Behavior Analysts, Inc.

Pamela G. Osnes – Biographical Sketch

Pamela G. Osnes is the Director of Educational Services and the STARS School at Behavior Analysts, Inc., in Pleasant Hill, CA and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.  Dr. Osnes oversees the clinical and educational services at the company, including the STARS School, the Integrated Sites Consultation Division, and the Training Division (including the ABLLS™-R Certification Program, the Partners in Education Program, and STARS On-Site Training).  She has been an Assistant Professor in Special Education at The Ohio State University and an Associate Professor and Director of the Master’s Program in Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of South Florida.  She received her Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of South Florida, her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at West Virginia University, and Bachelor’s degrees in Special and Elementary Education at the University of South Dakota.  She has published over 30 articles and chapters, has edited two books, and serves on the editorial boards of Behavioral Interventions, Education and Treatment of Children, and The Behavior Analyst. She has received two model demonstration grants funded by the U. S. Office of Special Education Program, both of which developed inclusion models for preschoolers classified as severely emotionally disturbed and autistic and preschoolers at-risk of special education classification.  At the University of South Florida, she was recognized by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for her undergraduate teaching.  Her predominant research interest has been in the generalization of behavior change of students with varying special education classifications, in addition to children at-risk for special education classification who are in regular education settings.  These students have included individuals classified as severely emotionally disturbed, emotionally handicapped, autistic, behavior disordered, and mentally handicapped, and have spanned preschool to adult ages.  Other professional areas of interest and research have been in behavioral programming in school and home settings; instruction with children with severe and challenging behaviors and autism; consultation with teachers in regular and special education classrooms regarding students who exhibit behavioral problems and delays in acquisition of academic skills; functional assessment; investigation and implementation of self-management procedures, including correspondence training, self-instruction, and goal-setting;  and staff training. 
           
Dr. Osnes is the incoming Coordinator of the Affiliated Chapters Board for the Association for Behavior Analysis International (2008-2011), is the Vice-Chair of the Florida Peer Review Committee for the Agency for Persons With Disabilities, is a Fellow at the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Standing Review Committee for the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs in Washington, D.C.  She is the parent of two children, Jocelyn and Logan, and her personal interests include listening to the blues and hiking.