Newsletter
Volume 31 | 2008 | Number 1
Invited Events and Tutorials
Autism
Wayne Fisher
Tutorial:Integrating Functional Analytic and Genetic Methods to Study Gene-Environment-Behavior Relations in Autism
Dr. Wayne Fisher (Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC)
Sunday, May 25; 10:00 a.m.
Richard Foxx
Addressing the Challenging Behaviors of Adolescents with Autism: Successful Proactive Strategies, Methods and Skills Building Interventions
Dr. Richard M. Foxx (Pennsylvania State University)
Tuesday, May 27; 10:00 a.m.
Behavioral Pharmacology
Marc Branch
Tutorial: Drugs as Behavior-Analysis Tools
Dr. Marc N. Branch (University of Florida)
Saturday, May 24; 3:00 p.m.
Clinical; Family; Behavioral Medicine
Michael Rapoff
Tutorial: Developing Adherence among Children with Chronic Health Conditions
Dr. Michael Rapoff (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Sunday, May 25; 2:30 p.m.
Patrick Friman
Clinical Supervision in BA: Shaping the Knower to Know
Chair: Barbara S. Kohlenberg (University of Nevada School of Medicine)
Tuesday, May 27; 10:30 a.m.
Dr. Patrick C. Friman (Father Flanagan’s Girls and Boys’ Town)
Robert Kohlenberg
Dr. Robert J. Kohlenberg (University of Washington)
Patrick Ghezzi
Dr. Patrick M. Ghezzi (University of Nevada, Reno)
Claudia Drossel
Dr. Claudia Drossel (University of Nevada, Reno)
Community Interventions: Social and Ethical Issues
Michael Weinberg
Tutorial: Licensure for Behavior Analysts: Has the Time Arrived?
Dr. Michael Weinberg (Orlando Behavior Health Services, LLC)
Monday, May 26; 4:00 p.m.
Jerry Shook
Values in Behavior Analysis
Chair: Dr. Saul Axelrod (Temple University)
Sunday, May 25; 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Gerald L. (Jerry) Shook (Behavior Analyst Certification Board)
Jon Bailey
Dr. Jon Bailey (Florida State University/Behavior Management Consultants, Inc./Florida Association for Behavior Analysis)
Maria Ruiz
Dr. Maria R. Ruiz (Rollins College)
Erik Arntzen
Dr. Erik Arntzen (Akershus University College), Dr. Jon A. Lokke, and Dr. Gunn Lokke (University College of Ostfold, Norway)
Joe Layng
Licensing of Behavior Analysts
Chair: Dr. Henry S. Pennypacker (University of Florida)
Monday, May 26; 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Joe Layng (Headsprout)
James Mulick
Dr. James A. Mulick (The Ohio State University)
Michael Dorsey
Dr. Michael F. Dorsey (The Vinfen Corporation and Gordon College)
Joseph Cautilli
Dr. Joseph Cautilli (Children Crisis Treatment Center/St. Joseph’s University)
Developmental Disabilities
Anthony Cuvo
Tutorial: Building A Transactional Systems Model of Services for Children with Autism
Dr. Anthony J. Cuvo (Southern Illinois University)
Tuesday, May 27; 12:00 p.m.
David Wacker
Long-Term Maintenance of Functional Communication Training
Dr. David P. Wacker (University of Iowa)
Sunday, May 25; 11:00 a.m.
Henry Roane
Assessment and Treatment of Idiosyncratic Response Relations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr. Henry S. Roane (University of Nebraska Medical Center & Munroe-Meyer Institute)
Monday, May 26; 2:30 p.m.
Human Development; Gerontology
Peter Killeen
Tutorial: Evo-Devo
Dr. Peter Killeen (Arizona State University)
Monday, May 26; 1:30 p.m.
Howard Rachlin
Self-Control and Social Cooperation
Dr. Howard Rachlin (Stony Brook University)
Monday, May 28; 11:00 a.m.
