Samantha Hardesty

Samantha Hardesty serves as Co-Director of the Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis and holds positions as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Senior Behavior Analyst and Associate Director of Direct Care Services at Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Adjunct Instructor at both The Johns Hopkins University and College of Southern Maryland. With over a decade of experience in behavioral analysis, Samantha has developed child-specific programming for individuals with autism, provided consultation and training for parents and staff, and has assessed severe behavioral problems in clinical settings. Samantha earned a Ph.D. in Clinical/Community Psychology and a Master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, along with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Mary Washington.