MARC J. LANOVAZ

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EDUCATION

2008-present

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology

McGill University, Faculty of Education, Montreal, Quebec

• Dissertation supervisor: Dr. Ingrid E. Sladeczek;

• Dissertation topic: Assessment and treatment of vocal stereotypy in

children with autism spectrum disorders;

• Graduation expected for May 2011.

2005-2008

M.Sc. in Applied Behavior Analysis

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

• Distance education student;

• Thesis supervisor: Dr. John T. Rapp;

• Thesis topic: Conditioning abolishing operations to decrease stereotypy

in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

2002-2005

B. Ed. in Kindergarten & Elementary Education

McGill University, Faculty of Education, Montreal, Quebec

• Graduated on the Dean’s Honor List;

• Recipient of the “Adele Rocklin Prize in Education” for the 2003-2004

school year for outstanding leadership qualities and academic

achievement;

• Recipient of the “J. W. McConnell Award” in April 2003 and 2004 for

having maintained my academic results in the top 5% of the Faculty.

2001-2002

Medicine - Preparatory Year

McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec

• Recipient of the “J. W. McConnell Award” in April 2002 for having

maintained my academic results in the top 5% of the Faculty;

• Recipient of a Millennium Provincial Excellence Scholarship and of a

RCMP National Scholarship.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2009-present

Course Instructor

Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec

• Teach an undergraduate course entitled, “Introduction to Early

Intensive Behavioral Intervention” as part of a certificate in

interventions with individuals with ASDs;

• Teach an undergraduate course entitled, “Application of Early

Intensive Behavioral Intervention” as part of the same certificate.

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2009-present

Advisor - Knowledge Transfer, Research, and Program Issues

Department of Professional Services

Centre de réadaptation de l’Ouest de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec

• Act as an advisor regarding programming issues, but addition of

knowledge transfer and research mandates in early 2010;

• Develop practice guidelines for services provided to children and

adults with autism spectrum disorders;

• Provide training and support on a variety of specialized topics such as

sexual health, the code of ethics for users, and consent to care;

• Develop new research projects;

• Seek and manage funding for the implementation of research projects;

• Receive, assess, and manage requests from external researchers to

conduct research in the centre;

• Manage and supervise the coordination of clinical internships and the

documentation center;

• Organize knowledge transfer activities to provide the most recent

evidence-based practices to front-line staff.

2005-2009

Specialist in Clinical Activities & Researcher-Practitioner

Department of Child & Family Services

Centre de réadaptation Lisette-Dupras, Montreal, Quebec

• Supervise early intensive behavioural intervention (EIBI) programs for

young children with autism;

• Train and manage all our intervention aids/EIBI therapists;

• Train, support, and supervise EIBI program supervisors;

• Teach parents to implement behavioral interventions;

• Conduct functional analyses, stimulus preference assessments, and

write intervention plans for children with severe problem behaviors;

• Act as a consultant for educators and professionals who work with

children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders;

• Starting in 2008, develop and implement research projects involving

children with autism.

2002-2005

Intervention Aid & Teacher

Centre de réadaptation de l’Ouest de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec

• Teach pre-kindergarten classes in the summer for children with autism

spectrum disorders and their siblings;

• Instruct social skills groups for children with autism;

• Design and implement programs for children with Asperger Syndrome;

• Implement EIBI programs with young children with autism.

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LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

2008

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Behavior Analyst Certification Board

2005

Permanent Teaching License

Quebec’s Ministry of Education

MEMBERSHIP

2010- present

Québec Association for Behaviour Analysis

President

2009- present

Association for Professional Behavior Analysts

Full member

2007- present

The International Behavioralogy Institute

Student member

2007- present

Association for Behavior Analysis International

Student member

RESEARCH GRANTS

March 2009

$5,000.00

Consortium National de Recherche sur l’Intégration Sociale (CNRIS)

Comparing Three Methods to Identify the Function of Problem Behaviour

May 2009

$5,000.00

McGill University Internal SSHRC

Assessment and Treatment of Vocal Stereotypy in Children With Developmental

Disabilities

July 2009

$5,000.00

FQRSC Research Team in Partnership – Student Support

Intellectual Disabilities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and Intersectoriality

PEER REVIEW

2009, 2010

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Guest reviewer

2009, 2010

Revue de Psychoéducation

Guest reviewer

2009

Journal on Developmental Disabilities

Guest reviewer

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

Lanovaz, M. J. (in press). Towards a comprehensive model of stereotypy: Integrating operant and

neurobiological interpretations. Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Lanovaz, M. J., Sladeczek, I. E., & Rapp, J. T. (in press). Effects of music on vocal stereotypy in children

with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Lanovaz, M. J. & Argumedes, M. (2010). Immediate and subsequent effects of differential reinforcement

of other behavior and noncontingent matched stimulation on stereotypy. Behavioral

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Lanovaz, M. J., Rapp, J. T., & Fletcher, S. E. (2010). Expanding functional analysis of automatically

reinforced behavior using a three-component multiple-schedule. European Journal of Behavior

Analysis, 11, 17-27.

