Kimberly Berens, Ph.D., BCBA-D is the President and Founding Director of Center for Advanced Learning, Inc. and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Her work centers on using behavior analysis to transform the learning abilities of a wide-range of children, including those on the autism spectrum. Dr. Berens currently owns and operates three private learning centers located in Reno, Carson City, and Medford, Oregon. Through these centers, Dr. Berens and her team have developed a variety of learning programs that consistently produce at least one year’s growth in 40 hours of instruction. Her learning programs target areas such as basic classroom readiness, phonemic awareness, reading fluency, reading comprehension, language-based comprehension, basic and advanced mathematics, grammar, and expressive writing. Dr. Berens is also an experienced educational researcher who has published and presented extensively on science-based approaches to education and learning. She currently serves as an affiliated graduate faculty in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Nevada- Reno. She was recently appointed by Governor Jim Gibbons to the State of Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners, where she is assisting in the development of state licensing regulations for behavior analysts. Dr. Berens is one of the first behavior analysts in the country to hold such a post.
Nicholas Berens, M.A. is the Director of Secondary Education Programs, Vice-President, and co-founder of Center for Advanced Learning, Inc. Mr. Berens has published and presented extensively on methods of science, producing positive educational outcomes, and applying the products of learning and psychological science to the real world. He has extensive experience in learning science and instruction, with an emphasis on adolescent psychology and improving the academic performance of students in secondary schools. Mr. Berens received his Master's degree in psychology from UNR, where he is currently completing his doctoral degree.
Kendra Rickard, M.A. is the Assistant Director of the Center for Advanced Learning, Inc. Ms. Rickard has over seven years of experience in learning science and instruction and has contributed to the growth and development of the center since 2002. During her time at CAL, she has served as a Case Advisor and Assistant Director, where she has assisted Dr. Berens in the development of the basic and advanced Prototype-Construction writing classes and developed the Advanced Genre Writing series. She also has extensive experience in teaching special populations, including children with dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, Asperger's syndrome, autism and other developmental disorders. Ms. Rickard is a regular contributor to scientific and professional communities on learning science and evidence-based instruction, and she has given numerous presentations on science-based approaches to education. Currently, she serves as a part-time faculty at Truckee Meadows Community College. Ms. Rickard received her Masters Degree in psychology at UNR, where she is currently completing her doctoral degree.
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