Newsletter
Volume 30 | 2007 | Number 3
ABAI Student Committee News and Updates: Fall 2007
By Corina Jimenez-Gomez
Your Student Representatives
The Student Committee of ABA International consists of three student members who are elected by current student members to serve a three-year term. The present Student Committee includes:
- Current: Corina Jimenez-Gomez, Utah State University
- Elect: Erick Dubuque, University of Nevada, Reno
- Past: Marianne Jackson, University of Nevada, Reno
Mission of the ABAI Student Committee ABAI student members constitute over a third of the association’s total membership. The ABAI Student Committee’s mission is to provide organizational support for ABAI student members that will promote participation in ABAI and professional growth, and enable members to contribute to the science of behavior analysis.
Preparing for ABAI 2008 Chicago
The Student Committee is currently preparing the “Professional Development Series” for the upcoming conference, which will include the following topics:
- Giving effective oral presentations
- Conversation hour with prominent women in behavior analysis
- Finding and obtaining grant funding
- Perspectives on the future of behavior analysis
- Finding postdoctoral positions
- Advice from the recently hired
- Research in non-university settings
- Aspects of being a Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Scientific writing workshop
In addition, we will continue to present our “Introductory Series” of talks on topics suggested by student members. The topics for the 2008 conference are Direct Instruction and Behavioral Pharmacology.
A new addition to our program will be the “Bridging the Gap” Series. The purpose of this series is to present basic and applied research in related areas within our field and bridge the separation between the animal lab and applied work. For the 2008 conference, the topic will be The Matching Law.
We also will have a poster at the ABAI Expo with all the activities of the ABAI Student Committee and the Student Committee meeting. Student members are encouraged to attend the Student Committee business meeting.
Finally, we encourage all students to participate in the Behavioral Bash by submitting a video, coming up with a skit, or showing off a special talent. If you would like to participate, please contact your program representative or Corina Jimenez-Gomez (corinaj@cc.usu.edu).
2007-2008 Program Representatives
These are the new program representatives:
- Jason Vladescu (Central Michigan University)
- Jennifer Sweeney (Kent State University)
- Carol A. Martin (McNeese State University)
- Ruth DeBar (Ohio State University) v Kristen Rost (Queens College)
- Kate Fiske (Rutgers University)
- Anna Neises (Southern Illinois University)
- John Pugh (University of Houston, Clear Lake)
- Melanie Bachmeyer (University of Iowa)
- Tanya Baynham (University of Kansas)
- Robert Pennington (University of Kentucky)
- Kendra Rickard (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Lisa Foster (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
- Adam Pyszczynski (Utah State University, Psychology Dept.)
- Nicole Groskreutz (Utah State University)
- Aaron Lesser (Wesley College)
We look forward to working with all of you!
For information about becoming involved in the Student Committee as a Student Representative, Program Representative, or Convention Volunteer, please see http://www.abainternational.org/aba/Studentinfo/reps.asp or contact Corina Jimenez-Gomez at corinaj@cc.usu.edu.
Contests and Awards
The ABAI Student Committee Website has information on awards and opportunities for students. The following organizations offer such opportunities:
- Health, Sport, and Fitness SIG
- Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior SIG
- Organizational Behavior Management Network SIG
- Rehabilitation and Independent Living SIG
- SABA Experimental Analysis of Behavior Fellowship
- SABA Student Registration Grant
- Sidney W. and Janet R. Bijou Fellowship Program
- Verbal Behavior SIG Student Research Competition
For more information, visit: http://www.abainternational.org/aba/Studentinfo/awards.asp . We encourage student members to become involved in Student Committee activities. Please direct your questions and comments to your Student Representative, Corina Jimenez-Gomez (corinaj@cc.usu.edu).