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Patricia Lynne Hyman

Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Cedar Park,TX

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Full Time Behavior Analyst

Texas Tech University
10.2022 - Current
  • Collaborating, coaching, and providing behavior analytic services to rural school districts in Texas by providing in-person and telehealth support to students, teachers, staff, and administration
  • Designing, creating, and presenting professional development training on in-depth behavior analytic topics for teacher and parent training.
  • Assessing, selecting targets, designing, and training behavior analytic programming to parents to implement interventions with teleheath technologies to support and manage a grant.
  • Supervising both group and individuals seeking to become Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) including facilitating interventions, creating and presenting training, and maintaining required documentation.
  • Attending events and conferences to share services provided to families, teachers, administrators, and other professional organizations to recruit and disseminate information about The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research.

Low Incident Disability Support Specialist

Leander ISD
06.2021 - 10.2022
  • Supported, coached, and collaborated with teachers, staff, administration, and families to provide guidance in teaching strategies, paperwork completion, and curriculum to low incident disabilities classroom throughout the district
  • Developed and created unique training content to provide regular professional development on current research based strategies in education, behavior, and curriculum topics.
  • Problem solved, facilitated action plans, and assisted in mediation of disputes between families and campuses involving compliance with legal paperwork and meeting students unique needs involving their educational plan.

Practicum Supervisor

Texas Tech University
08.2019 - 10.2022
  • Provide individual and group supervision to graduate level students working toward their BCBA credentials
  • Create and facilitate lessons on behavior analytic skills and principles of applied behavior analysis
  • Model and utilize techniques such as behavior skills training, video modeling, and reinforcement strategies to facilitate active student engagement
  • Dispense real word examples to guide in utilizing applied behavior analysis within their classrooms and environments
  • Evaluate the students’ skills by providing verbal and written feedback
  • Collaborate and communicate with colleagues and students in other states and regions of Texas using an online interface
  • Maintain and attest to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board standards including the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code, Experience Standards, and current Task List

Behavior and Autism Specialist; Lead Specialist

Austin ISD
08.2016 - 06.2021
  • Support families, staff, and administration on more than 15 campuses, each with multiple special education programs
  • Provide training, coaching, and modeling of behavior techniques and research based instructional practices
  • Design systems to collect, analyze, and interpret data to make informed decisions
  • Write functional behavioral assessments (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIP)
  • Prepare and present various professional development trainings for district staff, administration, and families throughout the school year
  • Develop and maintain a positive rapport with administration, teachers, and families
  • Consult with campus administrators to problem solve challenging behaviors
  • Create systems to set up classrooms, implement campus wide behavior professional development, train and implement district wide special education initiatives
  • Represent the district in the role of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in litigious ARDs

Adjunct Professor

Texas Tech University
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • Taught in-depth Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) course work to graduate students working toward completing BCBA certification
  • Developed and educated students on topics related to single-subject design such as determining and designing data collection systems and tools, analyzing data, graphing and interpreting graphs
  • Evaluated the students’ skills by providing verbal and written feedback
  • Dispensed real word examples to guide in a practical understanding ABA
  • Collaborate and communicate with students in other regions of Texas using an online interface
  • Maintained and attested to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board standards including the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code, Experience Standards, and current Task List

ICAP (Life Skills) Special Education Teacher (2010-2016) & ELE (PPCD/ECSE) Special Education Teacher (2003-2010)

Leander ISD
08.2003 - 05.2016
  • Authored and implemented Individual Education Plans (IEPs) of students’ with varying abilities
  • Generated systems to collect, analyze, and interpret data to make informed decisions
  • Maintained communication and rapport with parents, campus staff, administration, and members of the IEP team
  • Continuously assessed students’ levels in all areas, both academic and functional
  • Designed creative, engaging, hands-on lessons for all academic areas
  • Developed a classroom schedule that included individual students and instructional staff
  • Provided daily individualized instruction for students with varying abilities
  • Supervised instructional assistants
  • Interacted and maintained positive rapport with students and parents on a daily basis

Education

Graduate Academic Certificate - Applied Behavioral Analysis

University of North Texas
Denton, TX
12.2016 -

Masters of Education - Early Childhood Special Education

University of Texas
Austin, TX
05.2007 -

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

The University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
06.2001 -

Skills

    Teaching adults and students

    Creating data collection tools

    Analyzing and graphing data

    Making data driven decisions

    Developing FBA and BIPs

    Computer skills: Excel, Powerpoint, Word

    Communication skills

    Proficient in technology

    Coaching adults

    Creating and presenting professional develop training

Certification

Licensed Behavior Analyst in Texas, #1088

Interests

Texas Association of Behavior Specialists (TXABS), member

Texas Association of Behavior Analysis (TXABA), member

Austin Texas Special Interest Group of Texas Association of Behavior Analysis (ATX SIG), member

Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA), member

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), member

Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children, member

Division for Autism Developmental Disabilities (DDD) of the Council for Exceptional Children, member

Teacher Education Division (TEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children, member

Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) of the Council for Exceptional Children, member

Timeline

Full Time Behavior Analyst

Texas Tech University
10.2022 - Current

Low Incident Disability Support Specialist

Leander ISD
06.2021 - 10.2022

Practicum Supervisor

Texas Tech University
08.2019 - 10.2022

Adjunct Professor

Texas Tech University
01.2019 - 05.2019

Licensed Behavior Analyst in Texas, #1088

06-2018

Board Certified Behavior Analyst, #1-17-25804

02-2017

Graduate Academic Certificate - Applied Behavioral Analysis

University of North Texas
12.2016 -

Behavior and Autism Specialist; Lead Specialist

Austin ISD
08.2016 - 06.2021

Masters of Education - Early Childhood Special Education

University of Texas
05.2007 -

ICAP (Life Skills) Special Education Teacher (2010-2016) & ELE (PPCD/ECSE) Special Education Teacher (2003-2010)

Leander ISD
08.2003 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

The University of Texas At San Antonio
06.2001 -

Texas Teacher Certification - Elementary Self-Contained & Generic Special Education

06-2001
Patricia Lynne HymanBoard Certified Behavior Analyst