Lindsay Lloveras, PhD BCBA-D

Behavior Analyst, Intensive Outpatient Program Case Manager

Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Lindsay Lloveras obtained her master’s degree in applied behavior analysis from Western New England University in 2018 and her PhD from the University of Florida in 2022. She then completed her post-doctoral training as a behavioral analyst for the UF Health Care for Autism and Neurodevelopment and served as a coordinator within the Inpatient Behavioral Consultation Program at UF Shands Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lloveras is board-certified as a doctoral-level behavior analyst and manages day treatment cases in the Complex Behavior Support Program at Marcus Autism Center. Dr. Lloveras is also appointed as an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. Her primary area of research is in Skinnerian functional analysis of idiosyncratic sources of control of behavior problems.

Publications

• Berner, S., Lloveras, L., Vadakal, S., Skervin, V., Soda, T., & Peters, K., (2024). Prevalence of Needle Phobia Treatments for Participants with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Behavior and Social Issues.
• McKeown, C. A., Smith, C. E., Inskip, D. C., Lloveras, L. A., Peters, K. P., & Vollmer, R. T. (2023). Teaching an infant to mand for help. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior.
• Lloveras, L., Lichtenberger, S., McKeown, C., Sellers, T., & Vollmer, T. (2023). Recommendations Regarding Use of the Term “Ignore” in Applied Behavior Analysis. Perspectives on Behavior Science.
• Lloveras, L., Slanzi., C., & Vollmer, T. (2022) Perspectives on self-injurious and aggressive biting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.924
• Lloveras, L., Tate, S., Vollmer, T., & Peters, K. (2021) Training behavior analysts to conduct functional analyses using a remote group behavioral skills training package. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.893
• Kronfli, F., Lloveras, L., & Vollmer, T. (2021). Applications of the Matching Law to Observe Shifts in Problem Behavior: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Behavioral Interventions. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1810
• Lloveras, L., Call, N., Bourret, J., & Slocum, S. (2020). A comparison of a concurrent operant demand assessment and a progressive-ratio schedule. Behavioral Interventions. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1737
• Vollmer, T., Peters, K., Kronfli, F., Lloveras, L., & Ibañez, V. (2020). On the definition of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.701
• Scheithauer, M., Call, N., Simmons, C., Gillespie, S., Bourret, J., Lloveras, L., & Lanphear, J. (2020). Delay discounting by college undergraduates of hypothetical intervention effects for challenging behavior. The Psychological Record. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-019-00367-0

Speaking Engagements

• Invited Podcast: Lloveras, L.A. To Ignore or Not To Ignore: Is That The Right Question? The Behaviour Speak Podcast with Ben Reiman. December, 2023.
• Lloveras, L.A. Pendergrass, J.A. Tate, S.A., McKeown, C.A. & Vollmer, T.R. (2023, September). Assessment of antecedent influences on challenging behavior [Symposium]. 43rd Annual Conference for the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA). Orlando, FL.
• Lloveras, L. & Peters, K. (2023, May) Measuring heartrate during the treatment of needle phobia. Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). Denver, CO.
• Lloveras, L. & Vollmer, T. (2023, April) An evaluation of the relation between sleep and problem
behavior with children with autism spectrum disorder. Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP). Tampa, FL.
• Lloveras, L. & Vollmer, T. (2022, September) An evaluation of the relation between sleep and problem behavior with children with autism spectrum disorder. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA). Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
• Lloveras, L. & Vollmer, T. (2022, May) An evaluation of the relation between sleep and problem behavior with children with autism spectrum disorder. Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). Boston, MA.
• Lloveras, L., Tate, S., Vollmer, T., & Peters, K. (2021, September) Training behavior analysts to conduct functional analyses using a remote group behavioral skills training package. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA). Miami, FL.
• Lloveras, L., Tate, S., Vollmer, T., & Peters, K. (2021, May) Training behavior analysts to conduct functional analyses using a remote group behavioral skills training package. Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). Virtual
• Lloveras, L. & Vollmer, T. (2019, September) An analysis of timeout calling in college basketball. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA), Ponte Vedra, FL.