The Operant Innovations Podcast

The Operant Innovations podcast is ABA Technologies’ primary media product and one of the most influential podcasts in the behavior analysis professional development space. The show is built around the premise that the science of behavior improves lives — and that the practitioners, students, and researchers doing that work have stories and insights worth sharing in long-form audio.

The podcast operates across several series, each targeting different segments of the ABA professional audience. The Thought Leaders series features extended interviews with prominent behavior analysts, providing a platform for the field’s most influential voices to discuss their work, research, and perspectives on the profession’s direction. The University Series profiles graduate programs in behavior analysis, serving as a resource for prospective students evaluating training options.

The Evolving ABA series, co-hosted by Dr. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi, focuses explicitly on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the field. Episodes address topics including communities and organizations for Black ABA practitioners, barriers to leadership for underrepresented professionals, and the systemic factors that shape who enters and persists in behavior analysis careers.

Monthly and news content: The Operant Innovations Monthly episodes and News Flash segments provide regular updates on developments in the field, keeping practitioners informed about policy changes, research publications, and industry trends in a format designed for quick consumption.

The Educational Ecosystem

ABA Technologies’ influence extends far beyond its podcast. The company’s partnership with Florida Institute of Technology remains one of the most established online master’s degree programs in behavior analysis. The program serves students nationally who are pursuing BCBA eligibility and who require a graduate program that accommodates working professionals.

The company’s continuing education platform offers BACB-approved CE courses across a range of topics central to ABA practice, including ethics, supervision, cultural responsiveness, and clinical procedures. This CE infrastructure positions ABA Technologies as a recurring touchpoint in practitioners’ professional lives — a company they interact with not once, during graduate training, but repeatedly throughout their careers.

The instructor roster reflects the company’s network and institutional credibility. ABA Technologies’ CE courses and podcast episodes feature contributors who hold leadership positions in ABAI, the BACB, state associations, and university programs — connecting the company’s content to the field’s formal governance structures.

ABA Technologies has built something that few organizations in the ABA space have achieved: an integrated ecosystem that spans graduate education, continuing education, professional media, and DEI programming — all operating under one organizational umbrella and all contributing to the same mission of disseminating behavior analysis through technology.

What ABA Technologies Means for the Industry

For the ABA industry, ABA Technologies represents the professionalization of the field’s education and media infrastructure. The company is not a clinical provider, a PE-backed practice aggregator, or a technology startup. It is an education and media company that shapes how behavior analysts are trained, how they maintain their credentials, and how they stay connected to the profession’s evolving standards and conversations.

That infrastructure function has strategic significance. As the ABA field grows and the number of credentialed practitioners increases, the organizations that control training pipelines, CE delivery, and professional media wield disproportionate influence over the profession’s culture and direction. ABA Technologies, through Operant Innovations and its Florida Tech partnership, is positioned at the center of that infrastructure.

The company’s evolution after its founder’s death also offers a case study in organizational resilience within the ABA ecosystem. Martinez-Diaz built an institution, not a personality-driven brand, and that institutional strength has allowed ABA Technologies to continue its mission under new leadership while honoring the legacy of its founder.

AT A GLANCE

Organization: ABA Technologies, Inc.
Headquarters: Melbourne, Florida
Type: ABA Education / Organization
Founded: 1997 by Dr. Jose Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA-D (1950–2020)
Current CEO: Chris Morrissey (since June 2023); Board Chair: Dr. Darnell Lattal
Podcast: Operant Innovations — series include Thought Leaders, University Series, Evolving ABA, Monthly, and News Flash
Education: Florida Tech partnership: online master’s degree in behavior analysis; BACB-approved continuing education
Social media: Instagram: @operantinnovations; YouTube
DEI programming: Evolving ABA series co-hosted by Dr. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi
Industry signal: Education and media infrastructure companies shape ABA’s professional culture and practitioner pipeline at a structural level beyond what clinical providers or advocacy platforms can achieve

SOURCES & REFERENCES

1. – ABA Technologies. Our Founder: Dr. Jose Martinez-Diaz. https://www.abatechnologies.com/our-founder. Accessed March 2026.

2. – ABA Technologies. Operant Innovations Podcast. https://www.abatechnologies.com/operant-innovations-podcast. Accessed March 2026.

3. – ABA Technologies. “Sudden Passing of Founder and President Dr. Jose Martinez-Diaz.” September 2020. https://abatechnologies.com/resources/press-releases/sudden-passing-of-founder-and-president-dr-jose-martinez-diaz.

4. – ABA Technologies. Leadership Changes. https://abatechnologies.com/resources/press-releases/leadership-changes. Accessed March 2026.

5. – ABA Technologies. ABA Technologies Continues Martinez-Diaz’s Legacy of Support for Florida Tech School of Behavior Analysis. https://abatechnologies.com/blog/.

6. – Spotify. Operant Innovations by ABA Technologies. https://open.spotify.com/show/1VYFmSxl1IVD5stSHaiPJr.

7. – Florida Tech News. ABA Technologies Continues Martinez-Diaz’s Legacy of Support for School of Behavior Analysis. https://news.fit.edu/giving/.

8. – LinkedIn. Jose A. Martinez-Diaz Ph.D. BCBA-D — ABA Technologies, Inc. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-a-martinez-diaz-ph-d-bcba-d-3ab07951/.