Biographical Information

Benjamin C. Mauro, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Executive Director

Positive Behavioral Dynamics, LLC is a behavior-
analytic firm under the direction of Benjamin C.
Mauro, Ph.D., BCBA. Dr. Mauro has seventeen
years of professional experience in psychology
and behavior analysis.  He received his doctoral
degree in psychology from Temple University, postdoctoral training in applied
behavior analysis at the Biobehavioral Unit of the Children’s Seashore House,
and served as a Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  Dr. Mauro was a Psychologist at the
Northern Virginia Training Center for over five years, serving individuals with
developmental disabilities and mental retardation.

Dr. Mauro is currently an Associate Professor of Applied Behavior Analysis in
the Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Program at The Sage Colleges.  He
is a Licensed Applied Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a
Board Certified Behavior Analyst.  He is a member of the American
Psychological Association, the Association for Behavior Analysis, the
Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, and the Virginia Psychological
Association.  Dr. Mauro has published behavioral research in prestigious
scientific journals such as the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) and
the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB).  He has
presented numerous workshops and seminars on applied behavior analysis in
the Northern Virginia and Maryland Capitol Region.

Dr. Mauro is a strong consultative source on matters of functional assessment
and treatment of challenging behavioral problems, especially for individuals
with autism, developmental disabilities and mental retardation.  He likewise has
substantial experience developing, implementing and monitoring home-based
and office-based ABA Programs for children with autism and related disorders.  
Dr. Mauro maintains an informed professional interest in the assessment and
treatment of noncompliance, preference assessment and reinforcer
identification, behavioral momentum, and a systems approach to parent
training, skills generalization, treatment integrity, and behavioral reliability.
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About Our Staff
Katherine M. Bennett, M.Ed.
ABA Therapist

Katherine Bennett is a part-time contractual ABA
Therapist whose primary responsibility is implement-
ing ABA
Therapy for children with autism and related
disorders. Ms. Bennett earned her Master of Educa-
tion from Vanderbilt University in 2008 and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
from George Mason University in 2005. Prior to attending graduate school, Ms.
Bennett completed the Level 1 TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic
and Communication related handicapped CHildren) training program at the
University of North Carolina and completed a training course in the Affect
Based Language Curriculum (ABLC) (2006). She is a candidate for the B
CBA
in September
2010. Prior to returning to Northern Virginia, Ms. Bennett was a
classroom teacher for the children's unit at the Psychiatric Hospital at
Vanderbilt. She also spent one year as the teacher in a Communication
&
Behavior Intervention Program (CBIP) classroom in Metro Nashville Public
Schools. Ms. Bennett has practiced applied behavior analysis in clinical,
school, and home settings with children with a wide range of cognitive and
behavior disorders ranging in age from 3 to 17 years. Her experience in ABA
includes conducting functional behavior
al assessment, analog functional
a
nalysis, writing and implementing behavioral intervention plans, taking data,
writing and implementing A
BA programs, using discrete trials and embedded
discrete trials, and parent training.
Aimee L. Worsham, M.Ed.
ABA Therapist

Ms. Aimee Worsham is a part-time contractural ABA
Therapist with Positive Behavioral Dynamics, LLC. Her
primary responsibility includes the implementation of
ABA Therapy for children with autism and related
disorders.  Ms. Worsham received her Bachelor of
Science from the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), and finished her
Masters in Education at Vanderbilt University.  She specializes in early
childhood special education, and has worked with children presenting with
varying abilities and ages.  Ms. Worsham is working toward receiving her
certification in Behavior Analysis (BCBA), and is currently taking the Florida
Institute of Technology online coursework to continue her studies.
G.L. Usher, B.A.
ABA Therapist

G.L. Usher is a part-time contractual ABA Therapist
with Positive Behavioral Dynamics, LLC.  His primary
responsibility includes implementation of Applied
Behavior Analysis for children with autism and
related disorders. Mr. Usher earned a Bachelors of
Arts from Central Bible College in 2002.  He received
a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Populations from the
University of Massachusetts-Boston in 2007.  Mr. Usher participated in
award-winning research through the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior
Analysis in 2005.  He also received PECS training in 2006.   Mr. Usher has
over ten years of experience working with a range of students from preschool
to high school.  He has used ABA to provide therapy to students with autism,
emotional disabilities, and mental retardation.  Before coming to the
Washington, D.C. area, Mr. Usher worked in Berwyn, Pennsylvania at
Melmark, a school for children with autism that uses an Applied Behavior
Analysis.  He served as a Behavioral Support Specialist for students from
eleven to twenty-one years old, teaching academic, life skills, and
communication IEP goals. Currently, Mr. Usher works at Oak Valley Center
with students with autistic and emotional disabilities.  He is also pursuing a
Master of Divinity degree at Capital Bible Seminary.