Meet the Team

Dr. Stephanie Hood

Stephanie A. Hood, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a behavior analyst and an assistant professor of psychology at Marquette University. She previously was an assistant professor at California State University-Northridge and Briar Cliff University. Dr. Hood has published articles in the leading journals of applied behavior analysis. Stephanie serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Her primary research interests are related to determining the extent to which efficacious teaching procedures produce socially significant behavior change, increase inclusion and access to services, effects transfer contexts and are long-lasting, and expand the reach of behavior-analytic services. Dr. Hood’s current work focuses on advanced social skills with children, adolescents, and adults. Effective interventions to teach complex social skills are essential for individuals to obtain their individual habilitation goals and may prevent the development of other mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety.

Dr. Hood is the founder and clinical director of the SSAIL Center. She has experience with assessment and teaching procedures for neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals. However, her primary clinical focus now is teaching social and vocational skills. Stephanie has worked with various service delivery models, such as university-based clinics, inclusive preschools, school consultations, and telehealth.

Dr. Hood is the Principal Investigator for the LEADRS project. Stephanie’s role includes directing research and program evaluation, instructional design and delivery. In particular, centering and tailoring the training for behavior analytic practice and the disability community.

Dr. Lindsay Holly

Lindsay Holly, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Marquette University where she also directs the Youth Mental Health CARE Lab. Broadly, Lindsay’s research aims to understand barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with evidence-based interventions among youth and families, particularly those from traditionally underserved backgrounds (e.g., racial/ethnic minority, low-income). She is especially interested in the key roles of parents and culture in youth mental health care. A large proportion of her published work has focused on cultural considerations in understanding and treating mental health problems in diverse children and families. Clinically, Lindsay has extensive training and experience in evidence-based mental health treatments, including delivery to underserved and minoritized populations. She also has specialized training in evaluating and adapting existing treatments for use with youth and families from diverse cultural backgrounds.  At Marquette, Lindsay teaches courses at both the undergraduate (e.g., Abnormal Psychology) and doctoral level (e.g., Child Diagnostic Assessment) and is a primary clinical supervisor to clinical psychology doctoral student clinicians.

Lindsay is the lead clinical scientist on the LEADRS team. Her role includes directing research and program evaluation, instructional design, and training delivery. She is excited about sharing her passion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in clinical care with behavioral health faculty, trainees, and providers in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest!

Lindsay lives just north of Milwaukee, WI with her husband and young son where they enjoy cooking together and spending time outside. 

Dr. Aisha Taylor

Aisha Taylor, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist who specializes in strategic culture change, leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and justice at work. With over 20 years’ professional experience, Dr. Taylor has advised high-level leaders and worked with employees at all levels in educational institutions, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies throughout North America. She has run organizations and teams, guided strategic planning, delivered inclusive leadership and DEI training programs, and built inclusive, high-performing teams (including DEI Councils). A few of her clients include the University of Calgary, California State University at Northridge, the Kinkaid School, Watkins Wellness, Toyota USA, Honda USA, Seattle Aquarium, Calif. Department of Motor Vehicles, & Center for Community Solutions.

In all her work, Aisha strives to bridge the gap between research and practice, and she builds trusted professional partnerships that often last for years. Her commitment to developing evidence-based strategies for organizations to sustain positive change is matched only by her care and concern for the colleagues and clients with whom she works. Aisha is a cis-gender woman of German-, English- and Irish-American settler descent, who is non-disabled and queer/bisexual. She lives in Calgary, Alberta with her spouse and two young children, where they enjoy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, living room dance parties, and building community.  Dr. Taylor is the Founder & CEO of Taylor-Made Strategies (www.taylor-madestrategies.com) and works as a Principal Consultant with DMRC Consulting (www.dmrcconsultinginc.com).

