Dr. Ahrens is currently the director of Texas State Autism Camp and working towards completion of her Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst. Through her work as the camp director, she pursues her research agenda of developing pre-swim rituals and promoting safe swim habits among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to reduce the rate of drowning. Children with ASD have an incidence of drowning at 160 times when compared to their typically developing peers. In addition, she serves as a fellow for service-learning and the program coordinator for Physical Education Teacher Education at Texas State University.