Chivon Niziolek
Clinical Assistant Professor
Applied Behavior Analysis Program Chair
Chivon Niziolek, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA, is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Chair of the Applied Behavior Analysis program at Loyola University Chicago. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level and a Licensed Behavior Analyst in Illinois. Dr. Niziolek brings experience across higher education, clinical practice, program leadership, and graduate student mentorship, with a particular interest in preparing behavior analysts to apply the science of behavior ethically and effectively across diverse settings.
Dr. Niziolek’s scholarship focuses on organizational behavior management, supervision, workplace performance, and employee well-being within behavior-analytic service delivery. Her current research examines supervisory support and burnout among behavior technicians, training and competency in organizational behavior management practices, and behavioral processes related to choice and effort.
Prior to joining Loyola, Dr. Niziolek served as Program Chair, Director of Clinical Training, and Assistant Professor of Applied Behavior Analysis at The Chicago School. She has extensive experience mentoring graduate research, including chairing master’s theses and doctoral dissertations, and has presented her work at regional and national behavior-analytic conferences. Across her teaching, scholarship, and leadership, Dr. Niziolek emphasizes scientific rigor, ethical practice, effective supervision, and the development of behavior analysts who can translate behavioral science into meaningful improvements for individuals and organizations.
Education
- PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL
- M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL
- B.S. in Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Research Interests
- Behavior-analytic supervision, leadership, and performance management
- Employee well-being, burnout, and perceived supervisory support in human-service organizations
- Training and competency development
- Choice, preference, and decision-making from a behavior-analytic perspective
- Effort, response requirements, and preference for work-related contingencies
Professional/Community Affiliations
- Association of Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
- Illinois Association for Behavior Analysis (ILABA)
- OBM Network
- Behavior Analysis in Health, Sports, and Fitness Special Interest Group