Who This Is For

You’re Ready to Explore Other Career Possibilities

You value behavior analysis, but want to see how your expertise could apply beyond traditional clinic, school, or home-based roles.

You Have an Interest You Want to Build On

Sports, dance, fitness, wellness, or performance interests you. You want to understand where behavioral science fits and what competencies you need to develop.

You Want to Turn an Idea Into a Service

You’re considering entrepreneurship or refining an existing business. You want support identifying a niche, shaping a potential offer, and planning your next steps.

A Clearer Niche and Potential Offer Identify who you could serve and how your behavior analysis expertise could become a service in sports, performance, wellness, or another area of interest.

Practical Examples to Build From See behavioral science applied in a working studio and explore business models that can help you shape your own approach.

Your Personalized 90-Day Action Plan Turn your ideas into prioritized next steps, with milestones to guide your progress after the event.

What You'll Walk Away With

See behavioral science in action. Explore applications of ABA and ACT in sports, dance, health, fitness, performance, and entrepreneurship through presentations, structured observations, and applied demonstrations.

Clarify what you could build. Identify a potential niche, develop a service idea, and learn how to test demand before investing heavily.

Identify your next competency steps. Evaluate your existing skills and determine where additional training, supervision, mentorship, or collaboration would support your goals.

Connect with the pioneers who took ABA beyond the clinic. From launching the first-ever athletic ABA site in 2016 to helping shape what comes next, ABASI brings you into a room with people expanding the possibilities of behavior analysis. Build connections that move your ideas forward.

Learn From Experts Pushing the Boundaries

Dr. Mallory Quinn

Founder, ABASI Dance Lab | Co-owner, ABASI Learning Academy

Mallory’s work brings behavior analysis into dance, athletics, and performance. Through ABASI Dance Lab, she has built a setting where behavioral science informs instruction, participation, and skill development. At Beyond the Clinic, she’ll share the applications and business decisions behind that model, giving attendees an inside look at how nontraditional ABA takes shape in practice.

Alexandria “Alex” Garcia, M.S., BCBA

Co-owner, ABASI Learning Academy | Founder, Objective Outcomes

Alex is a behavior analyst, entrepreneur, and mentor who helps BCBAs explore careers and business opportunities beyond traditional clinical settings. Her work spans supervision, business coaching, startup consulting, and behavior analysis in health and wellness. She helps professionals clarify their niche, develop their offers, and take practical steps toward building a business.

Your Weekend Beyond the Clinic

Thursday, January 21

Go Behind the Business Begin with an entrepreneurship presentation, a guided ABASI Dance Lab tour, and a welcome dinner to connect with your fellow attendees.

Friday, January 22

See the Science in Action & Learn to Apply It Explore service models integrating ABA and dance, including ACT-based performance coaching, gross motor sessions for clients with special needs, and skill acquisition lessons grounded in a decade of Dr. Quinn’s research. Through educational presentations, structured observations, live demonstrations, and small-group application labs, see how these services work and learn how to deliver them.

Saturday, January 23

Turn Your Expertise Into Your Next Offer Define your professional brand, shape your ABA and movement expertise into services people can buy, and refine your offers through small-group business coaching. Leave with a personalized 90-day action plan to build, launch, and sell your next service..

Helping BCBAs Build What Comes Next

Hear from professionals we’ve supported as they explore new applications of behavior analysis, develop their skills, and build new opportunities beyond traditional clinical settings.

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"Dr. Quinn's expertise, timely feedback, and unwavering support have helped me make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and move forward with confidence."
Holly Metzger-Brown

M.S., BCBA

"Finding Mallory was finding a Gem! I had been looking for a supervisor for months and connected with Mallory. She is absolutely fantastic at what she does in ABA in health and fitness and having her as a mentor excites me for the field!"
Ciara Cater

Past Mentee

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"Working with Dr. Mallory Quinn has been a wonderful experience. I learned so much about her unique program using ABA to enhance gross motor skills for my clients with special needs. This has allowed me to acquire many clients in this area under her supervision, and a new revenue stream with work that I enjoy! She is a wonderful supervisor, who takes the time to gets to know each of her clients and dedicates herself to helping them reach their goals. I have grown and learned so much working with her. I would recommend working with Dr. Quinn because you see her passion for her work, clients, and their goals in everything she does."
Jennifer Zimmer

Registered Behavior Technician

"Alex gave me the confidence to pursue my passion for health and fitness while applying behavioral science in a way that truly aligned with my interests. Her mentorship helped me see that meaningful opportunities exist beyond traditional ABA and empowered me to pursue them."
Lilian Leyva

M.S., BCBA

What’s Included in Your Experience

15 CEUs: Six in person and nine virtual, including the POINTE program.

Applied learning: Presentations, studio demonstrations, structured observations, and movement classes.

Business development: Workshops, small-group coaching, and your personalized 90-day action plan.

Connection and continued support: Included meals, event workbook and resources, private community access, and a 30-day virtual reunion.

Choose Your Experience

General Admission

Founding Rate: $1,297 | Regular: $1,597

Includes everything listed. Founding pricing is available for the first 10 tickets.

VIP Experience

$2,697

Everything in General Admission, plus a private dinner with Alex and Mallory, founders roundtable and small-group hot seats, sauna and wellness experience, professional headshot or mini branding session, priority seating and early studio access, premium workbook and gift, and a 90-minute virtual implementation intensive.

