Savannah Wirth, M.A, QBHP

Savannah completed her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in social psychology at Western Michigan University (WMU). While studying at WMU, she initially was a behavior monitor for Sparks where she continued to dive deeper into learning more about behavior analysis. She went on to get her master's degree at WMU in Applied Behavior Analysis under Dr. Alan Poling. Her applied experience includes providing on-site behavioral supports to classroom staff at Kalamazoo RESA Young Adult Program. This experience consisted of providing a wide range of transition services to young adults with autism and other intellectual disabilities, assisting with ongoing research regarding student's acquisition of vocational skills, daily living skills, leisure skills, and other program to support independent living, and collaboration with other professionals working in the school to discuss and practice how to deliver the most effective and feasible behavioral supports. Additionally, she conducted research on teaching Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities How to Engage in Cardio Drumming as a Leisure Activity (live and video modeling).

In her free time, Savannah enjoys bike riding and seeing as many sunsets as possible with her Fiance. She also enjoys Yoga at Wildflower in Grand Haven.