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Susan S. Kabot, M.S., M.Ed., CCC-SLP

Executive Director

Susan has graduate degrees in both Special Education and Speech-Language Pathology. She is a Florida licensed speech-language pathologist and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech/Language/Hearing Association. She has been an active participant in autism-related organizations and has served on the Board of Directors for the Broward County Chapter of the Autism Society of America, The Broward Autism Foundation, and the constituency board of the Miami Center for Autism and Related Disorders. She is the mother of an adult son, Michael, with autism.

Christine E. Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA
Director

Christine received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She completed her internship at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill working with the Center for Development and Learning and Project TEACCH. Christine currently holds National Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst. Christine has provided consultation and training on classroom design, educational programming, assessing and intervening with challenging behaviors, and applied behavior analysis teaching strategies across the country.

Sandra Savinelli, SLP.D.
Program Coordinator

Sandra received her doctoral degree in the field of Speech-Language Pathology from Nova Southeastern University in 2001. She is a Florida licensed speech-language pathologist and holds the Certificate of Clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Prior to joining NSU’s Autism Consortium, Sandra administered and taught courses for the doctoral program in speech pathology at NSU. She has served an array of clinical populations spanning the age range concentrating on functional communication in the area of autism, language development and disorders, and augmentative and alternative communication.

Melissa N. Hale, Ph.D., BCBA
Program Coordinator

Melissa received her Ph.D., in school psychology from the University of Florida in 2002 with a specialization in applied behavior analysis.  She then completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  She presently is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Melissa has worked extensively with children with developmental disabilities, their families, and school personnel.  Her primary areas of interest include the treatment of challenging behavior, functional behavior assessment, and functional communication training.