Dr. Cathleen C. Piazza

Cathleen C. Piazza, PhD, BCBA‑D, served as a Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and currently serves as the founding director of the Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program at Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Jersey. Dr. Piazza and her colleagues examined various aspects of feeding disorders—among the most common health problems in children—and developed a range of interventions to address them. Her research established strong empirical support for applied behavior‑analytic interventions for feeding disorders.

Dr. Piazza also served as editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, was president of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, and was a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). She received the Nathan H. Azrin Distinguished Contribution to Applied Behavior Analysis Award from Division 25 (Behavior Analysis) of the American Psychological Association, as well as the Outstanding Mentor Award from the ABAI.