Association for Behavior Analysis International

To meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020) the field of behavior analysis needs to examine how we recruit and train our students. Beginning with admissions processes, our systems of graduate education are fraught with bias and inequities that prevent racially and ethnically diverse students from accessing graduate training. This perpetuates disparities between practitioners and consumers. These disparities have implications for the quality of care and access to care for consumers around the country. The issue of equity in behavior analysis graduate education starts with equitable recruitment and admissions practices but should not end there. To truly address this issue a holistic approach is required. We cannot simply do a better job of recruiting and admitting diverse students, we need to put in support so that these students have equal access to learning opportunities once they are in our programs and classrooms. This panel will bring together graduate-level faculty members and a program director to discuss these pressing issues.

Individuals should be familiar with graduate education in behavior analysis