Dr. Bailey devine, ph.d., bcba-d. lba

Bailey is the founder and President of Behavior Experts of Texas; a 501c3 dedicated to disseminating all things behavior analytic to the DFW community. She is currently working with her colleagues at Behavior Experts of Texas to raise start-up funds to open a private school to serve children with disabilities in the Fort Worth Texas area, by embedding behavior analytic principles into all aspects of the educational environment. You can learn more about this passion project here.

When she is not working, Bailey enjoys figure skating, training animals, and riding her bike. 

Texas Christian University  

Fort Worth, TX 76129

Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology                      August 2018

Evaluation of Tact and Listener Instruction as a First Step Toward Establishing Intraverbal Responding

Advisor: Anna I. Petursdottir, Ph.D.

M.S. in Experimental Psychology                            May 2016

Developing Compound Stimulus Control over Vocal Tacts

Advisor: Anna I. Petursdottir, Ph.D.

University of North Texas

Denton, TX  76205

M.S. in Behavior Analysis                                     August 2013

An Analysis of the Value-Altering Effect of Motivating Operations

Advisor: Richard G. Smith, Ph.D.

B.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis                           May 2009

Minor: Psychology

Professional licensure and Certifications

Licensed Behavior Analyst (TX)                                   #2364

Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D)

                                                                              #1-14-9477

Certified Supervisor of BCBA Candidates                     2015 

Bailey is a translational behaviorist by training with special knowledge of verbal behavior (language). In other words, Bailey has a deep understanding of the fundamental principles of behavior and how they operate in laboratory settings & applies this knowledge in unique & creative ways to everyday behavior issues (including but not limited to problem behavior & language acquisition). For a sample of this type of work, please see one her favorite published articles by clicking here. 

Additionally, due to her personal history as a competitive gymnast, springboard diver, & now adult figure-skater, Bailey has particular interest & skill in the application of behavior analysis to athletic performance and coaching. Please message us through the home page if you are interested in discussing potential collaborations with Bailey. 

When time allows, Bailey conducts behavior analytic and educational research.  She recently completed a grant-funded research position in the Mathematics Education Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. In this capacity she investigated how a student-mentoring program impacted preservice math teachers’ pedagogy, as well as the math-learning of local community parents who received free tutoring through the program.  

Bailey also enjoys occasional part-time appointments at local and remote universities to teach graduate students in behavior analysis & related fields of psychology.