, E. S. (2011, May). Effects of prior access to stereotypy on subsequent engagement in the behaviour. Poster session to be presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. Lanovaz, M. J., & Sladeczek, I. E. (2010, May). Effects of manipulating the intensity of music on vocal stereotypy. In M. J. Lanovaz (Chair), Innovations in the assessment and treatment of stereotypy. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Lanovaz, M. J., & Sladeczek, I. E. (2010, May). Descriptive analysis of the properties of vocal stereotypy under free-operant conditions. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Argumedes, M., & Lanovaz, M. J. (2010, May). Comparing the effects of DRO and matched stimulation on immediate and subsequent engagement in stereotypy. In M. J. Lanovaz (Chair), Innovations in the assessment and treatment of stereotypy. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Argumedes, M., & Lanovaz, M. J. (2010, May). Inhibitory stimulus control of stereotypy in children with autism. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. Bartlett, S. M., Rapp, J. T., Sheridan, S., Shrader, L., Maltese, D., Long, E. S., Lanovaz, M. J. (2010, May). Assessment of vocal stereotypy using a three-component schedule. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. December 2010 Page 4 of 5

5 Argumedes, M., Lanovaz, M. J., & Larivée, S. (2010, Mai). La production d un stimulus d inhibition pour réduire l autostimulation chez les enfants ayant un trouble envahissant du développement (TED). Communication par affiche présentée au 3e congrès biennal du Comité Québécois Pour les Jeunes en Difficultés de Comportement, Québec, QC. Lanovaz, M. J., & Rapp, J. T. (2009, November). Sequential assessment model for the functional analysis of automatically reinforced behaviour. Paper presented at the meeting of the Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis, Toronto, ON. Argumedes, M., & Lanovaz, M. J. (2009, November). Effects of DRO and matched stimulation on stereotypy. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis, Toronto, ON. Lanovaz, M. J. & Rapp, J. T. (2009, May). Using component distributions to identify functionally matched stimuli. In J. T. Rapp (Chair), Assessment and treatment of vocal stereotypy. Symposium conducted at the meeting for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ. Rapp, J. T., Lanovaz, M. J., & Fletcher, S. E. (2008, October). Using relative measures to identify stimuli that alter immediate and subsequent levels of stereotypy: A further analysis of motivating operations. Paper presented at the meeting of the Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis, Champaign, IL. Lanovaz, M. J., Rapp, J. T., & Bucur, L. E. (2008, May). Some preliminary effects of conditioned motivating operations. In J. T. Rapp (Chair), Assessment and treatment of stereotypy. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. Lanovaz, M. J. (2007, February). Using the high-p request sequence to increase compliance: A failure to replicate. Poster session presented at the meeting of the International Association for Behavior Analysis on the Progress and Challenges in the Behavioral Treatment of Autism, Boston, MA. ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS September 2008 to December Evaluation of the early intensive behavioural intervention program at the Centre de réadaptation de l Ouest de Montréal in children between two and six years old with an autism spectrum disorder. (Katherine Moxness, principal investigator, Marc Lanovaz and Céline Mercier, May 2009 to June Comparing three methods to identify the function of problem behaviour (Marc Lanovaz, chercheur principal). December 2010 Page 5 of 5