Making information available about studies in behavior analysis in the United States to students in Iceland, decreasing the response cost involved in the information-gathering process, and providing encouragement from those who have begun careers in behavior analysis are all important ingredients to establishing the science of behavior in Iceland. This has been one of the professional long-term goals of Dr. Gabriela Sigurdardottir, and one of the main reasons she returned to Iceland after finishing her Ph.D. at Northeastern University in Boston.
A necessary condition for the development of the science of behavior, both applied and basic, in Iceland is to increase the number of people interested in becoming behavior analysts. Icelandic students currently lack sources of information about graduate programs in behavior analysis around the world. This ABA International grant will be used to create a library of information for Icelandic students considering a career in behavior analysis.
Dr. Sigurdardottir will use the International Development Grant to hire an assistant to aid in the categorization and formalization of information already collected and available, but in disarray. The grant will cover the salary of an assistant for a discrete period of time, after which Dr. Sigurdardottir will maintain and update the library of information. Additionally, Icelandic students who are now studying behavior analysis in the United States will be asked for their recommendations and input, especially in the preparation of guidelines for students making applications to foreign programs.
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