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Nicole Kanaman

Lawrence,KS

Summary

Accomplished Behavioral Scientist with progressive industry background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chief Operating Officer

Next Generation Servcies, GoodLife Innovations
06.2024 - Current
  • Oversaw all aspects of operations of the Neighborhood Network and Shared living programs within GoodLife Innovations, a Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) provider, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements
  • Oversaw day-to-day operations to keep organization running smoothly while meeting business goals.
  • Led multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery and optimize operational efficiency
  • Developed and implemented strategic plans to drive organizational growth and improve service outcomes
  • Managed budgets, resource allocation, and financial planning to support sustainable operations
  • Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and professional development through mentorship and training programs
  • Collaborated with state and local health agencies to develop policies and secure funding for innovative health and human services initiatives
  • Represented the organization in public and professional settings, delivering presentations and engaging with stakeholders to promote the mission and impact of services.
  • Mentored team members by sharing knowledge, offering guidance, and providing constructive feedback; fostering a culture of continuous learning and development within the organization.
  • Guided teams through periods of significant change by providing clear communication and decisive leadership during transitions.
  • Streamlined operations by implementing efficient processes and systems, leading to increased productivity and cost savings.
  • Enhanced company reputation by establishing strong relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders.

Chief Clinical Officer

GoodLife Innovations
05.2023 - 06.2024
  • Oversaw the development, refinement, and day-to-day operations for the multi-tiered behavior support department, nursing department, training department, and eligibility funding department
  • Championed continuous quality improvement efforts, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing targeted interventions.
  • Led interdisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a fast-paced clinical environment.
  • Increased employee engagement levels through the implementation of transparent communication channels that empowered staff members to contribute ideas regarding improvements in operations.
  • Established and maintained collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders, promoting organizational alignment and driving essential change.
  • Managed financial resources effectively to support organizational goals while maintaining fiscal responsibility and sustainability.
  • Implemented cutting-edge technology solutions to enhance overall efficiency within the organization''s operations.
  • Led the organization’s research efforts.

Director of Behavioral Services

GoodLife Innovations
09.2021 - 05.2023
  • Developed and implemented the behavioral service department for the agency creating a three-tiered service delivery model
  • Oversaw the three-tiers of the behavioral services department, and supervised day-to-day operations of the behavioral services personnel across both adult and children’s services; and acted as a liaison between GoodLife Innovations and our partners at the University of Kansas.
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
  • Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
  • Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
  • Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.

Behavioral Consultant, Graduate Teaching Assistant

GoodLife Innovations
08.2017 - 09.2021
  • Designed and implemented staff training procedures.
  • Wrote behavior support plans, skill acquisition plans, conducted functional behavior assessments, conducted record reviews, conducted competency checks on relevant staff behavior, and provided ongoing feedback to direct care staff.
  • Identified barriers to clinical success and developed function-based interventions to address.
  • Promoted a collaborative approach by involving clients'' families in the development of behavior support plans tailored to their unique circumstances.
  • Managed caseloads efficiently, ensuring timely completion of assessments, treatment plans and progress reports in accordance with professional standards.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive intervention plans for optimal results.
  • Served as lead graduate student, liaisoning between the University and the practicum location

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Educare Preschool Program, University of Kansas
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Supervised and trained undergraduate practicum students to use behavior analysis in a preschool classroom
  • Wrote behavior management and skill acquisition programs
  • Trained undergraduates how to collect reliable data and analyzed these data.
  • Developed strong rapport with students through open communication channels, fostering an inclusive learning environment.
  • Provided timely and constructive feedback on assignments, enabling students to refine their work and achieve higher grades.
  • Served as a liaison between faculty members and students, addressing concerns and facilitating resolution of issues promptly.
  • Mentored students through office hours and one-on-one communication.
  • Collaborated with fellow teaching assistants to provide additional support for struggling students, leading to improved academic outcomes.
  • Managed a classroom of diverse learners, implementing differentiated instruction strategies to meet individual student needs.
  • Checked assignments, proctored tests and provided grades according to university standards.

