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| Behavioral Economics and the Obesity Crisis: A Panel With Discussion |
| Saturday, May 27, 2017 |
| 11:00 AM–11:50 AM |
| Hyatt Regency, Centennial Ballroom D |
| Area: SCI/CBM; Domain: Translational |
| Chair: M. Christopher Newland (Auburn University) |
| CE Instructor: M. Christopher Newland, Ph.D. |
| Panelists: GREGORY J. MADDEN (Utah State University), MATTHEW P. NORMAND (University of the Pacific), RAYMOND G. MILTENBERGER (University of South Florida) |
| Abstract: This session is coupled with, and immediately follows, a SQAB tutorial on Behavioral Economics and Obesity presented by Dr. Erin Rasmussen. Panelists will be asked to speak briefly about their research program and to bring questions designed to foster discussion with audience members. The goal is to generate ideas and collaborative efforts among basic, translational, and applied scientists. The tutorial and panel discussion has arisen because the Society for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior (SQAB), an organization that emphasizes fundamental sciences related to behavior analysis, meets immediately before ABAI. The tandem meetings of these two organizations present opportunities for attendees to hear about core sciences related to behavior analysis. The SQAB tutorials have provided an excellent spur for such discussions but we SQAB and ABAIs Science Board wish to take this a step further. This panel discussion, which represents a partnership between SQAB and ABAI, will create a setting in which basic and applied scientists, as well as practitioners, can meet to discuss applications of the topics raised in a SQAB tutorial. |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Target Audience: individuals interested in applying the fundamental principles of behavioral economics to reducing caloric intake of increasing caloric expenditure. |
| Learning Objectives: Describe behavioral approaches to increasing physical activity. Explain how functional analysis methods can be used to identify circumstances that will promote physical activity. Understand percentile schedules of reinforcement and how they may be applied to address unhealthy behavior. |
| GREGORY J. MADDEN (Utah State University) |
 Dr. Madden received his training from the University of North Texas, West Virginia University, and the University of Vermont. Dr. Madden's research is focused on the behavioral economics of addiction and health decision-making. His early research documented extreme impulsivity in individuals addicted to illicit drugs and cigarettes. Later research revealed that impulsive decision-making predicted acquisition of cocaine self-administration in rats. His current research investigates methods for reducing impulsivity. Dr. Madden's second research line explores game-based behavioral-economic approaches to improving children's health decision-making. These research lines have been supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute for Child Health and Development, and from the US Department of Agriculture. Dr. Madden frequently serves on NIH grant-review panels, he has published more than 75 papers in 25 different journals, and his peer-reviewed publications have been cited more than 5,500 times. From 2011 until 2015, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. He has edited two books including the two-volume APA Handbook of Behavior Analysis. He is currently co-writing an introductory behavior analysis textbook and, in his free time, he skis and hikes in the beautiful mountains of Northern Utah. |
| MATTHEW P. NORMAND (University of the Pacific) |
 Dr. Normand is an associate professor in the department of psychology at the University of the Pacific. His primary scientific interests, broadly defined, are the application of basic behavioral principles to problems of social significance (including obesity and community health issues), verbal behavior, and the philosophy and methodology of science. He is the former Editor of The Behavior Analyst, an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, a former Associate Editor for the journals The Behavior Analyst, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, and Behavior Analysis in Practice, and he serves on the editorial boards of Behavioral Interventions, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, and Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice. Dr. Normand is the 2011 recipient of the B. F. Skinner New Researcher Award from the American Psychological Association (Div. 25). |
| RAYMOND G. MILTENBERGER (University of South Florida) |
 Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is the director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Program at the University of South Florida. He is a Fellow and past president of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). His research focuses on safety skills, health, fitness, and sports, and staff training and management. He has published over 200 journal articles and chapters and has written a behavior modification textbook, now in its sixth edition. Dr. Miltenberger has received numerous teaching and research awards including the APA Division 25 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Behavioral Research, the FABA Award for Outstanding Scientific Contributions to the Field of Behavior Analysis, and the ABAI Outstanding Mentorship Award. |
| Keyword(s): Behavioral Economics, Exercise, Obesity, Physical Activity |
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