We are back! ABAI 2022 Annual Convention in Boston, MA

Written by: Angelica Aguirre, PhD, BCBA-D

Although it has been three years since the last in-person ABAI annual convention, the excitement, the anxiety (e.g. last-minute presentation modifications, packing, catching flights), and the feelings of “home” are more vibrant than ever. I know I am not the only one that would say the COVID-19 pandemic has been exhausting. The science and practice of our field have had to adapt at an accelerated pace which unfortunately can leave a lot of us burned out. I might be biased, but after 12 years of attending ABAI, I have always left refreshed and optimistic to get back home to continue to practice, conduct research, and disseminate our field.

Mark Twain said “In Boston, they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents?” This quote may sound a bit silly, but I have interpreted the meaning of this quote that Boston is a city of knowledge, growth, and is revolutionary. I am hopeful myself and fellow ABAI attendees will leave the conference with obtaining great knowledge as well as optimism to revolutionize our field for what it needs to grow as a science and practice in which our communities deserve.

Since this is a verbal behavior (VB) oriented blog, I am back again with helping all my VB lovers attending the conference to find all VB-related events. You can use this site to add the events to your schedule or use the conference app to find the session number. I will definitely be attending a lot of these events!

Happy conferencing!

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Business Meeting #9

Title: Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group Business Meeting

Date/Time: Friday May 27th 7pm-7:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 252B

Business Meeting #370

Title: The Analysis of Verbal Behavior Business Meeting

Date/Time: Saturday May 28th 7pm-7:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 252B

Panel #505 (VB SIG Sponsored Event)

Title: Future Directions in Verbal Behavior Research

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 12pm-12:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

B.F. Skinner Lecture Series #78

Title: Understanding Language Development: The Deeper Wisdom in B.F. Skinner’s Completely Incorrect Theory

Date/Time: Saturday, May 28th 12pm-12:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 256

Presenting Author: Catherine Snow (Harvard University)

Symposium #27

Title: Teaching Discriminated and Divergent Intraverbal Responses to Children with Autism

Date/Time: Saturday, May 28th 10am-10:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Symposium #39

Title: Advances in Verbal Behavior

Date/Time: Saturday, May 28th 10am-11:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 258C

Symposium #53

Title: Advances in a Behavior Analytic Account of Complex Human Behavior: Relational Density Theory and PEAK-T as Tools for Analysis

Date/Time: Saturday, May 28th 11am-11:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Poster Session #89 and #102

Title: Verbal Behavior Posters

Date/Time: Saturday, May 28th 1pm-3pm

Location: Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall A

Symposium #107

Title: Verbal Behavior and the Emergence of Novel Responses in Children With Autism

Date/Time: Saturday, May 28th 3pm-3:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 256

Symposium #177

Title: Using Instructive Feedback to Teach Verbal Operants to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 8am-8:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Paper Session #231

Title: A Comparison of the Efficacy of Traditional Online Training Modules vs. Telehealth Training for Individuals with No Prior Verbal Behavior Training

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 11am-11:25am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 204A/B

Symposium #233

Title: Promoting Perspective-Taking Through Deictic Relational Training in Children with Autism

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 11am-11:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 254A

Symposium #241

Title: Multiple-Exemplar Training on Verbal Operant Experimental Analyses of Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Speakers with Autism

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 11am-12:50pm

Location: Meeting Level, Room 258C

Symposium #265

Title: Influences on Acquisition and Outcomes of Foreign-Language Tact Instruction

Date/Time: Sunday, May 29th 12pm-12:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Poster Session #278 and #288

Title: Verbal Behavior Posters

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 1pm-3pm

Location: Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall A

Invited Paper Session #301

Title: Early Human Learning

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 3pm-3:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 256

Presenter: Martha Pelaez

Symposium #334

Title: Evaluations of Emerging Verbal Skills in Children with or at risk of Autism

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 5pm-5:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 257B

Symposium #339

Title: Assessment and Treatment Considerations for Children With Developmental Disabilities Who Are Candidates for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th, 5pm-5:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 251

Symposium #351

Title: Complex Overt and Covert Behavior

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 5pm-6:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Symposium #360

Title: Social Justice and Verbal Behavior: Evaluating Effects of Empathy Training and Exploring Connections Between Anti-Islamic Incidents and Verbal Behavior

Date/Time: Sunday May 29th 6pm-6:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 1, Room 156A

Symposium #422

Title: Innovative Measurement in Relational Frame Theory Research and Related Practice Issues

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 8am-9:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Paper Session #426

Title: Derived Opposition Relations as a Byproduct of Equivalence Relations

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 9am-9:25am

Location: Meeting Level 1, Room 153A

Symposium #449

Title: Using Outcomes of Systematic Literature Reviews to Guide Clinical Practice and Future Research

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 10am-10:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 257B

Symposium #456

Title: Convergent Multiple Control and the Role of Verbal Behavior in Recall

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 10am-10:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Symposium #459

Title: Toward a Behavioral Analysis of Intelligence: Measuring and Influencing Derived Relational Responding in Children With Autism and Supporting Staff

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 10am-11:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 258C

Symposium #462

Title: Equivalence Class Formation: Variables, Measurements, and Supplemental Analysis

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 10am-11:50am

Location: Meeting Level 1, Room 152

Symposium #465

Title: Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Applied Behavior Analysis: Recent Research on Delay Discounting, Language Assessment, Staff Training, and Program Evaluation

Date/Time: Monday May 30 10am-11:50am

Location: Meeting Level 1, Room 153B

Symposium #481

Title: Syntheses of Verbal Behavior Research

Date/Time: Monday May 30 11am-11:50am

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Symposium #496

Title: Say-Do Correspondence: Conceptual and Empirical Concerns in the Area

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 12pm-12:50pm

Location: Meeting 1, Room 153A

Invited Paper Session #506

Title: Rule-Governed Behavior and Responding to One’s Behavior: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where Are We Moving Forward

Date/Time: Monday May 30th 12pm-12:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 256

Presenter: Carmen Luciano

Poster Session #517 & #528

Date/Time: Monday May 30 1pm-3pm

Location: Exhibit Level, Exhibit Hall A

Paper Session #554

Title: The Echoic: An Overlooked but Fundamental Verbal Operant

Date/Time: Monday May 30 4pm-4:25pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 255

Symposium #575

Title: Optimizing Reading Instruction: From Research to Practice

Date/Time: Monday May 30 5pm-5:50pm

Location: Meeting Level 2, Room 205B