Education

Ph.D. - Behavioral Psychology

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
07.2022

Master of Arts - Applied Behavioral Sciences

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
07.2020

Bachelor of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis

University of North Texas
Denton, TX
05.2016

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Strategic Planning
  • Process Improvement
  • Executive Leadership
  • Compliance Management
  • Performance Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Cost savings and reduction
  • Risk Management
  • Operations Oversight
  • Personnel development

Certification

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), 2021– Present
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst—Kansas (LBA-KS), 2021– Present
  • Safety-Care Crisis Intervention Instructor, 2018-2019
  • Safety-Care Crisis Intervention Specialist, 2018–2021

Affiliations

  • Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
  • Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis (KansABA)
  • Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA)

Presentations

  • An agency-wide approach: Getting DSPs to use Healthy Behavioral Practices, Missouri Behavioral Health Conference, Branson MO, September, 2024
  • An agency-wide approach: Getting DSPs to use Healthy Behavioral Practices, State of Missouri’s Tiered Support Summer, Columbia, MO, August, 2024
  • An agency-wide approach: Getting DSPs to use Healthy Behavioral Practices, ANCOR, Santa Fe, NM, April, 2024
  • Assessing and enhancing the maintenance and generalization of staff implementation of healthy behavioral practices using the performance diagnostic checklist-human services, Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Denver, CO, May, 2023
  • Healthy Behavioral Practices Workshop: How to Train, and Enhance the Maintenance of, a Tier 1 Intervention Across Clinical Settings, LifeScape Specialty Schools, Sioux Falls, SD (virtual), April, 2023
  • Healthy Behavioral Practices Workshop: How to Train, and Enhance the Maintenance of, a Tier 1 Intervention Across Clinical Settings, KansABA Spring CEU workshop, Lawrence, KS (virtual), February, 2023
  • Assessment and intervention of staff adherence to healthy behavioral practices in adult services, Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Boston, MA, May, 2022
  • Assessing and enhancing the maintenance and generalization of staff implementation of healthy behavioral practices using the performance diagnostic checklist-human services, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, July, 2022
  • Comparison of visual analysis outcomes and simulation modeling analysis outcomes in A-B designs, Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), San Francisco, CA (virtual), May, 2021
  • Effects of noncontingent reinforcement with competing stimuli for decreasing problem behavior maintained by social positive reinforcement, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, July, 2020

Degrees

  • B.S., University of North Texas, Denton, TX, Applied Behavior Analysis, 08/2012-05/2016
  • M.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Applied Behavioral Sciences, Claudia Dozier, Ph. D., BCBA-D, Effects of Noncontingent Reinforcement with Competing Stimuli for Decreasing Problem Behavior Maintained by Social Positive Reinforcement, 08/2016-07/2020
  • Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Claudia Dozier, Ph. D., BCBA-D, Assessing the Maintenance and Generalization of Staff Implementation of Healthy Behavioral Practices using the Performance Diagnostic Checklist—Human Services, 08/2016-07/2022

Worksinprogress

  • Assessing and enhancing the maintenance and generalization of staff implementation of healthy behavioral practices using the performance diagnostic checklist-human services, Kanaman, N. A., Dozier, C. L., Kanaman, K., McHugh, C. L., Simmons, B. A., Submitted for publication
  • Effects of Noncontingent Reinforcement with Competing Stimuli for Decreasing Problem Behavior Maintained by Social Positive Reinforcement, Kanaman, N. A., Dozier, C. L., McHugh, C. L., Sparrow, S. S., In preparation
  • Increasing staff healthy behavioral practices in programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Kamana, B. U., Dozier, C. L., Kanaman, N. A., DiGennaro Reed, F., Glaze, S. M., Markowitz, A. M., Hangen, M, M., Harrison, K. L., Bernstein, A. M., Jess, R. J., Erath, T. G., Submitted for publication
  • Evaluation of differential reinforcement for increasing acceptance of nonpreferred food, Juanico, J. F., Dozier, C. L., Kanaman, N. A., Jess, R. L., Foley, E. A., Diaz de Villegas, S. C., Kamana, B. U., Holehan, K. M., In preparation
  • An evaluation of self-instruction on the implementation and generalization of guided compliance, Foley, E. A., Dozier, C. L., Juanico, J. F., Kamana, B. U., Jess, R. L., Kanaman, N. A., In preparation

