**Meet the editor**

Dr. Carolyn S. Ryan is a Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Behavior Analyst, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral. Dr. Ryan has served the field of autism, learning and developmental disabilities, and other related disorders and disabilities for over 25 years. Dr. Ryan earned her Ph.D., as well as her undergraduate and two masters degrees at Queens College and the Graduate

Center of the City University of New York, CUNY. She owns her own company and has consulted through a variety of private and public situations while serving others. She is the author and co-author of several research articles, book chapter, and books in behavior analysis. Her articles appear in *Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, The Behavior Analyst Today, The Psychological Record, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Behavioral Intervention, and Perceptual and Motor Skills.* Dr. Ryan made numerous presentations of data at local, invited addresses, state, national, and international conferences. She has served others by designing and directing programs, providing trainings, designing curriculum for students, supporting staff and students in educational and home settings, teaching undergraduate- and graduate-level coursework, supervising those pursuing the BCBA, assisting on boards, volunteering in the field, and providing behavior analytic services.
