
Bio-Behavioral Approaches to the Assessment and Treatment of Autism
Dr. Wayne Fisher, Ph. D., BCBA
H.B. Munroe Professor of Behavioral Research at the
Munroe-Meyer Institute and the
Department of Pediatrics at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center
5:00 PM Thursday December 8th, 2011
1718 Wood Hall
Dr. Fisher is the director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. He has also served as a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and as the Executive Director for the neurobehavioral program at the Kennedy Krieger Institute where he established nationally recognized clinical and research programs in autism. A prolific researcher, Dr. Fisher has published widely in the field of autism, including research on choice, preference assessment and treatment of autism. Dr. Fisher has served as an editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and has received the Bush Leadership Award for distinguished contributions to applied behavioral research.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: An Evidence-Based Treatment for Disruptive Child Behavior
Dr. Amy Damashek
Assistant Professor
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, December 2, 2011
1718 Wood Hall
Dr. Damashek received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2007 and completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Center on Child Abuse & Neglect. Dr. Damashek teaches courses in abnormal child psychology, lifespan development, child behavior therapy, and psychological assessment. Her research interests are in the area of unintentional childhood injury and child maltreatment. Her recent research has focused on the role of caregiver supervision in children's unintentional injuries, particularly among low-income families. Dr. Damashek is also interested in cultural differences among parents with regard to their safety beliefs and child injury prevention practices. In addition, she has conducted research on factors related to client engagement in home-based services to prevent child neglect (i.e., SafeCare) and is interested in implementing evidence-based child maltreatment interventions and prevention programs in the state of Michigan. Clinically, Dr. Damashek is well-versed in evidence-based psychotherapies for child and adolescent behavior problems, treatment of inappropriate youth sexual behaviors, and treatment of child PTSD.
Verbal Behavior Development As We Understand It Now
Dr. Doug Greer
Professor of Education and Psychology and
Coordinator of the Programs in Behavior Analysis
Columbia University
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Teachers College
4:00 PM Friday, October 28, 2011
1718 Wood Hall
Greer has taught at Columbia University Teachers College and Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences for 41 years, sponsored 155 PhD dissertations, taught over 2,000 master students, founded the Fred S. Keller School, authored 13 books and 155 research and conceptual papers, served on the editorial board of 10 journals, and developed the CABAS® school model for special education and the Accelerated Independent Model for general education (K-5). He has received the American Psychology Association's Fred S. Keller Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education, International Dissemination of Behavior Analysis by the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Contributions to The Fred S. Keller School, and May 5 as the R. Douglas Greer Day by the Westchester County Legislature. He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and a CABAS® Board Certified Senior Behavior Analyst and Senior Research Scientist.
Obesity and Comorbid Psychological Disorders: From the Clinic to the ScienceDr. Sherry Pagoto
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
2011 Outstanding Psychology Alumnus Award
3:30 PM Friday, October 7, 2011 1718 Wood Hall
Dr. Pagoto received her PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2001 from Western Michigan University. She is an expert in behavioral treatments for obesity, both via her research and clinically. Her research is in the area of psychiatric comorbidities of obesity, with particular focus on depression, binge eating disorder, ADHD, and severe mental illness. She is also an expert in behavioral activation treatment for depression, having published numerous papers in this area and conducted clinical trainings nationally and internationally. She has had NIH funding for her program of research consistently for the last 10 years. She has published over 60 papers, several book chapters, and is editor of the book Psychological Comorbidities of Physical Illness: A Behavioral Medicine Perspective . Dr. Pagoto was the 2006 recipient of the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s (SBM) Early Career/Young Investigator Award, is currently a Fellow of SBM, and is Chair of the SBM Obesity and Diabetes Policy Action Team.
Life as an HPT Consultant
Lisa Toenniges
Chief Executive Officer
Innovative Learning Group
4 PM Friday, March 18, 2011
1710 Wood Hall
You have a degree. Now what? Lisa Toenniges will provide insight on what it takes to go from being a student to making a living as an HPT and ISD professional. You’ll hear pros and cons of consultant life as well as the skills and characteristics you need to successfully navigate the role. From creating a plan and managing projects to marketing your services, selling work, and proposing and pricing projects, a lot of time, consideration, and planning goes into the business side of HPT. And, Lisa will give you the tips needed to move beyond the academics of HPT and get on path for what can be a rewarding consulting career.
