Melanie Rose, M.S. BCBA

email: melanie_rose1998@yahoo.com

Melanie Rose is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Research/Program Evaluation Coordinator for CASD. Melanie works closely with The Autism Project of Illinois (TAP) to coordinate data collection and analysis for evaluation of program effectiveness. She earned her M.S. degree in Behavior Analysis and Therapy at SIUC and has worked with children with autism for 5 years in a clinical setting. Special interests include behavioral approaches to feeding problems and sleep disturbances in children.

Leigh Grannan, M.S. BCBA

email: leighkg@hotmail.com

Leigh Grannan, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, earned a M.S. in Behavior Analysis and Therapy from SIUC in August of 2004. Leigh has joined the CASD as a clinical instructor, and provides collaborative supervision for students in both the BAT and CDS programs. She is also responsible for developing behavioral approaches to intervention for the children served in the CASD, and works closely with the staff speech pathologist. A special area of interest is toilet training.