Haven Niland

Haven Niland, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University’s College of Education, affiliated with the Department of Special Education and The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research. Her work focuses on behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), technology applications in ABA supervision, procedural fidelity, and healthcare disparities.

• Education
• Post-doctoral Fellow in Clinical Outcomes and Program Evaluation (Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Health Services Research (University of North Texas)
• Master of Science in Behavior Analysis (University of North Texas)
• Bachelor of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (University of North Texas)

Her research explores behavioral assessment, skill acquisition interventions, and technological innovations to improve service delivery for individuals with ASD. She has published extensively on procedural fidelity, telehealth adaptations, and verbal behavior training.

Recent publications address discrete-trial instruction fidelity, auditory stimulus tacts, telehealth service delivery, and operant analysis of false confessions. These works span Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism Research, and Behavioral Interventions.