Putting the Pieces Together: Students with the Community to Build a Brighter Future
Jessica Frieder, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Assistant Professor
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Savannah, GA
4 PM Monday, March 14, 2011
1710 Wood Hall
Jessica Freider is a candidate for an Assistant Professor faculty position in Behavior Analysis, with specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr Freider has a master’s degree from Ohio State University and a doctoral degree from Utah State University. The 2008 recipient of the Sid and Janet Bijou Fellowship for the study of child development from a behavior analytic perspective, Dr. Freider has published articles on the management of problem behaviors and training of language and social skills for children with developmental disabilities.
Marc Weeden, Behavior Analyst: Past, Present & Future
Marc Weeden, Ph.D., BCBA
Postdoctoral Researcher
Juniper Gardens Children's Project
University of Kansas
4 PM Monday, March 7, 2011
1710 Wood Hall
Marc Weeden earned his masters degree in Psychology at the Florida Institute of Technology (Dr. Eb Blakely, advisor) and subsequently earned his doctoral degree in Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University (Dr. Al Poling, advisor). He has published on a range of topics involving persons with developmental disabilities including the use of psychotropic medications for behavior management. In addition, he has taught college level courses in behavior analysis and supervised practicum students in community based service settings. Dr Weeden was honored with an All University Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award from WMU. Dr. Weeden is a candidate for a faculty position in WMU's Psychology Department.
Intraverbal Training for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Einar Ingvarsson, Ph.D., BCBA
Department of Behavior Analysis
University of North Texas
4 PM Monday, February 14, 2011
1710 Wood Hall
A native of Iceland, Dr. Ingvarsson completed a masters degree in Behavior Analysis at the University of North Texas and his Ph.D. at the University of Kansas. After completing a Post-doctoral Internship at Johns Hopkins University, he worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Youngstown State University and as a Research Scientist and Program Director for Autism Services at North Texas State University. He has published a number of articles on language training and behavioral interventions for children diagnosed with autism and other disabilities.
Shaping Graduate Students' Research and
Practitioner Skills in Autism Service Delivery
David Bicard, Ph.D., BCBA
Program Manager for Neurobehavioral Services,
Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Louisville, KY
3:30 PM Friday, February 11, 2011
1710 Wood Hall
Dave Bicard is a candidate for a faculty position in behavior analysis, with specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dave grew up in SW Michigan and attended Western Michigan University as an undergraduate in Secondary Education before earning a masters degree from Teachers College, New York and eventually a Ph.D. in Special Education/Applied Behavior Analysis from The Ohio State University. He served five years as a faculty member in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership at the University of Memphis. He has published extensively on behavioral approaches to developmental disabilities and ADHD as well as the use of technology in behavioral interventions.
A Practitioner Model for Undergraduate and Graduate Training in Autism
Dr. Dick Malott, Ph.D., BCBA
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, January 21, 2011
1710 Wood Hal
ABSTRACT: A practitioner/service-provider manifesto/creed: We must train more students to become basic researchers. We must train more students to become applied researchers. But our journals and books are already full of evidence-based best practices, yet we are without enough practitioners to significantly impact the wellbeing of humanity by implementing those best practices. So even more importantly, we must produce more well trained practitioners. Furthermore, our practitioner theses and dissertations (1) must really help the participating children, (2) must help the participating classroom or setting, (3) must help the student become a better practitioner, (4) must get the student a degree, (5) and a publication would be nice, but is not crucial. This presentation will illustrate an attempt to follow our manifesto/creed.
On the Interpretation of Generalized Operants
Dr. David Palmer
Smith College
3:30 PM Friday, November 19, 2010
1718 Wood Hall
“All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Psych 150”
Dr. William Heward
Ohio State University
2010 Outstanding Psychology Alumnus Award
3:30 PM Friday, October 1, 2010
1718 Wood Hall
Bill Heward (B.A. Psychology and Sociology, 1971, WMU) is Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University. Dr. Heward is the author of numerous articles and chapters that focus on the education and treatment of individuals with disabilities. He is also the author of two highly influential textbooks, Applied Behavior Analysis and Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education, He recently completed a term as President of the Association for Behavior Analysis, International.
