David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D
Association for Science in Autism Treatment

Amy BukszpanAlthough ASAT is blessed to have an incredible Board of Directors and Professional Advisory Board, as our readers know, we have been showcasing many of the other volunteers who serve ASAT in important ways. In this eighth installment, we feature another industrious and dedicated volunteer, Dr. Amy Bukszpan, who resides in Florida and serves as our Clinical Corner Coordinator.

I had the good fortune to meet Amy for the first time approximately three years ago when I was invited to present a webinar for Butterfly Effects. She had served as the Director of Professional Development as well as the National Director of ABA Center Development for Butterfly Effects while completing her doctoral studies at Endicott College. I was impressed with Amy’s organizational skills and commitment to providing her staff with diverse and meaningful training opportunities. I was delighted to learn that Amy was contemplating a volunteer role with ASAT and thought she would be perfect for the Clinical Corner Coordinator role. Clinical Corner is a recurring column where you can find answers to questions about evidence-based practices for autism intervention across the lifespan within our monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment. Clinical Corner columns include insights and guidance from some of the leading experts and seasoned clinicians in the field of autism, who have experience working with individuals of varying ages, needs, and ability levels.

Under Amy’s editorial leadership, ASAT has published 13 Clinical Corner articles in the last year and half (with several more under development). We have successfully sampled a wide array of important topics of interest to providers and consumers alike. These installments have included topics such as:

    1. Assessing Assent (May 2025)
    2. Discussing an ASD Diagnosis (May 2025)
    3. Empowering Caregivers (March 2025)
    4. Promoting Infant Communication (March 2025)
    5. Planning for Transitions (January 2025)
    6. Addressing Barriers to Toilet Training (November 2024)
    7. Increasing Communication Skills in Adults (September 2024)
    8. Teaching Emotion Regulation (July 2024)
    9. Addressing Complex Medical and Behavioral Needs (June 2024)
    10. Promoting Autonomy in Young Adults (June 2024)
    11. Choosing the Right Data Collection Method (May 2024)
    12. Planning for Care with Rett Syndrome (February 2024)
    13. Building Rapport and Promoting Pairing (December 2024)

In early 2024, Amy took on the task of reconfiguring the Clinical Corner section of our website to be more organized and accessible. For our reader’s convenience, responses are now organized by category and reflect a structure that we can grow into for years to come as we develop new content. This was a tremendous undertaking, and we are deeply appreciative of Amy’s efforts. Amy and I have been looking closely at the Clinical Corner content for gaps and inconsistencies, and we are beginning to tackle those, along with identifying new topics and recruiting new writers. Aside from serving as a point person and Action Editor, Amy has joined and is playing an active role on our Proofreading Team. Her feedback is consistently collaborative, constructive, and affirming.

Amy is a very busy lady! She owns two companies: Bukszpan Behavior Consultants and Banana Champs Performance Coaching and Behavioral Consulting. As the owner of Bukszpan Behavior Consultants, she works with individuals and ABA companies to maximize their impact with clients and employees. She is also writing a book with Elsevier Publishing on behavioral artistry titled Building Better Relationships for Clinical Success and Personal Growth, among other writing projects.

Amy lives in Palm Beach, Florida, with her husband Brett, and two pittie mix pups, Brewer and Pickles. In her spare time, she is an avid runner, and by that, I mean an ultra runner. In fact, she recently participated in 100-mile race and is training for a 200-mile race around Lake Tahoe in June. Her passion for running has led Amy to become a certified ultra running coach and endurance nutrition coach, which includes providing ABA-based interventions to ultra runners to improve both physical and mental performance, addressing “soft skills” like “mental toughness” and “resiliency.” Amy’s interest in the nexus of sports, performance, and ABA, has led her to host a podcast that she calls Skinner’s Locker Room in which she and her co-host discuss topics related to health, fitness, performance, and wellness through a behavior analytic lens.

Thank you, Amy! We appreciate how generously you share your time and talent with us!

Reference for this article:

Celiberti, D. (2025). Celebrating Dr. Amy Bukszpan. Science in Autism Treatment, 22(05).

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