应用行为分析（ABA）被广泛认为是针对自闭症患者的研究最多的干预措施。ABA是一门应用科学，是一种提供满足个人多样化需求的服务的专业。ABA博士专业的重点是培养作为行为学家的行为分析师。从专业毕业的学生将通过课程工作以及与社区合作伙伴的研究和实践活动接受培训。
While working on your doctoral degree at the University of South Florida, located in the vibrant and beautiful Tampa Bay area, you have the opportunity to:<br>Explore behavior analysis at a new level.<br>Work with a dedicated and dynamic faculty along with a cohort of diverse and talented students from all over the United States and beyond.<br>Get involved in research and gain both breadth and depth in your chosen profession.<br>Complete a carefully designed series of courses with your cohort and have mentored and independent experiences teaching your own classes to undergraduate students.<br>Work closely with your primary faculty mentor on your dissertation, all the way from its design to presenting it at conferences and submitting it for publication. You will also work with a secondary faculty mentor, with whom you will learn additional skills.