Bio

Mary (Max) Llinás (they/co/elle) is currently a doctoral candidate in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program a the University of South Florida. They earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Florida. They learned about ABA at UF and worked with at-risk youth and feeding with Autistic children. They earned a Master's degree in ABA and OBM at Florida Tech, where they obtained experience in OBM and ABA across different settings, such as eSports, early intervention clinics, and university. Before starting the Ph.D. program at USF, they worked in a middle/high school setting, and with adults who were under the MedWaiver program. Their research interests include automatic reinforcement, animal-assisted interventions, and expanding ABA into other areas (e.g., DSM-V, eSports, OBM).