Organizational Behavior Management Lab
Leslie Morrison, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Leslie.Morrison@essc.org
Biography
Dr. Leslie Morrison is the Director of Clinical Quality Assurance at Easterseals Southern California. She has been practicing in behavior analysis for almost 30 years. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at California State University Fullerton, Master’s Degree in Human Development and Family Life (i.e., behavior analysis) at University of Kansas, and Doctorate in Behavior Analysis at Simmons College.
She became one of the first behavior analysts to become board certified in 2000 and has served in various roles throughout the years. Initially in her career, she consulted with families, school districts, and behavioral agencies throughout the Midwest, as well as with the Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities to create statewide provider training and recognition of the BCBA® and BCaBA® credentials which eventually led to licensure of behavior analysts in AZ. At that time, she was the only BCBA® in the entire state of AZ for a few years- what an experience! She has also been a researcher at University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center developing and participating in research in online continuing education for early intervention specialists and professionals working in ABA. She also served as Autism Clinical Specialist and Director of Behavioral Services at Regional Center of Orange County overseeing state-funded behavioral services, and most recently, she served as Department Chair of the Applied Behavior Analysis Department at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) Southern CA. As Chair, she directed the MS ABA and PhD ABA programs and expanded the master’s program from Los Angeles to Orange County and San Diego. In addition while at TCSPP, she also developed a dual doctoral program that allowed graduates to qualify for licensure as a Licensed Psychologist in CA, and a dual master’s program that allowed graduates to qualify for MFT licensure in CA as well as BCBA® certification.
She has also taught and developed coursework and curriculum for various University Behavior Analysis programs throughout the years, including University of Kansas, Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, Capella University, Simmons College, and TCSPP. She also served on the Board of Trustees for Waldorf School of Orange County and on various advisory boards including Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, ABA provider organizations, and as a Working Group Member for ICHOM International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement’s ASD Standards development. She has also served as a reviewer for The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and Journal on Developmental Disabilities.
Research Interests
Dr. Morrison's areas of research interest include organizational behavior management related to prosocial interventions, leadership, and systems analyses. In addition, interdisciplinary collaboration and treatment, analysis of verbal behavior, service provision in applied and clinical settings, and parent and family education, particularly through an OBM lens.
Publications:
Hamad, C.D., Serna, R.W., Morrison, L.A., & Fleming, R. (2010). Extending the reach of early intervention training for practitioners: A preliminary investigation of an online curriculum for teaching behavioral intervention knowledge to families and service providers. Infants and Young Children, 23, 195-208.
Kamps, D., Potucek, J., Dugan, E., Kravits, T., Gonzalez-Lopez, A., Garcia, J., Carnazzo, K., Morrison, L., & Garrison-Kane, L. (2001). Peer training to facilitate social interaction and generalization for elementary students with autism. Exceptional Children, 68 (2), 237-250.
Morrison, L., Fleming, C., Hamad, C., Gray, C., & Fleming, R. (2013). Online learning for early intervention professionals: Transition planning from early intervention to school. Journal of Special Education and Technology, 28, 43-51.
Morrison, L., Kamps, D., Garcia, J., & Parker, D. (2001). Peer mediation and monitoring strategies to improve initiations and social skills for students with autism. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 3(4), pp. 237-250.
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