International Dissemination of Behavior Analysis Awardee
2004: Dr. Michael Davison
Dr. Michael Davison obtained a B.Sc. from Bristol University, UK (where he discovered behaviour analysis), a Ph.D. from Otago University, NZ, and a D.Sc. from Auckland University. His first job was as Lecturer at Otago University, then successively Lecturer at University College London, and then at Auckland University, NZ, where he has remained since, moving through the ranks to Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and then being awarded a Personal Chair in Psychology. Michael was elected Fellow of the NZ Psychological Society, and Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, by whom he was awarded a Silver Medal for research. He has served on the editorial board of JEAB five times, and is currently an Associate Editor of this journal and serves on the SEAB Board. He was the first International Representative on the ABA and SABA Boards. He has published about 90 papers in JEAB and authored (with McCarthy) the much cited but little purchased book The Matching Law: A research review. His research interests lie in the quantification of behaviour and choice, and he has recently become concerned with the neuroscience of choice, taking a 10% appointment to the NZ National Research Centre for Growth and Development.
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