Newsletter
Volume 32 | 2009 | Number 1
Convention Highlights: Professional Development Series
The professional development series is an initiative of the ABAI Student Committee. All convention attendees are welcome.
Bridging the Gap between Basic and Applied Research: Schedules of Reinforcement
Chair: Carlos Cançado (West Virginia University)
Saturday, May 23; 1:00 p.m.
- Kennon A. Lattal (West Virginia University)
- Claire St. Peter Pipkin (West Virginia University)
- Michael Perone (West Virginia University)
Prominent Women in Behavior Analysis
Chair: Jennifer A. Bonow (University of Nevada, Reno)
Saturday, May 23; 2:00 p.m.
- Janet S. Twyman (Headsprout)
- Maria E. Malott (ABAI)
- Ramona Houmanfar (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Amy Odum (Utah State University)
Behavior Analysis Around the World
Chair: Laura J. Seiverling (The Graduate Center and Queens College, CUNY)
Saturday, May 23; 4:00 p.m.
- Christos Nikopoulos (Brunel University)
- W. David Pierce (University of Alberta)
- Joseph E. Morrow (Applied Behavior Consultants)
- Paolo Moderato (Iulm University Italy)
Dissemination - Spreading the Word without Sounding the Alarm!
Chair: W. Joseph Wyatt (Marshall University)
Sunday, May 24; 9:00 a.m.
- Susan G. Friedman (Utah State University)
- Bobby Newman (Room To Grow)
- Paul Chance (Dissemination Special Interest Group)
- W. Joseph Wyatt (Marshall University)
Future Perspectives of Behavior Analysis
Chair: Timothy C. Fuller (University of Nevada, Reno)
Sunday, May 24; 1:30 p.m.
- Patrick C. Friman (Father Flanagan’s Girls And Boys Town)
- David C. Palmer (Smith College)
- Alan D. Poling (Western Michigan University)
Introductory Series: Precision Teaching
Chair: Emily Michelle Leeming (University of Nevada, Reno)
Sunday, May 24; 2:30 p.m.
- Kendra L. Rickard (University of Nevada, Reno, Center for Advanced Learning)
- Kent Johnson (Morningside Academy)
- Michael Fabrizio (Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Washington)
Bridging the Gap between Basic and Applied Research – The Matching Law
Chair: Calvin J Gage (Western Michigan University)
Sunday, May 24; 3:30 p.m.
- Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University)
- Timothy D. Ludwig (Appalachian State University)
- C. Baker Wright (Behavior Management Consultants, Inc.)
- Rebecca A. Markovits (Western Michigan University)
APA-Accredited Predoctoral Internship Programs in Behavior Analysis
Chair: Jennifer Delaney Kowalkowski (Eastern Michigan University)
Sunday, May 24; 3:30 p.m.
- Amy Drayton (Eastern Michigan University)
- Rebecca K. Arvans (Munroe-Meyer Institute)
- Brett V. Mehrtens (Munroe Meyer Institute)
- Jennifer L. Crockett (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
Introductory Series: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
Chair: Jordan T. Bonow (University of Nevada, Reno)
Sunday, May 24; 4:30 p.m.
- William C. Follette (University of Nevada Reno)
- Jonathan W. Kanter (Department of Psychology/University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
- Glenn M. Callaghan (San Jose State University)
How to Obtain Grant Funding
Chair: Alayna Theresa Haberlin (The Ohio State University)
Sunday, May 24; 4:30 p.m.
- Karen G. Anderson (West Virginia University)
- Jennifer M. Gillis Mattson (Auburn University)
- Ron Van Houten (Western Michigan University)
Research in Non-University Settings
Chair: Richard A. Stock (The University of British Columbia)
Sunday, May 24; 7:00 p.m.
- Ilene S. Schwartz (University of Washington)
- Andrew S. Bondy (Pyramid Educational Consultants)
- Vincent Joseph Carbone (Carbone Clinic)
- Patrick C. Friman (Father Flanagan’s Girls And Boys Town)
Introductory Series: Quantitative Analysis of Behavior
Chair: Sarah Cowie (University of Auckland)
Monday, May 25; 9:00 a.m.
- M. Christopher Newland (Auburn University)
- John A. Nevin (University of New Hampshire)
- Peter Killeen (Arizona State University)
- Armando Machado (University of Minho)
Understanding the Publication Process
Chair: Kelly M. Vinquist (University of Iowa)
Monday, May 25; 3:00 p.m.
- Gregory J. Madden (University of Kansas)
- Dorothea C. Lerman (University of Houston, Clear Lake)
- Gregory P. Hanley (Western New England College)
- Jennifer R. Zarcone (University of Rochester Medical Center)
Applying to Graduate School in Behavior Analysis
Chair: Alyson K Padgett (California State University, Fresno)
Monday, May 25; 7:30 p.m.
- W. Larry Williams (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Sheila R Alber-Morgan (The Ohio State University)
- Michael J. Cameron (Simmons College)
- Chelsea Wilhite (California State University, Fresno)
Aspects of Being a BCBA
Chair: Erick M. Dubuque (University of Nevada, Reno)
Tuesday, May 26; 9:00 a.m.
- Jose A. Martinez-Diaz (Florida Institute of Technology & ABA Tech)
- Christine L. Ratcliff (BACB)
- Alicia N. Macaleese (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Melissa Nosik (Team Centers)
Going Beyond Academia: How to Be an Effective Student
Chair: Alyson K Padgett (California State University, Fresno)
Tuesday, May 26; 9:00 a.m.
- Marianne L. Jackson (California State University, Fresno)
- Gina Green (San Diego State University)
- Sigrid S. Glenn (University of North Texas)
- Mark P. Alavosius (University of Nevada, Reno)
How to Start and Run Your Own Behavior Analysis Business
Chair: Rachel Robertson (Vanderbilt University)
Tuesday, May 26; 10:30 a.m.
- Kenneth Macaleese (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Meeta R. Patel (Clinic 4 Kidz)
- Kimberly Nix Berens (Center for Advanced Learning, Inc.)
- Ginger Wilson (The Abrite Organization)
Advice from the Recently Hired
Chair: Jason C. Vladescu (Central Michigan University)
Tuesday, May 26; 10:30 a.m.
- Marianne L. Jackson (California State University, Fresno)
- Ruth M. Debar (Sam Houston State University)
- Cristin D. Johnston (Behavioral Solutions, Inc)
- Corina Jimenez-Gomez (University of Michigan Medical School)