LinkedIn

Dr. Cruz is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral with over 23 years of experience in the field specializing in skill acquisition and behavior reduction programming, as well as the supervision of behavior technicians and trainees. Dr. Cruz received her PhD in Education with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from Nova Southeastern University. Her academic interests include ethics and supervision in ABA, the latter of which is her current line of research. Dr. Cruz is one of the co-founders of KHY ABA Consulting Group, Inc., a private organization that specializes in providing competency-based ABA supervision for organizations, schools, and individuals, as well as parent coaching, and school consultations. Dr. Cruz is also an ABA consultant and supervisor who works in the development of supervision systems, and the dissemination of ABA to other countries and languages. Dr. Cruz co-authored The ABA Supervision Handbook: A Guide to Quality Fieldwork Experience, as well as The Consulting Supervisor Handbook: Helping Newly Certified BCBAs Navigate Supervision. As part of the international www.ABAEthicshotline.com, Dr. Cruz provides ethical advice in the area of supervision. She has also presented at over 40 venues and served as the president of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis from 2019-2021.