Nicholas Orland

Dr. Nicholas V. Orland is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D) and a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in 14 states in the USA. He has been applying learning principles to improve socially significant behaviors for persons with autism and developmental disabilities for over 20 years (with seven years in a senior leadership position and five years as a university professor). Dr. Orland is the Chief Program Officer of the Dubai Autism Center. He supervises a staff of 90 (including behavior analysts, teachers, psychologists, SLPs, and OTs) and ensures systems are in place to provide evidence-based education for 180 learners. Dr. Orland provides clinical supervision and mentorship to staff implementing ABA-based educational programming, including DI/Language for Learning, ABLLS-R, EFL, PEAK, AFLS, Canvas, VB-MAPP, LIFE Emergence, AIM, and Socially Savvy assessments/curriculums. Dr. Orland is also an adjunct faculty member in the United States, where he teaches at the Master and Doctoral Levels for students studying the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis.