Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Brief Biography
I’d prefer my biography to reflect the most vital and meaningful things in my life, so I should
prioritize writing about my family, friends, and love for heavy metal. Alas, this is a
professional biography, so it is more appropriate to focus on the fact that I am the founder
of the MidAmerican Psychological Institute, a thriving behavior therapy clinic in
Chicagoland. I am also the founder of Pickslyde Consulting, an organization aimed at using
evidence-based applications to improve performance and wellness in the workplace. After
founding both companies, and hiring excellent people to help me run them, I was then hired
to be the Senior Vice-President for Quality Safety Edge, a pioneering organization aimed at
implementing behavior-based safety processes worldwide.
I earned my Ph.D. from Hofstra in 1998, and then worked as a university professor for a
decade. My professors provided a great foundation for my interest in applying behavioral
science to a broad number of domains, and I have published in the areas of basic science,
education, clinical work, leadership, and safety. In January 2013, those same professors who
mentored me also honored me with the Alumnus of the Month Award.
In the clinical domain, I founded the MidAmerican Psychological Institute in 2001. My
colleagues and I have provided evidence-based therapy and psychodiagnostics to several
thousand clients in Chicagoland. My clinic is a proud member of the National Health Service
Corps, and also a training site for future psychologists and counselors. I have provided
certification supervision for over 100 behavioral health practitioners in the last decade. In
addition, I co-authored a book entitled ACT in Practice: Case Conceptualization in Acceptance
and Commitment Therapy with my colleague Patty Bach. Our book is now part of the
training canon for new ACT therapists.
In the consulting world, I published a book entitled Building Safety Commitment in an effort
to help front-line workers improve their safety by learning about mindfulness and valuesbased motivation. Over the last several years, I’ve had the opportunity to bring related
trainings to companies around the world in order to improve safer practices and accelerate
leadership skills. I have been fortunate to give keynote addresses and guest lectures about
leadership, commitment, behavior-based safety, and root cause analysis at illustrious events
sponsored by OSHA and the ASSE, as well as universities & corporations around the world.
In the media, I have been on-screen talent for two Discover Studios productions. I appeared
on 16 episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive and 6 episodes of Confessions: Animal Hoarding.
While on these shows I assisted people on camera with evidence-based treatments, and was
also interviewed about their circumstances.
I am strongly committed to reducing human suffering and improving quality of living in this
world. I believe helping people build stronger leadership qualities and better business
skills will have a deep and broad impact on that vision, and I look forward to meaningful
opportunities in that direction.