About Us

Dr. Einar Ingvarsson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA VA

Einar serves as the Director of Training and Research at Virginia Institute of Autism (www.viacenters.org) and Adjunct Faculty in the Curry School of Education and Human Development at University of Virginia. He is former associate editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and currently serves on the editorial boards of those journals, as well as the European Journal of Behavior Analysis and Behavioral Interventions. His research interests fall within the areas of verbal behavior, skill acquisition, and functional assessment and treatment of challenging behavior. Einar has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has taught behavior analysis courses at Youngstown State University, the University of North Texas, Reykjavik University, and the University of Virginia. Previously, Einar worked for nine years as a behavior analyst at the Child Study Center (now Cook Children’s Child Study Center) in Fort Worth, Texas, providing ABA services to dozens of families of children with ASD. In his spare time, Einar enjoys creating and playing music with his band, and reading everything from comic books to classic literature.

Secretary

Dr. Amarie Carnett, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Amarie is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas San Antonio in the Applied Behavior Analysis Program. She is a doctorate level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D). Dr. Carnett initially trained in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Texas State University during her master’s program. She completed her doctorate degree in Educational Psychology, specializing in ABA and communication interventions at Victoria University of Wellington. She has over 10 years of experience working in the field of ABA and Autism/Developmental Disabilities. Her research is focused on developing interventions to help individuals develop autonomy within their environments and increase their overall quality of life. She believes this best achieved by interventions that target issues associated to generalization of skills, as well as ensuring social significance through stakeholder participation. Her research interest can be classified into two overlapping categories (1) communication interventions, and (2) adaptive functioning. Dr. Carnett has 34 peer reviewed articles, 21 related to communication interventions, and 13 related to adaptive functioning. Her collaborative research extends internationally with projects at the University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Canterbury and Victoria University of Wellington. Her most recently funded collaborative project evaluates the effects on early intervention for children at high risk of having autism. 

Jessica Doucette, MS., BCBA

Jessica presently serves as the Director of the James C. Hormel School at the Virginia Institute

of Autism (VIA) where she is responsible for the oversight of all clinical and educational

programs and services. Jessica received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the

University of New Hampshire in 2001; her master’s degree in behavior analysis from the

University of North Texas in 2007; and her Board Certification in Behavior Analysis (BCBA) in

2008. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of Behavior Analysis, with the last 17

years committed to providing evidence-based treatment to individuals with developmental

disabilities. Jessica has provided both direct and consultative services to private, public,

residential, and in-home settings and has extensive experience in the treatment of severe

problem behavior as well as in the development and implementation of assessment and

curriculum for those with autism.