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Winter Weather Announcement

Due to the ongoing winter storm and cleanup operations, all Kean campuses will continue to operate remotely on Tuesday, February 24. 

All classes and activities will be conducted remotely during this time. Employees will also work remotely. Only those employees deemed essential during weather emergencies should report to campus. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor. 

Keanu’s Kitchen will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday to serve residential students. 

Parking across the main campus in Union is currently prohibited. Drivers should keep their vehicles in the Kean Parking Deck while cleanup operations are underway. Vehicles parked elsewhere on campus may be relocated. 

Thank you for your cooperation. 

 

Megan Mahoney, M.A., BCBA

Lecturer
Office Location
HH - 311
Email
mahoneym@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 737-5402

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • BCBA, Post-Master's, Applied Behavior Analysis, Kean University
  • M.A., Special Education, Kean University
  • B.A., Early Childhood Education & Psychology, Kean University

Biography

I am first and foremost a teacher. I am also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). I taught in self-contained autism classrooms for ten years, from preschool up to high school all over central New Jersey. Autism and children are my passion. When I was a paraprofessional, I had a pipe-dream: to be involved in the field at the university level and be a part of the researchers that will change this field, or more truthfully, the world. It is not a dream anymore. Autism in New Jersey right now affects 1 in 34 children. We have to give teachers, BCBAs, and parents the right tools for the job. From the general education teacher who knew she didn’t want to be a special education teacher, to the special education teacher who knew she didn’t want to be a BCBA, imagine what I will know tomorrow. I did not end up where I intended to be, but I definitely ended up right where I am supposed to be. 

Courses Taught

  • ID 3162- Families as Collaborators in the Classroom, School, and Community
  • SPED 5702- Educational Programming for Students with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
  • SPED 5704- Behavior and Educational Assessment for Learners with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
  • SPED 5705- Applied Behavior Analysis for Learners with Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities I
  • SPED 5706- Applied Behavior Analysis for Learners with Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities II
  • SPED 7902- Autism: Collaborative ABA Transdisciplinary Intervention

Areas of Expertise/Research

  • Autism
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Education