Faculty and Staff
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Dr. Trevor Stokes Dr. Trevor Stokes is the Alvin V. Baird Centennial Chair in Psychology and Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University. He is also Director of JMU’s Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center in the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services. He was educated at the University of Western Australia and the University of Kansas. Before coming to JMU, he held academic appointments at the University of Manitoba, West Virginia University and the University of South Florida. He has diverse research, practice and teaching experience with clinical and school psychology and applied behavior analysis. |
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Dr. Jessica Irons |
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Chelsea Rainear Chelsea Rainear is the Program Administrator of the Baird Center. She graduated with a B.S. is Psychology from James Madison University and worked at the center as an undergraduate as well. Her primary interests involve the implementation and evaluation of Behavioral therapies. |
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Kara Devers Kara Devers is a doctoral student in the Combined-Integrative Clinical & School Psychology program at JMU. She holds a Masters in Psychological Services from the University of Pennsylvania and received her Bachelors in Psychology from Wake Forest University. Her clinical and research interests include developmental psychopathology, early intervention and treatment at the family level. |
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Sarah Vasquez Sarah received a B.A. in psychology from Hollins University. Her research interests include autism, behavioral neuroscience, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
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Maegan Pisman Maegan Pisman is a junior psychology major in the behavior analysis concentration. She has various experiences working with children and would like to pursue either a Masters degree in ABA or a PhD in Child Clinical Psychology. She is also the Vice President of Active Minds, a student-run organization that seeks to increase awareness of mental health issues and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. |
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Kristin Priest Kristin Priest is a Junior Psychology major at James Madison University. She is in the Behavior Analysis concentration, the Honors program, and has minors in Biology and Statistics. She is involved in Psychology Peer Advising, and one of her younger brothers has Autism, which inspired her interest in Autism research. Kristin’s goals for the future include graduate school, and working with special-needs children. |
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Kristen Rollman Kristen is a junior at James Madison University. She is a psychology student in the behavior analysis concentration. Kristen wants to get her masters in behavior analysis. She is also interested in counseling. Kristen mainly wants to work with children with ASD. |
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Heather White Heather White is a junior majoring in psychology with a concentration in behavior analysis. She is most interested in working with children with special needs as a future career. Her interest in individuals with special needs stems from a childhood friend on the autism spectrum. After graduating, she plans to attend graduate school in hopes of attaining her Board Certification for Behavior Analysis. |
