Joe Lucyshyn, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Joseph Lucyshyn is an Associate Professor and BCBA-D in the Faculty of Education at University of British Columbia. Dr. Lucyshyn has extensive experience working in collaboration with families and professionals to develop and implement positive behavior support plans in home and community settings for children with developmental disabilities who engage in severe problem behavior. He has authored publications in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, and is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support. From 2004 and 2010, he served as Principal Investigator of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded longitudinal study entitled Transforming Coercive Processes in Family Routines. From 2011 to 2017, Dr. Lucyshyn was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) and served as Co-Chair of the Dissemination Committee and the International Workgroup. His current research focuses on a secondary prevention, group parent training approach to family centered positive behavior support (FCPBS), and on culturally responsive, FCPBS services with families of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.