PhD Student, Special Education
Advisor: Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky
Ban received a BA in Psychology from the American University of Beirut and M.Ed. in School Counseling from Suffolk University in Boston. Ban served as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst for the Santa Barbara Unified School District in CA and was a clinical supervisor for an ABA clinic in Urbana IL.
Ban is interested in culturally responsive and evidence-based interventions for autism. She wants to develop effective and affordable teaching approaches to stakeholders who work with children diagnosed with autism and other developmental disorders.