Dr. Lisa Ruble is the Earl F. Smith Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Autism at the Teachers College at Ball State University. Dr. Ruble teaches classes in autism and intervention. She is a past recipient of the New Investigator Award from NIMH. In 2002, Dr. Ruble established the STAR Program at the University of Louisville and, in 1998, helped establish TRIAD at Vanderbilt University. Her research program is based on these past experiences as a licensed psychologist, where she developed and provided social skills and behavioral interventions, school consultation and training, and parent training. These experiences influenced her interest in services research and the study of issues involved in the provision of evidence-based practices in community-based settings.