Lanovaz, M. J. & Argumedes, M. (2009). Using the three-component multiple-schedule to examine the

effects of treatments on stereotypy. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 15(3), 64-68.

Lanovaz, M. J., Fletcher, S. E., & Rapp, J. T. (2009). Using relative measures to identify stimuli that alter

immediate and subsequent levels of stereotypy: A further analysis of functionally matched

stimulation. Behavior Modification, 33, 682-704.

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Rapp, J. T., & Lanovaz, M. J. (in press). Stereotypy. In J. K. Luiselli (Ed.), Teaching and behavior

support for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders: A "How To" practitioner's guide.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Lanovaz, M. J., & Sladeczek, I. E. (2011, May). Effects of music on vocal stereotypy and toy

manipulation. In M. J. Lanovaz (Chair), Innovations in the assessment and treatment of

stereotypy. Symposium to be conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis

Interventional, Denver, CO.

Lanovaz, M. J., Rapp, J. T., Regli, G., Swanson, G. J.,& Long, E. S. (2011, May). Effects of prior access

to stereotypy on subsequent engagement in the behaviour. Poster session to be presented at the

meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.

Lanovaz, M. J., & Sladeczek, I. E. (2010, May). Effects of manipulating the intensity of music on vocal

stereotypy. In M. J. Lanovaz (Chair), Innovations in the assessment and treatment of stereotypy.

Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San

Antonio, TX.

Lanovaz, M. J., & Sladeczek, I. E. (2010, May). Descriptive analysis of the properties of vocal stereotypy

under free-operant conditions. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for

Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

Argumedes, M., & Lanovaz, M. J. (2010, May). Comparing the effects of DRO and matched stimulation

on immediate and subsequent engagement in stereotypy. In M. J. Lanovaz (Chair), Innovations in

the assessment and treatment of stereotypy. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the

Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

Argumedes, M., & Lanovaz, M. J. (2010, May). Inhibitory stimulus control of stereotypy in children with

autism. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis

International, San Antonio, TX.

Bartlett, S. M., Rapp, J. T., Sheridan, S., Shrader, L., Maltese, D., Long, E. S., … Lanovaz, M. J. (2010,

May). Assessment of vocal stereotypy using a three-component schedule. Poster session presented

at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.

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Argumedes, M., Lanovaz, M. J., & Larivée, S. (2010, Mai). La production d’un stimulus d’inhibition

pour réduire l’autostimulation chez les enfants ayant un trouble envahissant du développement

(TED). Communication par affiche présentée au 3e congrès biennal du Comité Québécois Pour

les Jeunes en Difficultés de Comportement, Québec, QC.

Lanovaz, M. J., & Rapp, J. T. (2009, November). Sequential assessment model for the functional analysis

of automatically reinforced behaviour. Paper presented at the meeting of the Ontario

Association for Behaviour Analysis, Toronto, ON.

Argumedes, M., & Lanovaz, M. J. (2009, November). Effects of DRO and matched stimulation on

stereotypy. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Ontario Association for Behaviour

Analysis, Toronto, ON.

Lanovaz, M. J. & Rapp, J. T. (2009, May). Using component distributions to identify functionally

matched stimuli. In J. T. Rapp (Chair), Assessment and treatment of vocal stereotypy. Symposium

conducted at the meeting for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.

Rapp, J. T., Lanovaz, M. J., & Fletcher, S. E. (2008, October). Using relative measures to identify stimuli

that alter immediate and subsequent levels of stereotypy: A further analysis of motivating

operations. Paper presented at the meeting of the Mid-American Association for Behavior

Analysis, Champaign, IL.

Lanovaz, M. J., Rapp, J. T., & Bucur, L. E. (2008, May). Some preliminary effects of conditioned

motivating operations. In J. T. Rapp (Chair), Assessment and treatment of stereotypy.

Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International,

Chicago, IL.

Lanovaz, M. J. (2007, February). Using the high-p request sequence to increase compliance: A failure to

replicate. Poster session presented at the meeting of the International Association for Behavior

Analysis on the Progress and Challenges in the Behavioral Treatment of Autism, Boston, MA.

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

September 2008 to December 2014. Evaluation of the early intensive behavioural intervention program at

the Centre de réadaptation de l’Ouest de Montréal in children between two and six years old with an

autism spectrum disorder. (Katherine Moxness, principal investigator, Marc Lanovaz and Céline Mercier,

May 2009 to June 2011. Comparing three methods to identify the function of problem behaviour (Marc

Lanovaz, chercheur principal).