PRABA LEAP (PReparing Applied Behavior Analysts through culturally relevant LEArning and Practice) is designed to provide financial and mentoring support for 14 scholars to earn their Masters in Special Education with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis. Funded scholars will be multilingual and from racially and ethnically diverse groups, including two cohorts from Puerto Rico. Jennifer McComas (pictured left) is the Project Director of PRABA LEAP; Rebecca Kolb is the Project Coordinator.

The MA in Special Education with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis is a two-year degree program that prepares scholars to serve children and youth with high-intensity needs. The program is designed to prepare scholars to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and to provide socially valid, culturally and linguistically responsive, evidence-based services for students who have Autism or Emotional Behavior Disorder and high-intensity behavioral needs. Focus will be on rigorous preparation, collaboration with community partners, and multi-level mentoring to prepare scholars to support improved long-term outcomes for children from diverse backgrounds. Click here to learn more about this degree.