Chris SturmBCBA, LBA

Chris Sturm, Behavior Analysis Training & Support (BATS) Clinical Director
BATS Clinical Director
Behavior Analysis Training & Support (BATS)
Gambell Professional Building (off-campus)
(907) 331-8402
jcsturm@alaska.edu

Education

  • Post-Graduate Certificate (Applied Behavior Analysis), Florida Institute of Technology, 2016
  • M.Ed. (Early Childhood Education), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1998
  • B.A. (Educational Studies & Elementary Education), Knox College, 1992

Biography

Consulting with agencies, schools and teams supporting individuals experiencing complex, challenging behaviors since late 2008, Chris was one of the first of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s Complex Behavior Collaborative consultants in 2012. In addition to this, Chris has been doing similar work with southcentral school districts and Southcentral Foundation, an Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native-owned, nonprofit health care organization. The overall goal of this work is to keep people with problem behavior in their home communities, avoiding institutions, hospitalizations or out-of-state placements.

Professional & Department Service

  • BATS Clinical Director
  • Board Member, thread Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ

Research Interests

  • Complex, challenging behavior as a form of self-advocacy
  • Countercontrol behavior

Career History/Work Experience

  • Clinical Director & Complex Behavior Specialist, UAA’s Center for Human Development – 10/2021 to present
  • Complex Behavior Specialist, Center for Human Development – 10/2019 to 10/2021
  • Behavior Analyst, Anchorage School District – 7/2016 to 7/2019
  • Complex Behavior Specialist, Center for Human Development – 3/2012 to 10/2021
  • Positive Behavior Supports Coordinator, Center for Human Development – 12/2008 to 6/2012
  • Instructional Designer, UAA’s Academic Innovations & eLearning – 5/2004 to 12/2008
  • Instructor of Education & Education Coordinator, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Pacific University – 12/2000 to 5/2004
  • English Teacher, Peace Corps Moldova – 6/1998 to 7/2000
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