Anika Costa

Anika’s experience in education as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and behavior analyst allows her to work effectively with educators and school leaders to enhance classroom and school-wide outcomes. She specializes in integrating behavior-analytic technologies and organizational behavior management principles to elevate professional development and educational practices. As an instructional designer, she is skilled at designing and delivering training that results in significant changes and process improvements across all educational levels. Anika strives to empower leaders at every educational level to implement meaningful, lasting improvements. In addition to her fieldwork and consulting, Anika is an accomplished author, having coauthored two best-selling books: QUICK Responses for Reducing Misbehavior and Suspensions: A Behavioral Toolbox for Classroom and School Leaders (1st ed.) and Quick Wins! Using Behavior Science to Accelerate and Sustain School Improvement (2nd ed.). Anika is also a dedicated advocate for behavior science dissemination. She served as the United States Ambassador for the World Behavior Analysis Day Alliance (WBADA) and contributed to the Development Committee for the B. F. Skinner Foundation.