Jessica Rohrer
Profile
Dr. Jessica Rohrer serves as the Director of Quality Assurance at the Institute for Applied Behavioral Science. Dr. Rohrer`s work has been published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Analysis in Practice, the Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, and the Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions for Autism. She has presented nationally and internationally on a variety of topics including promoting independence, compassion in ABA, and behavioral assessment.
Education
Endicott College
Ph.D.
ABA
2021
Northeastern University
M.S.
ABA
2006
Brandeis University
B.A.
Linguistics and Cognitive Science
2003
Research
Identification and teaching of interpersonal skills.
Courses
ABA 513: Concepts and Principles
ABA 501: Collaboration in Childhood Clinical Disorders
ABA 698: Thesis III Presentation and Defense
AUT 527: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Accomplishments
Awards
Recipient of the Outstanding Adjunct Award - Endicott College Institute for Applied Behavioral Science (2023).
Recipient of the Patrick Judge Clinical and Dissemination Award - Endicott College Institute for Applied Behavioral Science (2021).
Publications
Marshall, K.B., & Rohrer, J.L. (2022). Building Independence: Self-management for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Leaf, J.B., Cihon, J.H., Ferguson, J.L., Weiss, M.J. (eds) Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions for Autism. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96478-8_30
Rohrer, J.L., Weiss, M.J. (2022). Teaching compassion skills to students of behavior analysis: A preliminary investigation. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00748-y
Rohrer, J.L., Marshall, K.B., Suzio, C., & Weiss, M. (2021). Soft skills: The case for compassionate approaches or how behavior analysis keeps finding its heart. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00563-x