Long Term Maintenance of Functional Communication Training
Dr. David P. Wacker
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, The University of Iowa
Thursday 17 June 2010 @ 4 p.m.
Building a Meaningful Life Through Behavioral Activation
A Computer Based Interactive Multimedia Treatment for Clinical Depression
Preliminary Outcomes and WMU Commercialization Trajector
Richard C. Spates, Ph.D.
Professor
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, February 19, 2010
1710 Wood Hall
Nicotine:
Reinforcer or Establishing Event?
Steve Dworkin, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Western Illinois University
4:00 PM Friday, February 12, 2010
1710 Wood Hall
A graduate of the University of Florida's Behavior Analysis Program, Steve Dworkin is internationally recognized for his research on the psychopharmacology of abused substances. His research has been funded by private corporations and by federal granting agencies and has been widely published in behavior analysis and behavioral pharmacology journals.
Simulation based assessment and training in high risk industries: Behavior analysis strategies to improve safety
Dr. Wayne Fuqua
Professor and Chair
Department of Psychology
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, November 21, 2008
1710 Wood Hall
The Behavior of Organisms, 1938
70th Anniversary: Contributions to Behavior Analysis
Dr. Jack Michael
Western Michigan University, Emeriti
4:00 PM Friday, October 24, 2008
1710 Wood Hall
Dr. Jack Michael, a faculty member at WMU from 1967-2003, has been a researcher, teacher, and author in behavior analysis for over 50 years. He is best known for publishing the first behavior modification article in 1959, and for his work on motivation, verbal behavior, and college instructional technology. He was one of the founders of the Association for Behavior Analysis. Dr. Michael is a recipient of both WMU's Alumni Teaching Award and Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, and in 2002 received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Behavior Analysis.
From Bench to Bedside: Translational Research on
Behavior Therapy for Children with Tourette Syndrome
Dr. Doug Woods
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2008 Outstanding Psychology Alumnus Award
4:00 PM Friday, September 12, 2008
1710 Wood Hall
Douglas Woods (Ph.D., 1999, Clinical Psychology) is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the Director of Clinical Training at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Woods is internationally known for his clinical research on repetitive behavior disorders such as Tourette’s Syndrome, trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) and muscle tics. A prolific researcher and writer, Dr. Woods has published five books and over 100 research and scholarly articles.
An interactive multi-media behavioral activation program
Dr. Amy Naugle and Dr. Richard Spates
Department of Psychology
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, April 18, 2008
1710 Wood Hall
Long-term cognitive effects of cerebral malaria in Ugandan children
Dr. Michael Boivin, Ph.D., MPH
Michigan State University
4:00 PM Friday, March, 21, 2008
1710 Wood Hall
Michael J. Boivin, Ph.D., MPH, is Associate Professor in the Neurology and in the Psychiatry Departments at Michigan State University and based in the International Neurologic and Psychiatric Epidemiology Program (INPEP). He is also an Adjunct Research Investigator in the Neuropsychology Section at the University of Michigan. He has a Ph.D. from Western Michigan University in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and an MPH from the University of Michigan in Public Health Policy and Administration. He served as a Fulbright senior research scholar to DR Congo (1990-91) and Uganda (2003-04), and recently completed a three-year term as a Fulbright senior scholar peer reviewer for the Regional Africa Research Program and lecture/research awards to East Africa. Presently his focus has been on health factors influencing the neuropsychological development of children in Africa, especially severe malaria and HIV. Dr. Boivin is also PI on a three-year Templeton Foundation funded study on quality-of-life, neuropsychological, and immunological factors affected by Breast Cancer Treatment. This study is based at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
Training and Research with Older Individuals at the Alliance Senior Day Program
Dr. Linda LeBlanc
Associate Professor
Director of Clinical Training
Department of Psychology
Western Michigan University
3:30 PM Friday, February 15, 2008
1710 Wood Hall
Behavioral Ecology and Response Generalization: Creating Beneficial Side Effects within Safety Interventions
Dr. Tim Ludwig
Appalachian State University
4:00 PM Friday, November 30, 2007
A graduate of Virginia Tech, Dr. Ludwig is a Professor of Psychology at Appalachian State University where he has won a number of University and State level awards for his teaching and his leadership of their nationally recognized IO Psychology and Human Resources Management Masters Program.
