Amoy Kito Hugh, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
CE Course & Workshop Instructor
Meet Dr. Amoy Kito Hugh, a Neurodivergent Behavior Analyst and Educator passionate about ensuring all are treated with humility, compassion, and respect. With over 25 years of experience, she has led organizations to positive, measurable outcomes for learners and their families. Dr. Hugh holds a Bachelor's in Psychology and minor in Women’s Studies from Florida Atlantic University, a Master of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Disorders from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
As a certified Special Education Teacher, School Administrator, and Behavior Analyst, she has presented research and been an invited speaker and podcast guest at ABAI, New York State ABA, Florida ABA, Black ABA, Behavior Speaks, Inclusion Junkie, and more discussing topics ranging from verbal behavior and supervision to ethics, neurodiversity, inclusion, and social justice issues. Her professional contributions to the field of ABA and special education include book chapters and journal publications on ABA as a technology of teaching, culturally relevant practices in schools, and women in higher education.
Dr Hugh has held key leadership roles in the public and private sectors, managing multimillion-dollar government grant-funded ABA programs. To ensure quality services for all, she has been involved in quality assurance, legislative action for BA licensure, and serving as a member of multiple research and clinical ethics review boards. Dr. Hugh has also engaged in voluntary Board of Director, Advisory Board, and Program Board roles for Non-Profit and professional member organizations to give back to the community. She founded the VB-SIG Student Research Paper Competition of ABAI est. 2001 which has provided resources, financial scholarships, and research opportunities to ABA students for over 20 years.
Dr. Amoy has provided training and mentorship to teachers, therapists, and students across multiple universities, professional membership and certification programs such as Mercy College in New York, Brock University & the University of Western Ontario in Canada, and the BACB and ABAI-VCS approved international programs of HKABA providing instruction, training, and supervision preparing hundreds of students to become RBTs, BCaBAs, and BCBAs across the US, Canada, and Asia.