Newsletter
Volume 29 | 2006 | Number 1
Invited Events and Tutorials
Autism
TUTORIAL: Incidental Teaching and Students with Autism: How to Do It and How to Appreciate the Research
Gail G. McGee, Ph.D. (Emory University School of Medicine)
Sunday, May 28; 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Mark Sundberg
Verbal Behavior and Autism Intervention
Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D. (Sundberg and Associates)
Monday, May 29; 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Travis Thompson
Some of My Best Friends Are Synapses: How Brain Science Can Inform Behavioral Intervention
Travis Thompson, Ph.D. (School of Medicine, University of Minnesota)
Tuesday, May 30; 12:00 p.m.
Behavioral Pharmacology
Dr. Chris-Ellyn Johanson
TUTORIAL: Measuring and Modulating the Reinforcing Efficacy of Drugs
Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Ph.D. (Wayne State University)
Sunday, May 28; 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Charles France
The Multiple Mechanisms of GHB: Why Should We Care?
Charles Patrick France, Ph.D. (University of Texas Health Science Center)
Monday, May 29; 11:00 a.m.
Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Contemporary Issues
Chair: John Roll, Ph.D. (Washington State University)
Monday, May 29; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Stephen Higgins
Using Voucher-Based Contingency Management in Outpatient Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Stephen T. Higgins, Ph.D. (University of Vermont)
Dr. Kenneth Silverman
Employment-Based Abstinence Reinforcement in the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction
Kenneth Silverman, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)
Dr. Nancy Petry
Prize-Based Contingency Management: A Lower Cost CM Intervention
Nancy Petry, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut)
Clinical; Family; Behavioral Medicine
Dr. Steven Hayes
TUTORIAL: Professional Development Series: Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Reno)
Monday, May 29; 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Teodoro Ayllon
From Existentialism to Behavioral Coaching in 3 EZ Steps
Teodoro Ayllon, Ph.D. (Georgia State University)
Tuesday, May 30; 9:00 a.m.
Dr. Ruth Baer
Operationalizing Mindfulness: Identifying Component Skills and their Relations to Mental Health Variables
Ruth A. Baer, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky)
Sunday, May 28; 10:00 a.m.
Community Interventions: Social and Ethical Issue
Dr. Bryan Roche
TUTORIAL: Making the World a Better Place…Context by Context and Frame by Frame
Bryan Roche, Ph.D. (University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Tuesday, May 30; 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Jon Bailey
Ethics and Values in Behavior Analysis: Do Our Consumers Know What They Are? Do We?
Jon S. Bailey, Ph.D. (Behavior Management Consultants, Inc., Florida State University)
Sunday, May 28; 9:00 a.m.
Promoting and Exporting ABA Values Along with Our Technology
Chair: Maria Ruiz, Ph.D. (Rollins College)
Saturday, May 27; 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Henry Pennypacker
Henry S. Pennypacker, Ph.D. (University of Florida)
Dr. Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson, Ph.D. (Morningside Academy)
Dr. Richard Foxx
Richard M. Foxx, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Raymond Miltenberger
TUTORIAL: Teaching Safety Skills to Children
Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D. (North Dakota State University)
Tuesday, May 30; 9:00 a.m.
Dr. Brian Iwata
On Extinction
Brian A. Iwata, Ph.D. (University of Florida)
Sunday, May 28; 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Timothy Vollmer
On the Utility of the Concept of Automatic Reinforcement in Applied Behavior Analysis
Timothy R. Vollmer, Ph.D. (University of Florida)
Monday, May 29; 11:00 a.m.
Human Development; Gerontology
Dr. Edward Morris
TUTORIAL: Behavior Analysis: History and Historiography
Edward K. Morris, Ph.D. (University of Kansas)
Sunday, May 28; 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Stephen Suomi
Gene-Environment Interactions In Rhesus-Monkey Behavior Development
Stephen Suomi, Ph.D. (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development)
Sunday, May 28; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Rebecca MacDonald
Intersections Between Joint Attention and Social Referencing in Children with Autism and Typically Developing Children
Chair: Rebecca MacDonald, Ph.D. (New England Center for Children)
Monday, May 29; 3:00 p.m.
Analysis and Treatment of Joint Attention in Young Children with Autism
Rebecca P. F. MacDonald, Ph.D. (New England Center for Children), William V. Dube, Ph.D. (Univ. of Massachusetts Medical Center), Jennifer L. Klein, Sally N. Roberts, and Krista Smaby (New England Center for Children), and Emily Wheeler (Univ. of Massachusetts Medical Center)
Dr. Martha Pelaez
Infants Learning to Reference Maternal Facial Expressions of Emotions
Martha Pelaez, Ph.D. (Florida International University)
Monday, May 29; 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Per Holth
The Role of Joint Attention in Verbal Operants
Per Holth, Ph.D. (The Behavioral Center, Oslo)
Monday, May 29; 3:00 p.m.
