Adel C NajdowskiAdel C. Najdowski, PhD, BCBA-D (she/her/hers), is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of
Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program at Pepperdine University as well as Research Manager at
Halo Behavioral Health. Dr. Nadowski has provided ABA-based services to children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and developmental disabilities since 1995. She has more than 45 publications, including her
books Flexible and Focused: Teaching Executive Function Skills to Individuals With Autism and Attention Disorders
and A Workbook of Ethical Case Scenarios in Applied Behavior Analysis. She currently serves on the
editorial board of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and has previously served for Behavior Analysis in
Practice and as Guest Editor for a special issue in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. She currently serves
on the board of directors for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and previously served on the
board of directors for the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA). She is also on the disciplinary
review committee (DRC) for the BACB. Her current research interests include topics related to social justice
teaching higher-order skills to children, teens, and adults diagnosed with ASD. She is a frequent speaker at conferences
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