Integrating positive behavior and literacy supports
at the schoolwide level- a state initiative
Steve Goodman and Margie McGlinchey
4:00 PM Friday, Novermber 9, 2007
1710 Wood Hall
Behavior-Based Safety: Multiple Replications and Long Term Success
Dr. Terry McSween
3:00 PM Friday, October 19, 2007 1718 Wood Hall
Dr. Terry McSween (Ph.D., 1980, Applied Behavior Analysis) is founder and CEO of Quality Safety Edge, a company that specializes in the application of behavioral technology to promote employee safety and improve teamwork for an extensive list of national corporations. He is also the founder and manager of Behavioral Safety Now, a major international conference on behavioral safety and performance management. He has published a number of articles on behavioral safety as well as a highly regarded book, The value-based safety process: Improving your safety culture with a behavioral approach. His work has been recognized with awards from the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Organizational Behavior Management Network.
Private Events in a Natural Science
Dr. David Palmer
Smith College
4:00 PM Friday, May 11, 2007 1710 Wood Hall
David Palmer has undergraduate degrees in English and Geology. A fan of Henry David Thoreau's Walden, he borrowed copy of Skinner's Walden II and became enamored with the conceptual, philosophical and scientific aspects of Skinner's radical behaviorism. After experimenting with a Walden II style community, he entered graduate school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he studied with Beth Sulzer-Azaroff and John Donahoe. With Donahoe, Palmer coauthored Learning and Complex Behavior, which applies the science of behavior and the physiology of learning to the explanation of complex behavioral issues. He is nationally recognized for his scholarship on conceptual issues involving complex human behavior including verbal behavior and covert behavior.
The Professional Credential in Behavior Analysis: Status, Impact, and Future
Dr. Jerry Shook
Founder and Executive Director, Behavior Analyst Certification Board
and Recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Psychology Alumnus Award
4:00 Friday, April 20, 2007 1710 Wood Hall
Dr. Jerry Shook received his Ph.D. degree in Behavior Analysis from WMU’s Department of Psychology in 1981. In 1998, Dr. Shook founded the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), a non-profit corporation whose mission is to develop, promote and implement an international certification program for behavior analyst practitioners. Since, 2000, the BACB has established training guidelines and administered professional competency exams, a process that has resulted in the credentialing of over 4000 behavior analysis practitioners in 9 countries. The BACB has also reviewed and approved academic training curricula for behavior analysis practitioners in over 75 universities. His work has greatly enhanced the quality of training and the professional stature of behavior analysis practitioners. His contributions to the discipline have also been recognized by the receipt of a Professional Service Award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis and by his election as a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis.
Three Rs for Psychology in the Schools: Reading, Resting, & Getting it Right
Mike Hixson, Carl Merle Johnson & Sharon Bradley-Johnson
Department of Psychology Central Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, March 16, 2007 1718 Wood Hall
Also: Meeting for graduate and undergraduate students who might be interested in attending CMU and being involved in the author's grant funded project: March 16, 2-3PM, 2734 Wood Hall
The three segments of this colloquium will demonstrate how helpful data can be in improving services for children. The first R will address the importance of stimulus control in planning instruction in the area of reading. The second R will cover childhood sleep disorders and the importance of sleep for children and adolescents. The Getting it Right section will address children with low-incidence disabilities. An example will be presented showing how data debunked a long-standing myth regarding blind babies. Also, a data-based model will be presented for more accurate diagnosis of autism.
4th Annual Behavior Analysis Research Conference
10:00-4:00 2304 Sangren Hall
February 23, 2007
Achieving Excellence in
K-6 Elementary Education: A Data-Driven Program
Howard Farris, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, January 19, 2007
1718 Wood Hall
Behavioral Assessment and Intervervention
of Japanese Children in Schools:
Homogeneity and Diversity in the Japanese Education System
Junko Tanaka-Matsumi, Ph.D.