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Dr. Murray Sidman
TUTORIAL: Professional Development Series: Introduction to Stimulus Relations
Murray Sidman, Ph.D.
Tuesday, May 30; 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Howard Rachlin
Self-Control and Social Cooperation: Implications for an Account of Addiction
Howard Rachlin, Ph.D. (SUNY at Stony Brook)
Sunday, May 28; 9:00 a.m.
Dr. John Staddon
How Hard-Nosed is Behaviorism?
John E. R. Staddon, Ph.D. (Duke University)
Monday, May 29; 9:00 a.m.
Education
Dr. Robert Horner
TUTORIAL: Using Single Case Designs to Establish Evidence-Based Practice
Robert H. Horner, Ph.D. (University of Oregon)
Sunday, May 28; 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Edward Kame’enui
The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES): The Future of Special Education Research – Mopping Up or Reloading the Matrix?
Edward J. Kame'enui, Ph.D. (U.S. Department of Education)
Sunday, May 28; 10:00 a.m.
Dr. George Sugai
Positive Behavioral Supports Research: An Example of Large Scale Evaluation of Behavior Analytic Educational Practices
George Sugai, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut)
Sunday, May 28; 11:00 a.m.
Organizational Behavior Management
Dr. Carl Binder
TUTORIAL: The Six Boxes™ Model: Performance Management in a Plain English Context
Carl V. Binder, Ph.D. (Binder Riha Associates)
Tuesday, May 30; 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Leslie Braksick
OBM 2006: A View From the Field
Leslie Wilk Braksick, Ph.D. (The Continuous Learning Group, Inc.)
Saturday, May 27; 1:00 p.m.
Cambridge Center Symposium: The Accreditation of Behavioral Applications: Promoting Evidence-Based Practices
Chair: Dwight Harshbarger, Ph.D. (Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies)
May 29; 3:00 p.m.
Standards for Accreditation
Henry S. Pennypacker, Ph.D. (University of Florida)
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Dr. Bill Hopkins
Accrediting Principles of Behavior-Based Safety Programs
Bill L. Hopkins, Ph.D. (Emeritus Auburn)
Dr. Michael Weinberg
Accreditation of Organizations Providing Applied Behavior Analysis Services
Michael Weinberg, Ph.D. (Southbury Training School
Other
Dr. Joseph Brady
EAHB-SIG Distinguished Career Award: Joseph V. Brady, Ph.D.
Joseph V. Brady, Ph.D. (John Hopkins University, School of Medicine)
Sunday, May 28; 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Victor DeNoble
Inside the Dark Side: The Pharmacological Basis of Nicotine Addiction
Victor J. DeNoble, Ph.D. (Hissho, Inc.)
Tuesday, May 30; 10:00 a.m.
Teaching Behavior Analysis
TUTORIAL: Professional Development Series: Introduction to Precision Teaching
Kent Johnson, Ph.D. (Morningside Academy)
Monday, May 29; 9:00 a.m.
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Dr. Vivian Fueyo
Using Grounded Reflection to Reflect on the Constructivist Perspective
Vivian Fueyo, Ph.D. (University of South Florida-St. Petersburg)
Saturday, May 27; 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Ilene Schwartz
Teaching the Principal the Principles: The Role of ABA in Public Schools
Ilene S. Schwartz, Ph.D. (University of Washington)
Saturday, May 27; 2:00 p.m.
Theoretical, Philosophical and Conceptual Issues
Dr. Dermot Barnes-Holmes
TUTORIAL: Relational Frame Theory
Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Ph.D. (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Tuesday, May 30; 10:00 a.m.
Dr. John Donahoe
The End of Experimental Analysis?
John W. Donahoe, Ph.D. (Univ. Massachusetts/Amherst)
Sunday, May 28; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Henry Schlinger
Behavior Analysis: All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go
Henry Schlinger, Ph.D. (California State University, Los Angeles)
Saturday, May 27; 2:00 p.m.
Verbal Behavior
Dr. David Palmer
TUTORIAL: The Extension of Skinner’s Verbal Operants to Interpretations of Complex Behavior: A Tutorial
David C. Palmer, Ph.D. (Smith College)
Sunday, May 28; 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Jeffrey Elman
Generalizing Beyond Our Experience: Lessons from Neural Networks
Jeffrey L. Elman, Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego)
Saturday, May 27; 3:00 p.m.
The Analysis of Complex Human Behavior
Chair: William Potter, Ph.D. (California State University, Stanislaus)
May 29; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Jack Michael
Jack Michael, Ph.D. (Western Michigan University, Emeritus)
Dr. Janet Twyman
Janet S. Twyman, Ph.D. (Headsprout)
David C. Palmer, Ph.D. (Smith College)
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Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D. (Sundberg and Associates)
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