Molly Halligan
Founding Director, Las Vegas Autism Center, Hospital & Health Care
Hello,I'm Molly Halligan. I am the founding director of the Las Vegas Autism Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Molly Halligan's Bio:
Molly Halligan, M.A., B.C.B.A. has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2010 and has a Masters degree in Psychology, with an emphasis in Behavior Analysis, from the University of Nevada, Reno. She also holds a bachelor’s degree with a dual major in Psychology and Speech Pathology & Audiology from the University of Nevada, Reno and is currently pursuing licensure as a Behavior Analyst within the state of Nevada. Molly is the current co-chair of Public Policy Committee for the Nevada Association for Behavior Analysis. In this role she lead the charge to develop legislation leading to an independent licensure board for the field and supported efforts to funding rates commensurate with national rates. Both legislative endeavors lead to increased access to services for children diagnoses with autism throughout the state of Nevada.
Molly Halligan has been working in the field of behavior analysis for close to 20 years. She began her career in Behavior Analysis by working at the UNR Early Childhood Autism Program where she provided 1:1 ABA services to children diagnosed with Autism. She also trained and supervised undergraduate tutors who worked in the program in her role as Tutor Trainer. Molly also worked as a Supervising Behavior Analyst with the Autism Treatment Assistance Program (ATAP) through the state of Nevada. There she on-boarded clients, deisgned and oversaw treatment plans, provided parent training, collaborated with state personnel, hired and trained front line RBT therapist and supported the development of the BCBA position within ATAP.
Molly Halligan also worked at the Center for Advanced Learning (CAL) in Reno, NV. At CAL she provided academic instruction for children ranging from developmentally disabled to gifted, utilizing the techniques of Behavior Analysis to dramatically improve the academic achievements of her students. In her role as Case Advisor at CAL she supervised cases and instructors . She also provided training for new instructors and case advisement for clients of the Autism Rescue Division at CAL.
Molly Halligan specializes in using learning science to enable all learners to reach their full potential. Her work comprises of utilizing data based teaching techniques to identify the skill levels of each individual learner and teach them to reach their full potential.
Molly Halligan is listed at AllTherapist.com
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Molly Halligan's Experience:
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Instrucitonal Designer at CentralReach
October 2019 - Present -
Founding Director at Las Vegas Autism Center, LLC
October 2017 - Present | Las Vegas, NV -
Supervising Board Certified Behavior Analyst at Autism Treatment Assistance Program
May 2016 - October 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada -
Director at Academy of Precision Teaching
2013 - 2014 -
President at Behavior Analytic Consulting LLC
October 2012 - 2014 | Las Vegas, NV -
Chief Financial Officer at Halligan Lawn & Garden
October 2011 - 2013 -
President at Harris Family Hauling, LLC
2010 - 2013 -
Case Advisor at Center for Advanced Learning
August 2008 - May 2010 -
Training Supervisor at UNR Early Childhood Autism Program
2007 - 2009
Molly Halligan's Education:
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University of Nevada-Reno
Master of Arts (M.A.)Concentration: Behavior Analysis -
University of Nevada, Reno
Bachelor of ArtsConcentration: Psychology -
University of Nevada, Reno
Bachelor of ScienceConcentration: Speech Pathology & Audiology
Molly Halligan's Interests & Activities:
Education, Reading, Math, Autism, ADD, ADHD, LD, Dyslexia, Tutor, Private Tutor, Staff Training