Teresa is AST’s clinical director for the San Gabriel Valley. She was introduced to the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she took psychology coursework in behavior modification and interned at the Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention. She went on to pursue a master’s in early childhood special education at California State University, Los Angeles. Teresa started her career with AST as a behavior interventionist in 2004.