Newsletter
Volume 30 | 2007 | Number 1
Invited Events and Tutorials
Autism
Dr. William Ahearn
Tutorial: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Autism and Feeding
Dr. William H. Ahearn (The New England Center for Children)
Saturday, May 26; 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Glen Dunlap
Preventing Serious Problems Associated with Autism: Some Validated and Promising Strategies
Dr. Glen Dunlap (University of South Florida)
Monday, May 28; 3:30 p.m.
Behavioral Pharmacology
Dr. M. Christopher Newland
Tutorial: Behavioral Toxicology
Dr. M. Christopher Newland (Auburn University)
Monday, May 28; 9:00 a.m.
Dr. George Koob
The Neurobiology of Alcoholism: A Dysregulated Neuroadaptational View
Dr. George F. Koob (The Scripps Research Institute)
Sunday, May 27; 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Maxine Stitzer
Contributions of Behavior Analysis to Understanding, Treating, and Preventing Cigarette Smoking
Dr. Maxine Stitzer (Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit)
Tuesday, May 29; 12:00 p.m.
Clinical; Family; Behavioral Medicine
Dr. Raymond Miltenberger
Tutorial: Analysis and Treatment of Trichotillomania and Other Repetitive Behavior Problems
Dr. Raymond G. Miltenberger (University of South Florida)
Monday, May 28; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Teodoro Ayllon
The Art of Functionally-Driven Therapeutic Interventions for High Maintenance Children
Dr. Teodoro Ayllon (Georgia State University)
Tuesday, May 29; 12:00 p.m.
Community Interventions: Social and Ethical Issues
Dr. Philip Hineline
Tutorial: Behavior-Analytic Strategies for Introducing Behavior Analysis
Dr. Philip N. Hineline (Temple University)
Sunday, May 27; 9:00 a.m.
Behavior Analysis Values as Identified and Exemplified in Organizational Behavior Management, Education, and Science
Chair: Dr. Janet Ellis (University of North Texas)
Tuesday, May 29; 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Maria Malott
Dr. Maria E. Malott (Association for Behavior Analysis International)
Dr. Saul Axelrod
Dr. Saul Axelrod (Temple University)
Dr. Carol Pilgrim
Dr. Carol Pilgrim (University of North Carolina, Wilmington)
Behavior and Social Issues: Behavior Analysis, Biological Psychiatry, and the Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders
Chair: Dr. Richard F. Rakos (Cleveland State University)
Sunday, May 27; 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Richard Malott
Dr. Richard Malott (Western Michigan University)
Dr. Mark A. Mattaini
Dr. Mark A. Mattaini (Jane Addams College of Social Work-University of Illinois at Chicago)
Dr. Kurt Salzinger
Dr. Kurt Salzinger (Hofstra University)
Dr. Stephen E. Wong
Dr. Stephen E. Wong (Florida International University)
Developmental Disabilities
Dr. John A. Northup
Tutorial: Back to the Future Part Two: Renovations and Innovations in Behavioral Treatment for ADHD
Dr. John A. Northup (University of Iowa)
Monday, May 28; 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Marlene Cohen
Precision Teaching for Students and Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Autism: Where’s the Data?
Dr. Marlene Cohen (Rutgers University)
Tuesday, May 29; 10:00 a.m.
Human Development; Gerontology
Dr. William Baum
Evolutionary Theory is the Proper Framework for Behavior Analysis
Dr. William M. Baum (University of California, Davis)
Monday, May 28; 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Linda Hayes
Interbehavioral Psychology in Service to Behavior Analysis
Dr. Linda J. Hayes (University of Nevada, Reno)
Monday, May 28; 11:00 a.m.
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Tutorial: Stimulus Equivalence 101: Back to Basics and Beyond
Dr. Carol Pilgrim (University of North Carolina, Wilmington)
Saturday, May 26; 1:30 p.m.
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Dr. Peter Urcuioli
Acquired Equivalence in Non-Human Animals: Origins, Effects, and Mechanisms
Dr. Peter Urcuioli (Purdue University)
Monday, May 28; 1:30 p.m.
