Dr. Megan Boyle is the Associate VP of Applied Research at Upstate Caring Partners, where she guides applied and clinically driven research to improve the lives of students and residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the staff who serve them. Megan specializes in the assessment and treatment of severe behavior of individuals with autism, and her research agenda focuses on elopement, behavioral contrast, refining methods of functional analysis, functional communication training, schedule thinning, and evaluating aspects of practical functional assessment and skill-based treatment. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Behavioral Interventions, Behavior Modification, Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Behavioral Development, and The Psychological Record.