GREGORY MANCIL, PH.D., BCBA-D, LBA

Gregory Mancil, Ph.D., BCBA-D, has over 18 years of experience working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive disabilities, developmental disabilities, and psychiatric disorders. He works as a private practitioner in the state of New Mexico where he provides ABA services for children with autism. Dr. Mancil’s focus is on social skills programming, functional communication, and challenging behaviors. Prior to moving to New Mexico, he created the Master’s program in ABA at Louisiana Tech University and the first BACB™ approved course sequence in northern Louisiana. Dr. Mancil created and directed the Autism and Behavior Analysis Research Institute located at Louisiana Tech University. At the institute, he oversaw direct services to children and adults, set and oversaw the research agenda as well as provided organizational behavior management to various schools, agencies, and businesses in the state of Louisiana. Prior to living in Louisiana, Dr. Mancil was the executive director of the Kentucky Autism Training Center and an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville as well as a private practitioner. During this time, he designed and set up model classrooms across the state of Kentucky for preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school students on the autism spectrum. Dr. Mancil continues to teach courses on ABA, autism, and provide clinical services in the community.

Dr. Mancil has multiple published articles and book chapters on a variety of issues in the areas of autism, applied behavioral analysis, and communication. He serves on the editorial board of several journals including Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Preventing School Failure, and the Journal of Early Intervention. Dr. Mancil earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2007, where he gained clinical experience working with individuals with such complex issues as self-injurious behavior, rumination, and sleep disorders as well as complex communication issues.