Department of Integrated Psychological Science
Kwansei Gakuin University
3:30-5:00 p.m. 1001 Wood
The History of Behavior Analysis
Jack Michael, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, September 29, 2006
1710 Wood Hall
Research in and around the Anxiety Disorders Laboratory: The sensational, the empirically supported, and emerging interventions for fears, phobias, traumatic stress and depression
Richard Spates, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training
Western Michigan University
And Student Collaborators
3:30 PM Friday, April 21, 2006
1710 Wood Hall
Coupling: A quantitative approach to understanding the effects of response-reinforcer contiguity
Mark Reilly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Central Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, April 14, 2006
1710 Wood Hall
In addition to being an active researcher on basic learning processes, Dr. Reilly is a member of several editorial boards, including the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Adventures in Data Analysis (including Single Subject Designs): Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics and Mutant Statistics
Brad Huitema, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Western Michigan University
4:00 PM Friday, March 10, 2006
1710 Wood Hall
3rd Annual Behavior Analysis Program Research Conference
Dr. Lisa Britton, the Clinical Director from Spectrum Center in California, will be coming to Western on March 17 to deliver a presentation to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct one-on-one interview/informational sessions with interested students. Spectrum Center is a non-profit school in northern California that serves children with special needs. Spectrum Center has a longstanding commitment to behavior analysis and is frequently involved with the California Association for Behavior Analysis. You can find out more information about Spectrum at their web site.
The presentation will be in 1710 Wood Hall from 3:30-4:15pm. Dr. Britton will describe the services provided by Spectrum Center and their employment opportunities. From 4:15-5:30 (also in 1710 Wood Hall), Dr. Britton will meet individually with students who might be interested in pursuing employment with Spectrum.
These events will be most relevant to undergraduate students (seniors) and graduate students of the Behavior Analysis and Clinical Psychology programs who are interested in developmental disabilities.
Promoting Bicycle Helmet Use among Middle
School Children in the State of Florida
Ron Van Houten, Ph.D.
4:00 PM Friday, January 13, 2006
1710 Wood Hall
Dr. Van Houten will describe the development and evaluation of a comprehensive
bicycle safety program that has been adopted by the State of Florida.
Ritualistic Behavior in Children with Autism
Linda A. LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Friday December 2, 2005
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
1710 Wood
The Role of Behavior Analysis in the Development of Effective, Scaleable, Instructional Technology
Greg Stikeleather
Friday, October 21, 2005
3 p.m. 1728 Wood Hall
Psychology Faculty Colloquium
Friday September 2, 2005
4:00-5:30 p.m. 1718 Wood Hall
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2nd Annual
Behavior Analysis Program Research Conference
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Theory, Technology & Behavior: Lessons from the Lab & the Field
Donald Hantula, Ph.D.
Friday, March 18
3:30 - 5:00 PM, Wood Hall 1710
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Modern Training Techniques as a Critical Tool in Zoo and Aquarium Animal Care
Ken Ramirez
Director of Animal Training at Shedd Aquarium
Colloquium
Friday, March 18
2:00 p.m.
1710 Wood Hall
Roundtable discussion with students
11:30 1:00
3715 Wood Hall
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Delay and choice: The use of system delays to produce behavior change
Ronald Van Houten, Ph.D.
Friday, March 11
3:00 4:00 PM, Wood Hall 1710
Ron Van Houten is a Professor of Psychology at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. A nationally recognized expert in behavior based safety; Dr. Van Houten has published numerous articles in leading behavior analysis, safety and transportation journals. He has received over two million dollars in grants to support his research on traffic and pedestrian safety. He is interviewing for a faculty position in the Behavior Analysis program of the Psychology Department.
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Stage-Matched: Prevention of Smoking Behavior in Japanese Junior High School Students
Dr. Keiko Otake
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
&
University of Michigan Visiting Scholar
January 13, 2005
3:30pm
Room 1728 Wood
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The WMU Center for Autism
Jim Carr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Western Michigan University
3:00 PM Wednesday, October 27
1118 Rood Hall
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The Science of Science
Linda Hayes, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Nevada, Reno
3:00 PM Friday, October 15, 2004
1710 Wood Hall
Student Conversation Hour
1:30 Friday, 3715 Wood Hall
Linda Hayes is the President of the Association for Behavior Analysis, International and the 2003 recipient of APA’s Division 25 Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award. Dr, Hayes is being recognized as the Psychology Department’s Outstanding Alumnus for 2004.
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A Behavior Analyst’s Reaction to the 9/11 Commission Report
Mark Alavosius, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Western Michigan University
3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
2708 Wood Hall