Diversity And Inclusion In The Black ABA Community With Adrienne Bradley And Tia Glover
The Black ABA community has long been underserved and underrepresented. But recent years have seen a surge in initiatives to empower black ABA practitioners and bring much-needed diversity to the field. In this episode, Sara Litvak and Anna Bullard are joined by Adrienne Bradley [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienne-bradley-m-ed-bcba-lba-2845aa180/], President at Black Applied Behavior Analysts (BABA) [https://babainfo.org/] and Tia Glover [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tia-d-glover-mph-m-ed-bcba-5499915b/], Behavior Analyst and Healthcare Director. They speak about how Black ABAs have been underrepresented, why the ABA conference at Detroit has been invaluable, and BABA’s partnership with the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) to benefit ABA professionals.
Adrienne Bradley, M.Ed., BCBA., LBA
Adrienne Bradley is Board Certified Behavior Analyst, graduate school
professor, and President on a mission to promote Applied Behavior
Analysis (ABA) to underserved communities. She graduated from Central
Michigan University, in 2014 with a Bachelors in Exercise Science, and a minor
in Psychology where she developed an interest in human behavior. It wasn't
until after her matriculation that she found a dire need to serve students with
an Autism diagnosis in the public school system. This is where her love for
ABA began. She later graduated from Wayne State University with a Master's in
Education Psychology, and a concentration in Applied Behavioral Analysis.
With her extensive experience working with children and adolescents within
the home, school, and clinic settings, she has garnered a commitment to
ethical leadership and high-quality therapeutic and parent training services.
She is a highly regarded speaker, focusing on using Acceptance and
Commitment training within parent sessions. Additionally, Adrienne serves as
the President for Black Applied Behavior Analysts, Inc, an organization that
empowers the Black ABA community and the co-host of Shades of ABA, a
podcast centering tough conversations to foster change and growth. She
engages in equity and inclusion research practices, serving as a research
consultant for the Michigan Interagency Coordinating Council which aims to
reduce barriers to accessing ABA services in the state of Michigan through the
development and implementation of a statewide, comprehensive,
multidisciplinary system to provide early intervention services for infants and
toddlers with disabilities and their families. She is a master collaborator and
bridge connector, using empathy and understanding to foster relationships
with the purpose of advancing the science of ABA.
Tia D. Glover, MPH, M.Ed, BCBA
Tia Glover serves as Regional Administrator for Devereux Advanced Behavioral
Health Florida. Mrs. Glover has worked in social services and community
behavioral health systems in the state of Florida for the past fourteen years. In
her current role as Regional Administrator, Mrs. Glover provides direct oversight of
Devereux Florida's Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Programs. Mrs. Glover
earned a Bachelor of Science in health care management and business, a Master
of Science in public health from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University and a
master's in special education from the University of North Florida. She has been a
behavior analyst since 2016. Her contagious passion for those she serves has
resulted in community support for autism awareness and services offered
through Devereux Florida continuum of services. Mrs. Glover is a member of
various organizations including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated,
American College of Healthcare Executives, Black Applied Behavior Analyst, and
National Association of Professional Women.
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