Published Research. Applied in Practice

Dr. Mallory Quinn’s research examines behavioral approaches to dance instruction and performance, including feedback, skill development, and instructor training. At Beyond the Clinic, you’ll connect these research topics with the practical work happening inside ABASI Dance Lab.

The Research Behind the Work

Published studies by Dr. Mallory Quinn and colleagues advancing behavior analysis in dance instruction and performance. Pilot Study of a Manualized Behavioral Coaching Program to Improve Dance Performance Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34347297/ Using TAGteach to Improve the Proficiency of Dance Movements Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25688931/ An Evaluation of Auditory Feedback for Students of Dance: Effects of Giving and Receiving Feedback Behavioral Interventions https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1492 A Comparison of Verbal Feedback and Video Feedback to Improve Dance Skills Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000234 An Intervention Featuring Public Posting and Graphical Feedback to Enhance the Performance of Competitive Dancers Behavior Analysis in Practice https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28352502/ Evaluating Video Modeling and Video Modeling With Video Feedback to Enhance the Performance of Competitive Dancers Behavioral Interventions https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1691

Your Tickets Include

Applied education

Presentations, studio tour, demonstrations, and structured observations. 15 CEUs Included Earn 6 CEUs through in-person educational sessions during Beyond the Clinic, plus 9 CEUs through virtual learning, including the POINTE program.

Business development

Business Lab, small-group coaching, workbook, and 90-day planning.

Hospitality and follow-up

Included meals, refreshments, optional movement classes, resource library, attendee community, and virtual reunion.

We’re Opening Our Doors to You

Join us at ABASI Dance Lab in Tampa for Beyond the Clinic, an immersive experience exploring what behavioral science can become. January 21–23, 2027

VIP Access $2,697

Experience Beyond the Clinic with additional time with founders Alex Garcia and Dr. Mallory Quinn, personalized business coaching, and exclusive wellness experiences. Your VIP ticket includes everything in General Admission, plus: Private dinner with Alex and Mallory Founders’ roundtable and small-group hot-seat coaching VIP-only sauna and wellness experience Professional headshot or mini branding session Priority seating and early studio access Premium workbook and curated wellness gift A 90-minute post-event virtual implementation intensive to help you put your plan into action Reserve Your VIP Seat by emailing us at [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions

**Who is Beyond the Clinic for?** This event is for professionals interested in applying behavioral science to sports, dance, fitness, wellness, performance, and entrepreneurship. It’s especially relevant if you’re exploring a new career direction or developing a service beyond traditional clinical settings. **Do I need to be a BCBA to attend?** No. BCBAs, students, aspiring behavior analysts, and other professionals interested in behavioral science are welcome. **Do I need an existing business?** No. Come with an early idea, an interest you want to explore, or an existing business you’d like to refine. Workshops and business coaching will help you identify your next steps. **How is this different from a traditional conference?** Beyond the Clinic combines live studio demonstrations and structured observations with business coaching and hands-on workshops. You’ll see behavioral science in practice, explore the business decisions behind those services, and work on your own niche, potential offer, and personalized 90-day action plan. **What will I leave with?** You’ll leave with a clearer potential niche and service offer, exposure to nontraditional ABA business models, connections with founders and fellow attendees, and a personalized 90-day action plan. **Will attending establish competence in a new specialty?** No. This experience is a great starting point for exploring a specialty and identifying the skills you need to develop. It does not replace the additional training, supervised experience, mentorship, or other preparation needed to practice competently. **When and where is the event?** Beyond the Clinic takes place January 21–23, 2027, at ABASI Dance Lab in Tampa, Florida. **How many CEUs are included?** Your ticket includes 15 CEUs total: six in person and nine virtual, including the POINTE program. **What does General Admission include?** General Admission includes presentations, live studio demonstrations, structured observations, movement classes, business workshops, small-group coaching, and your personalized 90-day action plan. You’ll also receive an event workbook and resources, private community access, and a 30-day virtual reunion. Thursday dinner and Friday and Saturday breakfast, lunch, and refreshments are included. **What is the difference between Founding Admission and General Admission?** Both include the same experience. Founding Admission offers the first 10 tickets at $1,297. Regular General Admission is $1,597. **What does VIP include?** VIP is $2,697 and includes everything in General Admission, plus: - A private dinner with Alex and Mallory. - A founders roundtable and small-group hot seats. - A sauna and wellness experience. - A professional headshot or mini branding session. - Priority seating and early studio access. - A premium workbook and gift. - A 90-minute virtual implementation intensive after the event. **Are payment plans available?** We offer financing options through our website. Email us using the contact information on this page for more information or help purchasing your ticket. **Which airport should I fly into?** We recommend Tampa International Airport, approximately 20 minutes from the studio by car. Travel time may vary with traffic. **Where should I stay?** Our recommended hotel is approximately three miles, or a five-minute drive, from the studio. https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1793203327389&key=GRP&app=resvlink&_p=c11333dc9a0064eee31590fcecb2&__branch_flow_type=chrome_deepview&__branch_flow_id=1644048542571255791 **What is the refund policy?** All ticket sales are final. Tickets are nonrefundable.

Join the Founding Cohort

Be one of 30 participants spending January 21–23, 2027 inside ABASI Dance Lab in Tampa. Founding Cohort Admission includes the full immersive experience at an introductory rate of $1,297 for the first 10 tickets. General Admission increases to $1,597 after those tickets are sold.