The ABRITE Organization - Santa Cruz

Dr. Raabe is the Executive Director and co-founder of The ABRITE Organization. Dr. Raabe is a member of large family and as such has always enjoyed children and knew that her career would involve working with children and involve an interest in psychology and how people learn. Dr. Raabe received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from South Dakota State University in 1999. Dr. Raabe graduated from the University of Nevada-Reno with a Masters of Arts in Psychology in 2002 and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in 2005. Dr. Raabe began with working with children with developmental delays, such as autism, nearly 20 years ago. Early in her career she served many roles at the University of Nevada Reno’s Autism Program including director roles in Center, Home and Outreach programs. While serving as the Associate Director of the Outreach program, Dr. Raabe led the development of a model classroom for integrating behavior analysis in to the classroom for a local school district. Dr. Raabe’s research and daily endeavors have focused on the implementation of Organization Behavior Management (OBM) best practices within The ABRITE Organization and the co-creation of an organization that practices behavior analysis while providing behavior analytic services to children and their families. Dr. Raabe has co-authored peer reviewed publications and book chapters; in addition she served as an editor on a published book on gambling behavior. Dr. Raabe’s clinical interests continue to focus on behavior analytic interventions for families with children diagnosed with autism and other developmental disorders. Her research focuses on behavioral excesses displayed by children with autism, parent, teacher, and staff training. Dr. Raabe loves children and she considers being a mom her favorite role in this world. She enjoys spending time with her two young sons and her husband enjoying sunny Santa Cruz.