B.A.: Psychology
M.A. Applied Behavior Analysis

“For the past several years, I’ve been working in the field of behavioral treatments for children with autism and developmental disabilities. After graduating with my master’s in 2005, I headed out into the world to help families and children who were struggling with autism and developmental disabilities. My word was turned upside down (in a great way) by an amazing volunteer vacation on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana!

I have spent the past year trying to figure out how I could share these life-changing travel experiences. What could I do to fuse the vehicle of adventure travel with my skills and background in behavioral psychology? Could sustainable, meaningful travel somehow be my venue for ‘saving the world’ (as my advisor, Dr. Malott would say) with behavior analysis?

I finally found my answer... on a stunning beach in Uvita, on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. I have become committed to sharing this inspiring space and its beautiful people with others.

I have been coordinating with Travis and Gibran at Bodhi Surf School to develop a very unique surfing, yoga and behavioral life coaching retreat in Coasta Rica. My role, as the retreat leader and behavior coach, will be to provide participants with practical tools and skills so they are empowered to initiate lasting behavior change in their everyday lives."