Tag: Research

NECC Teacher Conducts Stereotypy Research

Julia Touhey, MS, BCBA, LABA is a teacher in the day school at The New England Center for Children® (NECC®). While earning her master’s in applied behavior analysis, Touhey conducted research into reducing stereotypy in children with autism. NECC Director of Research, Bill Ahearn, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA advised on the project. Learn more about this […]

NECC Publishes Winter 2021 Edition of Research News

The New England Center for Children is proud to present the Winter 2021 edition of Research. This edition of the newsletter features articles from editors Bill Ahearn, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA and Eileen Roscoe, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, as well as spotlights on different individuals who have conducted research at NECC. To learn more about NECC’s research, […]

Research Spotlight: Stefanie Upshaw, MS, BCBA, LABA

Stefanie Upshaw, MS, MCBA, LABA has been a teacher at The New England Center for Children (NECC) for nearly ten years. After graduating from the University of Florida in 2011 with a degree in psychology, she joined Team NECC as a teacher. She was drawn to NECC because of its reputation for providing world-class treatment […]

Looking Back on 45 Years of Growth and Expansion at NECC

Since its founding on August 11, 1975, The New England Center for Children (then the Efficacy Research Institute) has been a pioneer in autism treatment. While the increase in the number of students served through home-based, day, and residential programs, as well as partner classrooms in public school systems, consulting services, and the ACE® ABA […]

NECC Publishes Summer 2020 Research Newsletter

In the latest issue of our Research newsletter, NECC Director of Research Bill Ahearn, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, writes about new research on familial risk for autism and Director of Behavior Analytic Research Eileen Roscoe, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, details NECC’s work with increasing varied play behavior in children with autism. Additionally, we feature some of NECC […]

NECC Feature in Wellesley Weston Magazine

The fall issue of this publication for the Weston and Wellesley communities included a feature article on The New England Center for Children.

NECC’s International Presence Highlighted in Worcester Business Journal

The Worcester Business Journal featured NECC’s global expansion, including the opening of a new school for children with autism in Lebanon

NECC’s Infant Sibling Study on WBZ-TV’s Health Watch

The Infant Sibling Research Project at NECC was featured on WBZ-TV’s Health Watch and includes interviews with Dr. Becky MacDonald and an NECC family participating in the early detection and intervention study of infants.

NECC’s Dr. Bill Ahearn featured on ABA Inside Track

NECC’s Dr. Bill Ahearn, Director of Research, was a featured guest on ABA Inside Track’s podcast.