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Mary (Max) Llinás (they/co/elle) is currently a doctoral candidate in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program a the University of South Florida. They earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Florida. They learned about ABA at UF and worked with at-risk youth and feeding with Autistic children. They earned a Master's degree in ABA and OBM at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, where they obtained experience in OBM and ABA across different settings, such as eSports, early intervention clinics, and university. Before starting the Ph.D. program at USF, they worked in a middle/high school setting, and with adults who were under the MedWaiver program. Their research interests include automatic reinforcement, animal-assisted interventions, and expanding ABA into other areas (e.g., DSM-V, eSports, OBM).