Channelle McNutt

Channelle McNutt, MBA, is a strategic advisor, executive coach, DEI practitioner, facilitator, and community leader. Throughout the past decade, Channelle has positioned herself as a trailblazer in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and leadership. Channelle has partnered with organizations worldwide to facilitate leadership development programs, ignite transformative organizational change, and cultivate high-performing diverse teams. She has a unique ability to address the intricate nuances of teams, cultural identities, and organizational systems.

Channelle has partnered with auxiliaries, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and corporations, including Southern California Edison, Toyota USA, the National Basketball Association (NBA), Living Proof, Honda USA, Sony, The Writers Guild for America West, San Diego City College, Paramount, Murad, San Diego State University, the Sacramento Kings, and Disney, among countless others. Leveraging an intersectional approach, Channelle uses her educational and professional background to drive meaningful impact and support the diverse needs of her clients. 

Channelle has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Political Science and a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Organizational Development from San Diego State University. 

Currently based in Los Angeles, CA, she finds joy in finding new restaurants and walking along the beach with her three-year-old daughter. Channelle is the CEO of Intersxct LLC, and works as a Principal Consultant with DMRC Consulting.

Dr. Kimberly D'Anna-Hernandez

Dr. D’Anna-Hernandez, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Marquette University in the Psychology Department. She is trained as a behavioral neuroscientist with expertise in how sociocultural stressors like racism and perceived discrimination affect biological processes and risk for mental health in marginalized populations with a focus on the Laitnx population. Dr. D’Anna-Hernandez also has expertise in training faculty in how to  culturally validate their syllabi and course content both locally and nationally. Lastly, sheis the Director of the NIH-funded URISE program at Marquette University to increase diversity and broaden participation amongst undergraduates in biomedical research and has culturally validated curricula for this and other related programs (LSAMP, MARC).

Madeline Buchanan

Madeline Buchanan, M.S., is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student at Marquette University. Madeline graduated from the University of Washington in 2017 with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Education, Learning, & Society. Prior to starting at Marquette, she worked as a clinic coordinator for a large mental health center serving the greater Seattle area and focused on delivering state-of-the-art, evidence-based psychological treatments. During her time at Marquette, she has worked with a vast array of clients in both the assessment and therapeutic setting. She recently finished her practicum placement at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Pediatric Neuropsychology and is currently a student intern at the Center for Behavioral Medicine delivering dialectical behavior therapy to adolescents and their parents or caregivers. Her research focuses on understanding barriers to treatment participation for youth and their families, particularly those who are often underrepresented and underserved, as well as the unique role of parents in youth mental health services.

Madeline’s primary role on the LEADRS project is to assist with research and evaluation, as well as instructional design. Her contributions to the current project are informed by her experiences as a trainee in a behavioral health program as well as her own commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ). As part of the LEADRS project, she hopes to better understand how individuals overcome anticipated barriers and challenges often associated with participation in DEIJ trainings (e.g., discomfort, biases, power differentials, etc.). In her free time, Madeline enjoys biking and exploring the outdoors with her dog. 

Claudia Todd 

Claudia Todd (She/ Her/ Hers) is a second-year masters student in the Behavior Analysis Program at Marquette University. Claudia graduated from Marquette in 2022 with a B.S. in Psychology and Gender & Sexuality Studies and a minor in Political Science. Claudia has worked at the Social Skills Assessment and Intervention Lab with Dr. Stephanie Hood for almost 4 years, primarily working with children, adolescents, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her services in the SSAIL lab have consisted of teaching early learners foundational language and living skills, teaching children who engage in severe problem behavior to communicate their wants and needs and increase their leisure skills, and teaching high-functioning autistic individuals complex social and conversational skills. Claudia is especially interested in research related to cross-neurotype social interaction, sex-eduction for neurodiverse individuals, and expanding clinical behavior analytic services to those in need.

Claudia is assisting with the LEADRS project on both the DEIJ initiatives, research, and the telehealth aim to teach clinicians across the state to provide online-based services. She looks forward to expanding her knowledge of the current barriers to best clinical and DEIJ practice in Wisconsin , and being able to collaborate with a team of experts with a range of skills and expertise.