Applied Behavior Learning Center

Danielle Kolb graduated from WVU with a B.A. in Psychology in 2014. Upon graduating she provided behavioral health treatment to children and adults with varying disorders including ASD. She has been with ABLC since 2015, and became a Registered Behavior Technician in 2016. She is currently the ABLC supervisor and takes an active role in each child’s therapy services. 

BethAnne Johnson graduated from WVU with her B.A. in Psychology in 2011, while at WVU she interned at North Elementary in an inclusive head start Pre-K. Upon graduating, she moved to Phoenix AZ and worked at the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center. She has been with ABLC since 2013, and recently graduated with her MS in Psychology with an emphasis in ABA. BethAnne obtained her RBT certification in 2016. BethAnne is currently pursuing her BCBA.



Yvonne Phillips-Hodges graduated from Marshall University in 2013 with her B.S. in Communication Disorders, while at Marshall she provided direct care and respite to adults and children with special needs. Yvonne has been working with individuals with special needs for 12 years. She has been with ABLC since 2014. Yvonne graduated with her Master’s in Education with an emphasis in ABA from University of Cincinnati in 2016. In 2016, Yvonne obtained her RBT certification. Yvonne is currently pursing her BCBA.



Amber Myers graduated from BridgeValley CTC with her Associates in Applied Science in Early Childhood Development in 2014. She is now currently pursuing her B. A. in Child Development at WVU of Parkersburg.  She has worked with children of varying ages and capacities since 2010 and started at ABLC in 2016. Amber obtained her RBT certification in 2016.  



Chanté Adams graduated from WVU with a B.A. in Psychology in 2016. While at WVU, she worked under Dr. Regina Carroll in the autism and disabilities skill acquisition laboratory. While there, she became fluent in the application of chaining procedures, skill acquisition, instructive feedback, error correction procedures, and treatment integrity. She became RBT certified in 2016. Recently, Chanté has been accepted into graduate school to pursue her BCBA.



Morgan Richardson graduated from WVU in 2016 with a B.A. in Psychology. While at WVU, she interned under Dr. Susannah Poe at the Intensive Autism Service Delivery Clinic providing ABA therapy to children ages 2-6. Morgan came to work at ABLC in May of 2016 and became a certified Registered Behavior Technician by March 2017. 

Hayley Simokat graduated from Marshall University in 2014 with a B.A. in Psychology.  She has had the privilege of working with children of all ages and capacities since 2010.  Her focus on children with ASD began in 2016, as she stepped into her role as an ABA Therapist at ABLC. Hayley received her certification to be a Registered Behavior Technician in March of 2017.

Karissa Keen has had the privilege of working with children of all ages and capacities since 2011. Her focus on children with ASD began in 2017, as she stepped into her role as an ABA Therapist at ABLC. She is in the process of pursing her RBT certification.  

Katie Criner graduated from WVSU in 2016 with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree. She has been working with children in many capacities since 2008. Her focus on children with ASD began in 2017 when she became an ABA Therapist with ABLC. She is currently in the process of obtaining her RBT certification. 

Meagan Goode has had the privilege of working with children of all ages since 2005. Before coming to ABLC she worked for Kanawha County Schools for 2 years mainly with children with ASD. She is currently in the process of obtaining her RBT certification. Meagan is currently working on obtaining her Bachelors degree.

Kalyn’s focus on children with ASD began in 2017, as she stepped into her role as an ABA therapist at ABLC. Kalyn is currently pursuing her RBT certification. Kalyn is currently working on her Bachelors degree in Occupational Development.