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Kristen L. Padilla, PhD, NCSP, BCBA, is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University and Director of the Baylor Center for Disability and Flourishing. Since she began teaching at Baylor in 2015, Dr. Padilla has taught courses and practica pertaining to assessment in applied behavior analysis (ABA), ABA and school psychology, ethics in ABA, teaching children with autism and developmental disabilities, and interdisciplinary leadership training in autism. She has also provided trainings on foundational concepts in measurement and their applications to assessments used in ABA. Dr. Padilla's research interests include the use of skill acquisition instruments by ABA practitioners and the validity and reliability associated with the use of these instruments.

Grant B. Morgan, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University, where he coordinates the quantitative methods doctoral specialization. He also serves as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the Moody School of Education. Dr. Morgan is formally trained as a psychometrician and quantitative methodologist, and has extensive experience designing and conducting measurement-related research. Since joining the Baylor faculty in 2012, he has taught courses in measurement, assessment, psychometric theory, research methods, and statistics. Dr. Morgan has served as a grant panelist for multiple federal agencies and has published numerous articles and book chapters on applied and technical aspects of measurement.