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Gregory Madden
Tutorial: Behavioral Economics
Dr. Gregory J. Madden (University of Kansas)
Saturday, May 24; 2:00 p.m.
Education
W. David Tilly III
Tutorial: Response To Intervention (RTI): Diagnosing the Learning Enabled
Dr. W. David Tilly III (Heartland AEA 11)
Saturday, May 24; 1:00 p.m.
Hill Walker
Evidence-Based Interventions for the Prevention of Destructive Behavior within School Settings
Dr. Hill Walker (University of Oregon)
Sunday, May 25; 10:00 a.m.
Timothy Slocum
The Unit of Analysis in Evidence Based Practices
Monday, May 26; 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Timothy A. Slocum (Utah State University)
Susan Wilczynski
Dr. Susan Wilczynski (National Autism Center; May Institute)
Organizational Behavior Management
W. Kent Anger
Tutorial: Funding Behavioral Research
Monday, May 26; 10:00 a.m.
Dr. W. Kent Anger (Oregon Health & Science University)
Oliver Wirth
Dr. Oliver Wirth (CDC/NIOSH)
William Redmon
Meaningful Change at the Cultural Level: Behavioral Systems Revisited
Dr. William K. Redmon (Bechtel Group, Inc.)
Saturday, May 24; 3:00 p.m.
Other
Patrick Friman
Tutorial: Behavior Analysis in the Mainstream of Human Life: Now Is the Time
Dr. Patrick C. Friman (Father Flanagan’s Girls and Boys’ Town)
Monday, May 26; 9:00 a.m.
Janet Twyman
Behavior Analysis, Certification, and the APA Model Licensing Act
Chair: Larry Alferink (Illinois State University)
Tuesday, May 27; 9:00 a.m.
Dr. Janet S. Twyman (Headsprout)
Gerald Shook
Dr. Gerald L. Shook (Behavior Analyst Certification Board)
Terrence Koller
Dr. Terrence Koller (Illinois Psychological Association)
Teaching Behavior Analysis
Leslie Burkett
Tutorial: Creating and Managing Distance Learning Courses for Behavior Analysis
Dr. Leslie S. Burkett (University of North Texas)
Monday, May 26; 11:00 a.m.
William Buskist
“Good-Bye, Teacher . . .” Forty Years Later
Dr. William F. Buskist (Auburn University)
Saturday, May 24; 4:00 p.m.
Edward Asikhia
Applied Behavior Analysis in Nigeria: Barriers and Progress
Dr. Edward Asikhia (Home-Link Trust Inc.)
Sunday, May 25; 9:00 a.m.
Theoretical, Philosophical and Conceptual Issues
William Baum
Tutorial: A Molar View of Behavior
Dr. William M. Baum (University of California, Davis)
Tuesday, May 27; 9:00 a.m.
Allen Neuringer
What’s Voluntary about the Voluntary Operant?
Dr. Allen Neuringer (Reed College)
Saturday, May 24; 4:00 p.m.
Per Holth
Autism, Joint Attention, and Verbal Behavior: Down To Basics of an Operant Analysis, Suggesting Technological Applications at Almost Every Step
Dr. Per Holth (Akershus University College)
Sunday, May 25; 11:00 a.m.
Verbal Behavior
Timothy Hackenberg
Tutorial: The Tacts of Life: Accuracy, Science and Pseudoscience
Dr. Timothy D. Hackenberg (University of Florida)
Tuesday, May 27; 11:00 a.m.
Mark Sundberg
The Role of the Listener in the Analysis of Verbal Behavior
Chair: Dr. William F. Potter (California State University, Stanislaus)
Monday, May 26; 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Mark L. Sundberg (Sundberg and Associates)
David Palmer
Dr. David C. Palmer (Smith College)
Philip Hineline
Dr. Philip N. Hineline (Temple University)
Hank Schlinger
Dr. Hank Schlinger (California State University, Los Angeles)