Tara Fahmie
POSITION: Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: Psychology
EMAIL: tara.fahmie@csun.edu
PHONE: 818-677-2812
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I can guide students who are interested in careers/advanced training in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). I can help students identify the best sources for information on the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) course sequences at CSUN. These BACB-approved course sequences prepare students to obtain a certificate as a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA; bachelor’s degree required) or a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA; master’s degree required).
ABOUT: Dr. Fahmie has 11 years experience applying behavior analytic strategies in special education and early childhood settings. As an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, she was a research assistant under two externally-funded programs: The Florida Center on Self-Injury and the Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) Program at the ARC, Alachua. As a Master’s student at the University of Kansas, Dr. Fahmie was a supervisor and researcher at the Edna A. Hill Child Development Center in Lawrence, KS. As a PhD student at the University of Florida, Dr. Fahmie was a consultant and researcher in collaboration with Sidney Lanier Special Education School in Gainesville, FL. There, she conducted several studies on skill acquisition and functional analysis of challenging behavior in children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Dr. Fahmie currently collaborates with special education preschools in Ventura County to provide opportunities for training and research to CSUN students as well as to enhance educational experiences for young children with special needs.
Holli Tonyan
POSITION: Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT:Psychology
EMAIL: holli.tonyan@csun.edu
PHONE: 818-677-4970
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I can provide general guidance about careers in psychology, early childhood (e.g., centers and family child care homes, but also home visiting, coaching, providing technical assistance, resource and referral), policy, and social work. I can provide more detailed and specific guidance around careers related to child care (also called “day care”): research, policy, program design and evaluation.
ABOUT: I started as an assistant in an infant classroom of a child care center, but most of my career has been in research to better understand the characteristics of interactions and child care settings that influence children’s development. I worked for three years in a teacher preparation program for early childhood education in Melbourne, Australia. My research currently focuses on family child care homes: child care that takes place in the provider’s own home.