Rachel Enoch, PhD

Dr. Rachel Enoch, BCBA-D, is a leader in training teachers and staff on the implementation of Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) across school-wide initiatives. Previously she created and implemented community mindfulness camps for children and worked as the primary Board Certified Behavior Analyst at a residential eating disorder facility for adolescent females. Rachel is excited to find new and innovative ways to infuse behavior analysis in the classroom as well as in alternative education and community settings.

Rachel is passionate in her support of ABA students in their journey to becoming behavior analysts and infuses a social justice focus into her teaching and training. In September 2018, Rachel was elected to serve as President of NHABA, an affiliate chapter of the Association of Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). She hopes to promote continued support and awareness to the field and bring research practices and professional development opportunities to behavior analysis throughout New Hampshire.

Program Director

MS in Applied Behavior Analysis

Assistant Professor

Applied Psychology

PhD in Rehabilitation with an emphasis in Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Southern Illinois University
MS in Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Southern Illinois University
BA in Applied Behavior Analysis, University of Kansas

Rachel’s primary research and applied interests include utilizing Relational Frame Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness processes to better understand how rule-governed behavior impacts sub-optimal decision making in various populations. Her clinical populations of interest include adolescents with eating disorders, children with ADHD and intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Enoch, M. R., & Dixon, M. R. (2017). The use of a child-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy curriculum to increase attention. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1-25.

Dixon, M. R., Enoch, M. R., & Belisle, J. (2017). Transfers of stimulus function during roulette wagering. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50(4), 819-824.

Dixon, M. R., Carman, J., Tyler, P. A., Whiting, S. W., Enoch, M. R., & Daar, J. H. (2014). PEAK relational training system for children with autism and developmental disabilities: Correlations with Peabody picture vocabulary test and assessment reliability. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 26(5), 603-614.

Dixon, M. R., Whiting, S. W., Rowsey, K., Gunnarsson, K., & Enoch, M. R. (2014). Direct Observation of Road Construction Worker Behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 34(3), 179-187.

Dixon, M. R., Enoch, M. R., & Shayter, A. (2014). Introduction. In M. R. Dixon, ACT For Children with Autism and Emotional Challenges. Carbondale, IL: Shawnee Scientific Press.

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Enoch, M. R., & Dixon, M. R Neuro-typical Children Outcomes from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summer Camp. Behavior Analysis in Practice.

Journal of Behavior Analysis in Practice, Editor

Journal of Child & Family Behavior Therapy, Editor

Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)

New Hampshire Association for Behavior Analysis (NHABA), President

Association fro Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)

Courses Taught at AUNE:

2018 PYI 5620- Research Methods in Behavior Analysis