Dr Sarah C. Mead Jasperse is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling, Special Education, and Neuroscience Division at Emirates College for Advanced Education in Abu Dhabi and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College, a Master of Education from Harvard University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from the University of Florida. She has been licensed as an elementary school teacher in the USA since 2005 and has been board certified as a behaviour analyst since 2011. She has international experience in the application of behavioural strategies to classroom contexts, including individual support for diverse learners and classwide approaches to classroom management.