Meet the Team

Bailey is a doctoral candidate in special education at Vanderbilt University. Originally from New Orleans, she moved to Nashville to study special education. After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in special education at Vanderbilt University, Bailey worked as a behavior analyst in Metro Nashville Public Schools. Bailey has the ability to bring highly technical strategies to home and school settings to see positive results, and her creativity for making these strategies work towards positive behavioral change is endless. Her expertise includes assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior, collaboration between home and school, and designing interventions to increase functional communication.

Janey is a doctoral student in special education at Vanderbilt University. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College in psychology, she returned to her hometown of Nashville to complete a master’s degree in special education at Vanderbilt University. Before returning to Vanderbilt for her doctoral studies, Janey worked as a special education teacher in Nashville, an English and special education specialist in A Coruña, Spain, and a behavior analyst in Denver, Colorado. Janey’s expertise includes the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior, designing effective interventions in a school-based setting, and increasing functional communication skills in children.

Jessica is a doctoral candidate in special education at Vanderbilt University. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware in elementary and special education and a master’s degree in special education from Vanderbilt University. Before coming back to Vanderbilt, Jessica worked as a behavior analyst in both a residential clinical setting and a city school district. Jessica’s expertise includes incorporating language-based interventions into treatment of problem behavior. She offers a wealth of knowledge and resources for creating plans that increase socially appropriate behaviors in children.

Mansell is originally from New York and received her bachelor’s degree from Sewanee: The University of the South. Mansell was a member of the 2018 Bay Area Teach for America Corp, teaching middle school special education in Oakland, CA. She moved back to Tennessee to receive her master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis at Vanderbilt University. Mansell's expertise includes supporting caregivers in the implementation of evidence-based interventions and designing effective school-based interventions for decreasing challenging behavior and increasing pro-social communication.

Audrey grew up with a big family in a small town outside of Houston, Texas. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Trinity University in San Antonio, Tx in 2015. Shortly after, she moved to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University, graduating in 2017 with an M.Ed in special education with a concentration in low incidence disabilities and applied behavior analysis. She has been working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other disabilities in clinical, community, and school settings since. Her expertise includes the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior with an emphasis in functional communication and tolerance training, expanding social and emotional skills, as well as the generalization of language and communication across treatment settings. She places a heavy emphasis on parent and teacher education in ABA concepts and strategies with every client she works with. In her free time she enjoys walking her two rescue dogs, traveling with her husband, and trying new places in Nashville with her friends.

Kylie is originally from St. Louis, MO. She attended the University of Missouri and graduated with a bachelor's degree in special education. She moved to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University. Kylie graduated from Vanderbilt with her master's degree in special education with an emphasis in applied behavior analysis. Kylie currently works as an exceptional education teacher in MNPS and utilizes her knowledge in behavior analytics daily with her students. Kylie's expertise includes working with children of all abilities to learn appropriate communication skills while decreasing challenging behaviors. She works hard with her clients so they can apply these skills across different settings, including the classroom and beyond.