Dr. Tamara Marder

Biography

Tamara Marder serves as an associate professor and program director for the Special Education Applied Behavior Analysis Programs. She is a licensed psychologist and a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D) with over thirty years of extensive experience in the field of special education and applied behavior analysis. Marder's work focuses on improving learning outcomes for students with developmental disabilities and autism, as well as providing effective training and preparation for educators and professionals in the field. She is affiliated with the Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Center for Safe Schools and Healthy Schools at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. Marder has taught various graduate-level courses, including Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis in Special Education, Applications of ABA in the Classroom, and Classroom Programming for Students with Autism. Her research interests include implementing evidence-based practices, preparing special educators in the field of applied behavior analysis, and innovative teaching and leadership methods within K-12 education.

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