Ashley Fuhrman, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation
Dr. Ashley Fuhrman serves as the Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at BlueSprig. In this role, she spearheads the development, implementation, and expansion of innovative clinical programs and services. She focuses on leveraging and contributing to cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to monitor, highlight, and improve patient outcomes across the organization. She is responsible for the oversight and growth of specialty clinic service offerings and enjoys working collaboratively to best serve patients. One of her primary passions is to increase access to high-quality severe behavior services. Her clinical and research interests involve improving existing assessment and treatment procedures for patients who engage in severe behavior as well as developing and improving clinician training surrounding the delivery of high-quality severe behavior services.
Dr. Fuhrman received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, a Master of Arts in applied behavior analysis from the University of Nebraska Omaha, and her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Previously, Dr. Fuhrman worked at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services. She is currently an Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, on the board of editors for Behavior Analysis in Practice and has served on the board of editors for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Ashley has a passion for evidence-based practice and expanding access to high-quality, specialized care for individuals with Profound Autism. Ashley resides in Texas and, when not working, enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.
