Education
2010 — Ph.D. in Education Psychology (Individual Differences)
University of Houston
2002 — M.Ed. in Educational Psychology (Special Education)
University of Houston
1999 — B.S. in Psychology
University of Houston
Licensure
Licensed Behavior Analyst State of Texas, Number 1032
Certification
Board Certified Behavior Analyst – Behavior Analyst Certification Board Number 1-04-1778
Professional Memberships
Texas Psychological Association
Association for Behavior Analysis
Texas Association for Behavior Analysis
Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Autism Special Interest Group
Clinical Special Interests
Applied Behavior Analysis:
- Applied intervention and research within various populations with behavior
difficulties, including autism and emotional disorders.
- Study of application to difficulties in children of all populations
Autism Spectrum Disorders:
- Diagnosis of young children
- Development, application, and evaluation of individualized behavioral treatment
methods
- Research into various treatment methods including chelation and pharmacological
intervention
- Interaction between intelligence, adaptive functioning, language, and stereotypic
behaviors
Special Education:
- Development and application of effective treatment in the public school system
- Generalization of skills to the school environment
- Study and implementation of training of teachers and professionals in schools
Clinical Experience
Clinic Director, Texas Young Autism Project/G. Harris Enterprises, Inc, TX
June 2007 – Present
Behavior Consultant in schools. Texas Young Autism Project, TX
September 2006 – 2012
Houston Area Behavior Specialists, Inc. Founder and Co-Owner, Houston, TX
October 2005 – October 2007
Staff Coordinator, Texas Young Autism Project, Houston, TX
July 2004 – 2010
Intensive Case Supervisor, Texas Young Autism Project, Houston, TX
March 2002 – 2007
Workshop Consultant, Texas Young Autism Project, Houston, TX
June 2002 – 2015
Senior Behavior Therapist, Texas Young Autism Project, Houston, TX
June 2001 – June 2002
Behavior Therapist, Texas Young Autism Treatment, Houston, TX
June 2000 – June 2002
Research Experience
Data management, Texas Young Autism Project, Houston, TX,
January 2003 – 2010
Research project assistant, Texas Young Autism Project, Houston, TX,
January 2003 – 2010
Project development and management, Texas Young Autism Project, Houston, TX,
January 2003 – 2010
Presentations
Cullum, C, Drake, T. & Harris, G.E. (2009). Content Analysis of Tests Commonly Used to Assess Language in Children Diagnosed with Autistic Disorder. Accepted for presentation in symposium at the 35th Annual Association of Behavior Analysis International Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
Hyde-Washmon, A., Drake, C.S., Cullum, C. &Harris, G.E. (2008). Training Affective Expression Coding in a Treatment Center for Children with Autism. Presented in symposium at the 34th Annual Association of Behavior Analysis International Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Harris, G.M, Cullum, C., & Harris, G.E. (2008). Identifying Behavioral Patterns in Children with Autism Using the CBCL. Presented in symposium at the 34th Annual Association of Behavior Analysis International Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Cullum, C. & Harris, G.E. (2008). An Examination of Standardized Language Measures Used with Children with Autism. Presented in symposium at the 34th Annual Association of Behavior Analysis International Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Cullum, C. & Harris, G.E. (2006). Measuring language abilities in children with ASD: An analysis of construct validity of commonly used language tests. Presented in symposium at the 32nd Annual Association of Behavior Analysis International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Drake, T., Borg-Hansen, C., Harris, G.M., & Harris, G.E. (2004). Effects of Video-Modeling and Verbal Feedback on Skill Acquisition. Presented at the Texas Psychological Association 2004 Annual Convention., San Antonio, Texas.
Drake, T., Borg-Hansen, C., Harris, G.M., & Harris, G.E. (2004). Acquisition of ABA Treatment Skills: In-vivo Versus Video Modeling. Presented in Training Issues in Applied Behavior Analysis symposium at the 30th Annual Association of Behavior Analysis International Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Carle, F., Borg-Hansen, C., & Harris, G.E. (2003). Effectiveness of ABA in Promoting Generalization with Children with Autism. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Association of Behavior Analysis International Conference, San Francisco, California.
