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E-mail
acuvo@siu.edu
Office
126B Wham
Phone
(618) 453-7124
Program Affiliation
Behavior Analysis & Therapy |
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Specializations:
Autism, Behavior Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Research.
Dr. Cuvo's academic history
includes degrees in psychology from Lafayette College (BA Psychology,
1965), Kent State University (MA Clinical Psychology, 1967), and University
of Connecticut (Ph.D. Child and Developmental Psychology, 1973). Dr.
Cuvo is a former Distinguished Research Fellow of the National Institute
of Handicapped Research, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association
(Behavior Analysis, and Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Divisions), the American Psychological Society, and the American Association
of Mental Retardation. He was the recipient of his College's Outstanding
Teaching Award, the first recipient of the College Outstanding Researcher
Award, and the Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Scholar Award. Dr. Cuvo is
a past President of the Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis.
Dr. Cuvo worked as a clinical psychologist in the public schools in
Pennsylvania and at Mansfield Training School in Connecticut before
assuming his faculty position at Southern Illinois University in 1973.
He has edited two books, authored 14 book chapters, over 100 journal
articles and other publications, and made more than 200 professional
presentations. He has received variuos federal and state grants to support
his work. Dr. Cuvo has served as Associate Editor for five professional
journals, as well as Literature Review Editor and regular board member
for 10 journals. He has served as grant proposal reviewer and site visitor
for several federal agencies on numerous occasions. Dr. Cuvo served
as Associate Dean and Acting Dean of the College of Human Resources
at Southern Illinois University, and chairs the University
Human Subjects Committee. He has given invited addresses and workshops
in England, Italy, Costa Rica, and Brazil, as well as taught courses
at several universities and consulted with human service organizations
on multiple occasions in Brazil. Dr. Cuvo founded the SIU Center for
Autism Spectrum Disorders and serves as its Director. He is a
founding partner in The Autism Program, an Illinois systems development
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