Megan S. Kirby, PhD, BCBA

Director of Dissemination and Implementation Programs for Language Dynamics Group

Megan S. Kirby, PhD, BCBA (pronouns: she/her/hers) is the Director of Dissemination and Implementation Programs for Language Dynamics Group, where she supports educators, administrators, related service providers, caregivers, and researchers implement oral language assessments and interventions that promote student academic and social success. She also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia and is the Implementation Research Consultant for Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa, Florida. She earned her doctorate in Behavioral & Community Sciences at the University of South Florida and master’s in special education from the University of Virginia. Dr. Kirby’s research focuses on supporting community-based intervention development using implementation science and scaling effective interventions to reduce educational disparities in under-resourced communities. She has co-authored research tools for the American Psychological Association (APA) and Institute for Education Sciences (IES) and has published numerous articles in academic and professional-facing peer-reviewed journals related to speech-language pathology, early childhood education, special education, school psychology, and behavior analysis.