Ms. Gurdin is also a Part-Time Lecturer in the ABA Program and College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University.

Prior to starting her own private practice, she worked as the Clinical Coordinator for LABBB Collaborative in Massachusetts. In this role, she supervised a team of BCBAs, provided clinical oversight, managed home-based programming, consulted with school teams on complex cases in area school districts, conducted staff trainings, and provided ongoing consultation to classrooms across the collaborative. She also was the ACE Coordinator for the BCBA Roundtable at EDCO Collaborative in Massachusetts. She currently coordinates a BCBA Roundtable for LABBB Collaborative and offers continuing education workshops for local school-based behavior analysts.

Ms. Gurdin is available for speaking engagements, professional development, and podcast discussions on the following topics:

Professional Development Topics: 

• ABA Superpowers: Honing Our Skills to Be the Best We Can Be

• School-Based Compassionate ABA: What It Is & How To Do It

• Ethical Considerations for School-Based BCBA in Schools 

• Interprofessional Collaboration

• Classroom-wide and Individualized Proactive Behavioral Strategies

• The Importance of Context in Designing Behavioral Interventions

• The Art of Supporting Students with Understanding & Compassion

• Contemporary Behavioral Practices for Special Education Professionals

• Superpowers for Educational Professionals

• Next Level Supervision

• Conducting school assessments and providing consultation for students with complex profiles

• Understanding & Supporting Preschool Behavior

• Improving collaboration and communication across team members and implement both

• Parent Coaching

Parenting Topics:

• Honing Your Parenting Superpowers and Helping your Children Find Theirs

• Your Child Can Do Hard Things

• How to Flow Through Challenging Moments (and other parenting tips to get you through the day)

• Establishing Partnerships with Your Child's Educational & Support Team

Ms. Gurdin earned her master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Northeastern University and her certification as a behavior analyst (BCBA) in 2001. Early in her career, she was a part-time lecturer in the undergraduate psychology department at Northeastern University and a mentor for students in the graduate program in behavior analysis at Simmons College. She also worked at The May Institute, Inc. where she designed and managed a company-wide mentor program that matched experienced professionals with entry-level employees to assist them with career development. She also developed, coordinated, and marketed parent training workshops through a grant from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation. In addition, Ms. Gurdin coordinated, designed, and taught classes for the Certified Brain Injury Specialist Program. Her early publications were also in the area of pediatric brain injury.

As a mother of 3 children, Ms. Gurdin knows the challenges and rewards of raising kids and running a household. Family life is always evolving especially as new situations and needs arise. As such, it can be very difficult to address all of the needs of a family while also taking care of yourself. Ms. Gurdin approaches her work with this understanding. She considers the reality of a student's life at home and in the classroom when making recommendations and works collaboratively with all team members to find interventions that are feasible to implement. Ms. Gurdin has found that practical interventions are more likely to be implemented regularly and, therefore, lead to the desired behavior change. 

When she is not working, she is taking care of her three children, ages 19, 18, and 13, and two golden doodles.