Education
Dr. Dean Fixsen
Tutorial: Implementing Evidence-Based Education
Sunday, May 27; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Dean L. Fixsen (Florida Mental Health Institute)
Standards of Evidence across Areas of Practice
Chair: Dr. Teri Lewis-Palmer (Oregon State University)
Sunday, May 27; 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Anthony Biglan
Standards of Evidence for Prevention Research
Dr. Anthony Biglan (Oregon Research Institute)
Dr. Susan Wilczynski
The National Standards Project: Standards of Evidence in Autism
Dr. Susan Wilczynski (National Autism Center; May Institute)
Dr. William Shadish
A Review of the What Works Clearinghouse
Dr. William R. Shadish (University of California, Merced)
Organizational Behavior Management
Dr. E. Scott Geller
Tutorial: Applications of Behavior Analysis for Industrial Safety and Healthcare: Expanding the Paradigm from Behavior-Based to People-Based
Dr. E. Scott Geller (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Monday, May 28; 11:00 a.m.
Improving Homeland Security Using Behavior Analysis: Basic and Applied Research Examples
Chair: Dr. Jon S. Bailey (Florida State University and Florida Association for Behavior Analysis)
Sunday, May 27; 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Ryan Olson
Human Vigilance during Luggage Screening Tasks: Signals Function as Reinforcement for Observing
Dr. Ryan B. Olson (Oregon Health and Science University) and Dr. Matthew C. Bell and Lindsey Hogan (Santa Clara University)
Dr. Jon S. Bailey
Improving Human Performance in an Advanced Security System Environment: Vigilance Data from an Airport
Dr. Jon S. Bailey (Florida State University and Florida Association for Behavior Analysis) and Marco D. Tomasi, Sara M. Olsen, and Kimberly Clark (Florida State University)
Dr. Mark Alavosius
Towards a Program of Behavioral Research for Domestic Preparedness
Dr. Mark P. Alavosius (University of Nevada, Reno)
Challenges to Security and Human Factors Research Efforts at the Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Joshua Rubinstein (Transportation Security Laboratory, Department of Homeland Security)
Dr. Henry Pennypacker
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fortune
Dr. Henry S. Pennypacker (University of Florida)
Saturday, May 26; 3:30 p.m.
Other
Dr. John Baldwin
The Value of Studying Behavior in Everyday Life
Dr. John D. Baldwin (University of California at Santa Barbara)
Tuesday, May 29; 9:00 a.m.
Teaching Behavior Analysis
Dr. Doleen-Day Keohane
Tutorial: Preparing Teachers for Teaching as Applied Behavior Analysis in General Education and Special Education Settings
Dr. Doleen-Day Keohane (Columbia University Teachers College and CABAS)
Tuesday, May 29; 1:00 p.m.
Dr. William Heward
If Applied Behavior Analysis Has So Much to Offer Education (and It Does), Why Does Education Take Such Limited Advantage of Its Findings?
Dr. William L. Heward (The Ohio State University)
Monday, May 28; 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Beth Sulzer-Azaroff
Using Behavior Analysis to Teach Behavior Analysis Across Learner Populations
Dr. Beth Sulzer-Azaroff (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Sunday, May 27; 4:30 p.m.
Theoretical, Philosophical and Conceptual Issues
Dr. A. Charles Catania
Tutorial: Our Technical Vocabulary of Discrimination: Potential Social and Political Side-Effects
Dr. A. Charles Catania (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Monday, May 28; 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Robert Epstein
A Formal, Predictive Theory of Ongoing Behavior
Dr. Robert Epstein (Psychology Today)
Saturday, May 26; 2:30 p.m.
Ted Schoneberger
Language Acquisition: Three Popular Myths Debunked
Ted G. Schoneberger (Stanislaus County Office of Education, Modesto, CA)
Tuesday, May 29; 11:00 a.m.
Verbal Behavior
Dr. Julie Vargas
Tutorial: The Evolution of Skinner’s Thinking about Verbal Behavior
Dr. Julie S. Vargas and Dr. Ernest A. Vargas (B. F. Skinner Foundation)
Saturday, May 26; 2:30 p.m.
Verbal Behavior at Fifty: Past, Present, and Future
Chair: Dr. Mark L. Sundberg (Sundberg and Associates)
Sunday, May 27; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Jack Michael
Dr. Jack Michael (Western Michigan University)
Dr. A. Charles Catania (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
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Dr. Terry Knapp
Dr. Terry J. Knapp (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)