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Kwang-Sun Cho Blair, PhD, BCBA-D Professor Phone: 813-974-2129 Fax: 813-974-6115 Office: MHC 2336 Send an email View Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Kwang-Sun Cho Blair is a Professor in the Applied Behavior Analysis Program and the Positive Behavior Support Graduate Certificate Program of the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Blair received her Ph.D. in special education and minor in psychology from the University of Arizona in 1996. She was a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Arizona in 1997 and faculty of special education at Konju National University, South Korea from 1998-2006.

Dr. Blair is currently the PI/Project Director for two federal grants (Project TSBA and Project ABA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Both projects aim to prepare school-based behavior analysts to provide ABA services to children with disabilities. Project TSBA focus on the provision of multi-tiered support, and Project ABA focuses on evidence-based practices in autism.

Dr. Blair has published numerous journal articles and book chapters in the areas of functional behavior assessment and intervention, family-centered intervention, positive behavior support, teacher training and classroom-based intervention, and development of assessment instruments. She currently serves on the editorial boards of Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Remedial and Special Education, Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, and Korean Journal of Special Education, and is a guest reviewer for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Research in Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Early Intervention, and Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.

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