Ph.D., BCBA-D

Mark L. Sundberg received his doctoral degree in applied behavior analysis from Western Michigan University (1980) under the direction of Dr. Jack Michael. Dr. Sundberg serves on the board of directors of the B. F. Skinner Foundation. He is the author of the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (the VB-MAPP) and the co-author of The ABLLS, Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities and A Collection of Reprints on Verbal Behavior. He has published over 45 professional papers, including a chapter titled "Verbal Behavior" in Cooper, Heron and Heward (2007).

He is the founder and past editor of the journal The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, two-time past president of the Northern California Association for Behavior Analysis, past chair of the publication board of ABAI and a member of the committee that develops the BACB task lists. Dr. Sundberg has given over 500 conference presentations and workshops, and taught 80 college courses on behavior analysis, verbal behavior, sign language and child development. He is a licensed psychologist in private practice who consults for programs and classrooms that serve children with autism in the San Francisco Bay area. His awards include the 2001 Distinguished Psychology Department Alumnus Award from Western Michigan University.