Adel Najdowski, PhD, BCBA-D
Los Angeles, CA and Flower Mount, TX
(term ends August 2026)
Adel C. Najdowski, PhD, BCBA-D received her doctorate in psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Najdowski is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program at Pepperdine University. She has over 20 years’ experience providing ABA-based services to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Dr. Najdowski has over 45 publications including her books, Flexible and Focused! Teaching Executive Function Skills to Individuals with Autism and Attention Disorders and A Workbook of Ethical Case Scenarios in Applied Behavior Analysis. She currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and has previously served for Behavior Analysis in Practice and as a Guest Editor for a special issue in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. She previously served on the board of directors for the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA). Her current research interests include topics related to social justice and teaching higher-order skills to children and teens diagnosed with ASD.