“I love watching individuals grow, obtain new skills, and achieve dreams others thought impossible.”
Julianne McKenzie is AST’s clinical director in Arizona. She leads a team of supervisors and behavior interventionists serving families in and around the Phoenix area. During her undergraduate education, Julianne served as an academic advisor and ADA coordinator (Americans with Disabilities Act) and developed a passion for helping individuals with disabilities access resources to support their independence. She received her master’s degree in special education with an emphasis in applied behavior analysis (ABA) from Arizona State University. Julianne is a licensed board certified behavior analyst (BCBA) and has worked with individuals with autism for more than 10 years. She specializes in advanced social programming, including cognition and executive functioning, and has extensive experience working with young adult populations participating in transitional and vocational services.