About Emily
Dr. Emily Callahan joined the Centria Autism team in August of 2021 as the Vice President of Clinical Quality. In her role, she is responsible for the development and oversight of systems to assess the quality and outcomes of Centria’s intake and assessment processes. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) licensed in Virginia.
Prior to joining Centria, Emily was the first Executive Director of the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP). Past positions also included the Director of Outpatient Behavioral Services at the Virginia Institute of Autism, the Coordinator of Development, Research and Training at the Institute for Child Development (ICD) at SUNY Binghamton, and an Adjunct Professor in the Psychology program at SUNY Binghamton.
She has presented research related to applied behavior analysis and autism at numerous local, national and international conferences and meetings. She has been published in peer-reviewed journals and books and has been the co-principle investigator on numerous grants focused on improving the lives of those diagnosed with autism. She is a member of the Media Watch Review Committee for the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, is the past Conference Co-Chair for the Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis (VABA), a member of the Public Policy Committee for VABA, and is the past Co-President for the Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
