Steven Little

Academically, Steven Little has held faculty positions at Hofstra University, California State University Northridge, Northern Illinois University, The University of Alabama, The University at Albany SUNY, University of the Pacific, and the University of California, Riverside. He has attained the rank of tenured full professor. Additionally, he has published (n = 90) and presented (n = 100) extensively in the school psychology literature, served as Editor of The School Psychologist from 1995-2000, served on numerous editorial boards, and was President of the Division of School Psychology of the American Psychological Association in 2002. He was one of the founding members of the Behavioral School Psychology Interest Group of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the founder of the Child and School Special Interest Group of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is a licensed psychologist in New York and California

Angeleque Akin-Little

Angeleque Akin-Little received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in August 1999. She currently serves as part-time faculty in the School Psychology Program in the College of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences at Walden University. She teaches or has taught Psychological Consultation, Tests and Measurement, and Research Design at Walden. She has also taught Intellectual Assessment (child and adult); Exceptional Child; The Psychology of Learning; Applied Behavior Analysis; Prevention; Assessment of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Children; Seminar in School Psychology; Practicum/Internship (graduate level); Introduction to Psychology (undergraduate); Adolescent Psychology; Learning Center Concerns (Educational Psychology, undergraduate course), and Research Design-Developmental (undergraduate) at other land-based universities including Hofstra University; University at Albany, State University at New York; and the University of the Pacific. Professionally, Dr. Akin-Little has worked as a professor in two APA accredited school psychology programs and is a licensed and credentialed psychologist in both New York and California. She also has an extensive service record within the field of school psychology on a national level. She has almost 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and other publications and over 60 national and state presentations and was recently named a Fellow of the APA (Division 16). Her research interests are varied and include aspects of school psychology such as behavioral interventions particularly the effects of extrinsic reward on intrinsic motivation, children/youth trauma and resiliency, overscheduling, and professional issues (e.g., gender and the Academy; psychology's contribution to education).

Amos Rolider

Amos Rolider is a professor of behavioral sciences and the chair of the Institute for Research and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior of Children in Educational Settings. Amos is currently the president of IABA (Israeli Association for Behavior Analysis). He is also the chair of the Research Committee of the Israeli Government Anti-Drug Authority. Dr. Rolider received his M.Sc. in Health Sciences and Phys. Ed. from Brigham Young University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in ABA and Special Education from The Ohio State University. He has been teaching, researching and practicing behavior analysis for over 20 years in a variety of settings in North America and Israel. Dr. Rolider, a certified behavior analyst, has published articles in major journals including: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Therapy, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Education & Treatment of Children, Child and Family Behavior Therapy and many other educational publications in Hebrew and English. He has presented more than 250 papers at professional conferences in Europe and North America. In the last few years Dr. Rolider's research and clinical work has focused on studying anti-social behaviors of children in home and school settings. He developed two unique programs for assisting parents and educators to intervene effectively with children who exhibit severe and complex behavioral difficulties. 

Dr Paul Holland

Paul is a Chartered Psychologist who works primarily with children and adolescents with special educational needs and behavioural difficulties. Paul also works with parents of children with these issues, providing them with practical guidance and effective techniques. Paul describes his intervention as child-centred behavioural intervention.

Since graduating with his PhD in Psychology (Autism) in 2005 Paul has been employed at City University in a variety of contexts. Paul has worked predominantly within the Counselling Psychology department and is currently Co-Directing the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. In addition Paul supervises a number of PhD and Doctoral students and co-ordinates the clinical placements for Counselling Psychology trainees. Paul is also the Director of the Graduate Diploma in Specialist Educational Intervention.

In addition to his PhD in Psychology Paul has completed graduate training in Applied Behaviour Analysis at the University of Northern Texas, training in Welfare in Australia and is a licensed Regional Makaton Trainer.

Paul’s research interests include Developmental Psychopathology, Autism, Special Educational Needs and in particular what constitutes best practice for this population, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Behavioural Difficulties, Working therapeutically with children and young people, Parental Coaching and Sexuality.