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+ William Edwards, Ph.D., BCBA

Billy Edwards received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1996, his Master's degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas in 1999, and most recently his PhD from Clemson University in Youth, Family, and Community Studies. He has been directly involved in service delivery to children, youth, and families for over 30 years. He has practiced as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst® since 2000 in both private and public capacities. He is a former President of both the Texas Association for Behavior Analysis and the South Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis, an active member of both the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), and Association for Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA). Billy also served as the Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (TxABA) Autism Special Interest Group Co-chair for several years, was a TxABA Executive Council Member for several years prior to his serving as President of the organization from 2005-2007. He has served as a member Behavior Analysis Certification Board, Inc. Exam Review Committees on several occasions and served as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the APBA from 2011-2012. He has provided numerous presentations and trainings regarding the applications of Applied Behavior Analysis across the globe and is actively involved in efforts to change local, state, federal, and global legislation in order to improve the quality of services made available to children, as well as promoting Behavior Analysis. Since 2012, Billy has served as the Director of the Clemson University Center for Behavior Analysis (CBA) where he oversees the certificate training program for persons seeking credentialing from the Behavior Analysis Certification Board, Inc., the REACH international outreach program, and works to support Clemson campus-wide and community-based programs for persons with disabilities. The Clemson CBA has helped to create programs across the world including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, The Republic of Moldova, Portugal, Germany, and Romania. His work focuses on support of school districts, families, and other organizations to address issues facing families, children, and youth. Most recently Billy partnered with the Clemson University Student Accessibility Office in the creation of the Clemson University Spectrum Program (CUSP) for matriculating students at Clemson diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Billy continues to be actively involved in the Clemson University Commission on Accessibility.