Our Mission:
Improving Your Fitness with Applied Behavior Analysis
BehaviorFIt History
BehaviorFit was formed in Fall 2015. It originally started as a blog, yet has grown to include workshops, infographics, and consulting. CEO and founder, Nick Green, recognized there were gaps in various fields (behavior analysis, physical activity, and obesity to name a few…), yet each could benefit one another. BehaviorFit expanded its services to address these gaps to communicate the essentials of physical activity and basic health needs from each area. Thus, BehaviorFit was born and continually evolves to bring the best information to those he knows and others he may not (thank you social media).
BehaviorFit prides itself in creating high-quality content to service others. Most importantly, recommendations* under the BehaviorFit umbrella of services are based on the best science and research available at that time.
*Recommendations are always subject change in the light of new and exciting scientific findings
Behavioral Principles Adapted For You.
BehaviorFit is founded on the principles of human behavior. Using a behavior analytic approach to health problem-solving guides progress.
- What are the key targets related to success? Do you need to target a behavior? Or a certain outcome?
- Data-based decision-making is the hallmark of a behavioral approach. How easily and accurately can we gather the information we need?
- An individualized approach is essential for personal gains. Keep the good, get rid of the bad.
Founder, CEO
Nick Green, Phd, BCBA
BehaviorFit is the dream for Nick. Combining health, fitness, and behavior analysis for the rest of the world. He is an entrepreneur, husband, and father.
Nick Green, is a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA) and focuses on improving the health of others through practice and research. His formal education includes:
* B.A. Psychology (Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2006)
* Minor: Philosophy
* M.S. Organizational Behavior Management (Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 2015).
* Ph.D., Psychology (University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2019)
Nick’s previous experiences include 5 years of clinical work with individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities, working within organizations to evaluate and improve processes, managing and overseeing the training of small teams.
His experience and education bring a unique perspective when designing pro-health solutions.Nick’s main focus and research interest in reducing sedentary behavior (too much sitting) in the workplace. His passion is:
“Improving human performance and health with behavior analysis.”
When Nick is not in a book or writing, he enjoys training his dog Pete, improving productivity, photography, Olympic weightlifting, and functional fitness.
Nick grew up running cross-country, wrestling, hacking at golf, and playing baseball.
Consultant
Gina Nicolini, BCBA
Gina is the backbone of BehaviorFit. Without her support, it is hard telling where BehaviorFit would be. Gina is a full-time BCBA working with kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder and co-instructor for the Florida Institute of Technology.
Gina Nicolini is Board Certified Behavior Analyst and brings a passion for working with on treatment of health-related behavior in children, including programming appropriate levels of physical activity. Since 2000, she has worked in disability services and has instructed in a wide range of settings.
Gina experiences first-hand the glaring reality that individuals with special needs are often under served in the areas of physical activities and related leisure skills. She noticed in residential facilities, group homes, schools, clinics, and nursing homes that well-developed programs often fail to teach and develop skills that meet this basic human need.
Gina’s clinical expertise lies with assessing and developing goals through the use of VB-MAPP, Essential for Living, and AFFLS. Her unique experience benefits BehaviorFit by programming physical activity and play with the application of Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior, via natural environment training and verbal modules. She applies pairing, and lag schedules to increase duration and variety of responses related to physical activities. Her current research interests include stereotypy as relates to physical activity and diet.
Gina is a Professional Crisis Management Instructor, further spurring her interest in client and staff fitness. She believes that the overall health and fitness off direct care staff is important for the safety and well-being of clients. She strives to educate her behavior technicians and practicum students on the importance of well-developed health practice both professionally and personally.
Gina played soccer (state runner-up) and ran track in high school
Gina maintains his fitness today by: Following a general strength and conditioning program and functional fitness.
TRUSTED ADVISORS
Trusted Advisor
Paul Gavoni, EdD, BCBA
Coach “Paulie Gloves” is a tremendous asset to BehaviorFit bringing industry knowledge of the needs of individual athletes.
An expert in human performance and organizational leadership, Dr. Paul “Paulie” Gavoni works in education and human services to provide administrative teams, teachers, and staff with training, coaching, and consultation in analyzing and developing behavior and performance management systems to positively impact key performance indicators. As Director of School Improvement at PBS Corporation, Dr. Gavoni is passionate about applying organizational behavior management (OBM) strategies to establish positive environments that engage and bring out the best in employees so they can bring out the best in the children they serve.
Most recently Dr. Gavoni has published his own book with Manny Rodriguez titled Quick Wins! Accelerating School Transformation through Science, Engagement, and Leadership and is preparing his next book in collaboration with Dr. Nic Weatherly titled Deliberate Coaching: A Toolbox for Accelerating Teacher Performance.
Beyond his work in education and human services, Dr. Gavoni is also a highly respected coach in combat sports. In 1992, he began boxing in South Florida and went on to win a Florida Golden Gloves Heavyweight Title in 1998. Since then, Coach “Paulie Gloves,” as he is known in the MMA community, has trained many champions and UFC vets using technologies rooted in the behavioral sciences. Coach Paulie has been featured coach in the book Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams a the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts, and the article Ring to Cage: How four former boxers help mold MMA’s finest. He is also an author who is published in academic journals and has written for online magazines such as Scifighting, Last Word on Sports, and currently for Bloody Elbow where his Fight Science series continues to bring evidenced-based practices to MMA. His current project involves the development of the first International MMA Ranking System, a groundbreaking process rooted in the science of human behavior.
Paulie grew up playing soccer and baseball and surfing competitively. He grew up in combat sports and become one of Florida’s golden gloves champ in the early ’90s
Paulie maintains his fitness today by: Actively coaches up and coming boxers and mixed martial artists in Port St. Lucie, FL
Trusted Advisor
Manny Rodriguez, PhD, BCBA
Manny brings much executive-level leadership and product development to BehaviorFit.
Manny has worked with many organizations across the globe. He is an accomplished practitioner in the field of Behavior Analysis, highly regarded by his customers, and colleagues alike. Manny has held positions both as an external consultant at the largest behavior based consultancies, Aubrey Daniels International and the Continuous Learning Group, as a Global Environmental Health and Safety leader within FMC Corporation, and as Vice President of ABA Technologies, Inc, the largest provider of online education in the field of behavior analysis. From working with Fortune 100 organizations, to start-ups across several industries, Manny has provided expert consulting along with seasoned experience across the world. Today, Manny stretches his entreprenuerial arms as Vice President of Organizational Behavior Management at ACES, and as the Executive director of The OBM Network.
Manny co-authored the four volume series OBM Applied! a practical guide to implementing organizational behavior management, and co-authored with Dr. Paul Gavoni the book Quick Wins! Accelerating School Transformation through Science, Engagement, and Leadership. He continues to write and look for more opportunities to disseminate OBM and behavior analysis across the globe through seminars, workshops, webinars, and in writing.
Manny also grew up wrestling, playing and playing baseball.
Manny maintains his fitness today by: Following a consistent strength and conditioning program