Posterpresentations

  • Increasing staff healthy behavioral practices with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA), Omaha, NE, October, 2019
  • Functional behavior assessment, Community Living Opportunities Annual Board Meeting, Lenexa, KS, March, 2017
  • Increasing staff healthy behavioral practices in residential and day-program environments for adults diagnosed with IDD: a large-scale study, Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA), Milwaukee, WI, November, 2017
  • Increasing staff healthy behavioral practices in residential and day-programs for adults with IDD, Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), San Diego, CA, May, 2018
  • Promoting staff healthy behavioral practices (HBP) in residential and day programs, Community Living Opportunities Annual Board Meeting, Lenexa, KS, March, 2017
  • Increasing staff healthy behavioral practices in residential and day-program environments for adults diagnosed with IDD: A large-scale study, Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA), Milwaukee, WI, May, 2017
  • An evaluation of self-instruction on the implementation and generalization of guided compliance, Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis, Overland Park, KS, May, 2018
  • An evaluation of self-instruction on the implementation and generalization of guided compliance, Applied Behavior Analysis International’s Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, May, 2018

Professionalservice

  • Challenging Behavior Special Interest Group, Executive board member, secretary, 2023– Present
  • Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Distinguished scholar, 2021– Present
  • Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis (KansABA), Legislative committee chair, 2021– Present
  • Behavioral Science: Applications in Leadership & Supervision Conference, Chair and volunteer, 2019– Present
  • Challenging Behavior Special Interest Group, Executive board member, student representative, 2021– 2023
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Guest reviewer, 2021
  • Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis (KansABA), Chair and volunteer, 2017
  • Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA), Volunteer, 2016—2019

Research

  • Graduate Research Assistant, Applied Behavioral Science department, University of Kansas, 06/2016–07/2022, Conducting literature reviews., Writing research protocols., Conducting research sessions for various projects., Data collection/analysis., Presenting research data at weekly lab meetings., Claudia L. Dozier, Ph.D., BCBA-D
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, 08/2015-05/2016, Collecting and graphing data for various projects., Conducting research sessions., Karen Toussaint, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Awards

  • Baer, Wolf, and Risley Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas, 2022
  • Todd R. Risley Student Award, Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas, 2021
  • Outstanding Undergraduate of the Year, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, 2016

Publications

  • Evaluating the effects of social interaction on the results of preference assessments for leisure items, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55, 2, 430-450, 10.1002/jaba.897, Kanaman, N. A., Dozier, C. L., Hubbs, A. L., Jones, B. A., Foley, E., Ackerlund Brandt, J., 2021
  • Functional analysis in research and practice, Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions in Autism, Dozier, C. L., Briggs, A. M., Juanico, J. F., Holehan, K. M., Kanaman, N. A., J. Leaf, J. Cihon, J. Ferguson, Weiss M., Springer, 2022
  • Using synchronous reinforcement to increase mask wearing in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, McHugh, C. L., Dozier, C. L., Diaz de Villegas, S. C., Kanaman, N. A., 2022
  • Ethics in basic and applied research, The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development, Zane, T., Diaz de Villegas, S. C., Kanaman, N. A., Romero, A. N., Weiss, M. J., 2020

Timeline

Chief Operating Officer

Next Generation Servcies, GoodLife Innovations
06.2024 - Current

Chief Clinical Officer

GoodLife Innovations
05.2023 - 06.2024

Director of Behavioral Services

GoodLife Innovations
09.2021 - 05.2023

Behavioral Consultant, Graduate Teaching Assistant

GoodLife Innovations
08.2017 - 09.2021

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Educare Preschool Program, University of Kansas
08.2016 - 08.2017

Ph.D. - Behavioral Psychology

University of Kansas

Master of Arts - Applied Behavioral Sciences

University of Kansas

Bachelor of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis

University of North Texas

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