2005-06 Events and Colloquia
The Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University hosts presentations each year.
PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY COLLOQUIUM
Sept. 2, 2005
Second annual behavior analysis program research conference.
"THE ROLE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE, SCALEABLE, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY"
Greg Stikeleather
Oct. 21, 2005
"RITUALISTIC BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM"
Linda A. LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Dec. 2, 2005
"PROMOTING BICYCLE HELMET USE AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA"
Ronald Van Houten, Ph.D.
Western Michigan University
Professor
Jan. 13, 2006
Dr. Ronald Van Houten gave a description of the development and evaluation of a comprehensive bicycle safety program that has been adopted by the State of Florida.
"ADVENTURES IN DATA ANALYSIS (INCLUDING SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGNS): LIES, DAMNED LIES, STATISTICS AND MUTANT STATISTICS"
Brad Huitema, Ph.D.
Western Michigan University
Professor
March 10, 2006
THIS IS THE 3RD ANNUAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS PROGRAM RESEARCH CONFERENCE.
Lisa Britton, Ph.D.
Spectrum Center in California
Clinical Director
March 17, 2006
Dr. Lisa Britton visited WMU to deliver a presentation to undergraduate and graduate students, and conduct one-on-one interview 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.
"COUPLING: A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF RESPONSE-REINFORCER CONTIGUITY"
Mark Reilly, Ph.D.
Central Michigan University
Assistant Professor
April 14, 2006
In addition to being an active researcher on basic learning processes, Dr. Mark Reilly is a member of several editorial boards, including the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.
"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.,
Western Michigan University
Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training
April 21, 2006