{"id":9999,"date":"2026-08-10T15:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ecp\/?page_id=9999"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:24:28","slug":"faculty-profile-deborah-gruber","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ecp\/faculty-profile-deborah-gruber\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty profile: Deborah Gruber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ecp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/09\/DGruber2-QC-web-photo.jpg&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Lecturer Doctoral Schedule, Special Education and <span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW143082356 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143082356 BCX0\">Applied Behavior Analysis<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW143082356 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW143082356 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW143082356 BCX0\" \/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_icon_list icon_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Lora|500|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; width=&#8221;40%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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Gruber, Ph.D.,<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW84377034 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84377034 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW84377034 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84377034 BCX0\">BCBA-D, NYS LBA<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW84377034 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84377034 BCX0\">, is a Lecturer Doctoral Schedule in Special Education in the Department of Educational and Community Programs. Dr. Gruber supports candidates in developing knowledge and skills in evidence-based strategies for instruction, with a focus on developmental disabilities and individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Specific areas of interest include addressing the needs of children with developmental disabilities to engage in structured or organized movement alongside their typical peers. Her research includes teaching yoga to young children with developmental delays with teachers in the school environment and parents in the home. Dr. Gruber has taught classes in foundations of special education, research, instruction for students with severe disabilities and Applied Behavior Analysis.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW84377034 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Lora|500|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Society Memberships<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Behavior Analysis in Health,\u00a0Sport\u00a0and Fitness<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Lora|500|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Selected Publications<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Cervi, R., Gruber, D. J. &amp; Napolitano, D. A. (2023). Implementing skill-based treatment within a classroom setting for an adolescent with Autism.\u00a0<em>Behavioral Interventions. <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/bin.1989\">http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/bin.1989<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gruber, D. J. &amp; Poulson, C. L. (2016).\u00a0Graduated guidance delivered by parents to teach yoga to children with developmental delays.\u00a0<em>Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49,\u00a0<\/em>193-198. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jaba.260\">http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jaba.260<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gruber-Wilkinson, D. J. &amp; Brown, F. (2020). Measuring student behavior and learning. In F. Brown, McDonnell, &amp; M. E. Snell (Eds.),\u00a0<em>Instruction of students with severe disabilities 9th Ed.\u00a0<\/em>(pp. 100-136). Pearson.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deborah Gruber, PhDLecturer Doctoral Schedule, Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis\u00a0<div class=\"et_pb_module dsm_icon_list dsm_icon_list_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"dsm_icon_list_items dsm_icon_list_ltr_direction dsm_icon_list_layout_vertical\"><li class=\"dsm_icon_list_child dsm_icon_list_child_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dsm_icon_list_wrapper\"><span class=\"dsm_icon_list_icon\">\uf0e0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"dsm_icon_list_text\">Deborah.Gruber@qc.cuny.edu<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Office Information:\u00a0032I Powdermaker Hallphone: 718-997-5266Website:Education\/Degree:\u00a0 Ph.D. The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkAboutDeborah J. 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