Nancy Marchese

Background

About Nancy Marchese

Life's work is passionately dedicated to transforming the lives of children with autism and their families. A Board Certified Behaviour Analyst- Doctoral Level who has worked with hundreds of children with autism and their families across Ontario since 1998. Also, a Psychologist, registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Has supervised Applied Behavior Analytic (ABA) programs through various non-profit and private agencies, as well as training clinical staff on how to implement these programs. Completed a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Behaviour Analysis at Endicott College in Massachusetts. Stays connected with the latest research which gets incorporated into client’s programming. Has presented at both provincial and international conferences. Sample of publications and presentations: Marchese, N, Carr, J. E, LeBlanc, L. A, Rosati, T, & Conroy, S.(2012). Evaluating the effects of the question “What is this?” on tact training outcomes of children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 539-547. Marchese, N, Carr, J.E, LeBlanc, L.A, Rosati, T, & Conroy, S.(2011). Evaluating the effects of vocal instructions during tact training. Symposium conducted at the Association for Behavior Analysis International Annual Convention, Denver. Cummings, A, MacDonald, J.M, Marchese, N, & Jackson, J.W.(2010). Research in non- university settings. Panel discussion conducted at the Association for Behavior Analysis International Annual Convention, San Antonio. Marchese, N.(2010). Instructional methods for children with autism. Workshop presented at the Behavior Analysis Summer Conference: Assessment, Instruction, & Transitions, Markham. Lewis, T.L, Ellemberg, D, Maurer, D, Defina, N. & Brent, H.P.(2005). The perception of local and global motion after early pattern deprivation in humans. Vision Research, 45, 2877-2884.