Ann Beirne

About Ann Beirne

Ann Beirne, M.A. BCBA is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over two decades of experience working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Ms. Beirne is passionate about the importance of professional development for students of behavior analysis, as well as emerging and seasoned behavior analysts. She has professionals on five continents and consults with centers serving individuals with autism all over the world as the Director of Training and University Programs at the Global Autism Project, a not-for-profit service organization with which she has had an association for over a decade. Ms. Beirne is co-author of the textbook Understanding Ethics in Behavior Analysis: Practical Applications available from Routledge Publishing in 2019.Ms. Beirne’s areas of interest include ethics, staff and parent training, telehealth, and dissemination of behavior analysis methodologies. Ms. Beirne obtained her B.A. from Binghamton University and her M.A. from Columbia University Teachers College specializing in early childhood special education. She was a premier recipient of the Elijah Foundation Scholarship. She is currently in the special education doctoral program at the Fischler College of Education at Nova Southeastern University. She also has a background in musical theater and opera and was leader of song at St. Augustine’s RC Church in Park Slope, Brooklyn. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children

Experience

1. Director of Training

   Global Autism Project

   Mar 2014 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Binghamton University

  Bachelor of Arts, Music

  1990 — 1995

• Teachers College, Columbia University

  Master of Arts, Early Childhood Special Education

  1995 — 1996

Skills

• Program Development
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Clinical Supervision
• Behavior Management
• Teaching
• Staff Training
• Developmental Disabilities
• Pecs
• Case Managment
• Special Education
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Therapists