ABAI Sending Us Virtual One More Time!
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) made another hard decision to move the annual convention online this year instead of being in San Francisco, California. Although I am sad …
Q+A with Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group Past Chair Dr. April Kisamore
This month I am excited to collaborate with ABAI’s Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group (VB SIG) to bring to you a Question & Answer section with the VB SIG’s past …
Nature vs Nurture: Is One More Important to Language Development?
1 Author: Andresa DeSouza, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA I just watched “Three Identical Strangers,” a documentary directed by Tim Wardle which tells the story of the accidental reunion of three identical …
Incorporating Verbal Behavior into Brain Injury Treatment
1 Guest Blog By: Anneka Hofschneider, MA, BCBA, CBIS I first got my taste for neurorehabilitation as a student intern in the summer of 2010. By attending California’s Association of …
Walking and Talking with Our Police
Guest Blog by: John O’Neill, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA Contextual Behavioral Science Institute The field of behavior analysis has accomplished great things by protecting and serving vulnerable populations such as individuals …
The Erosion of “AMERICA”
Guest Blog: Jordan Belisle, Phd, BCBA-D, LBA Missouri State University Special Note: The views expressed in this blog are the views of the author alone. At its best, “AMERICA” is …
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones….and Words Can Hurt Me Too
1 Authored By: Angelica Aguirre, PhD, BCBA-D Minnesota State University, Mankato The old children’s rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was used …
Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About!
1 Guest Blog by: Tracy Lepper, PhD, BCBA-D Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Many new parents may be experiencing heightened anxiety concerning their infant’s development during the COVID-19 pandemic …
ABAI 2020 Goes Virtual!
Authored By: Angelica Aguirre, PhD, BCBA-D Minnesota State University, Mankato The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) made the incredibly difficult decision to move the 2020 Annual Convention in Washington, …
Speech-Generating Devices for Verbal Behavior? There’s an App for That!
1 Guest Blog: Amarie Carnett, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” – Arthur C. Clarke As our world rapidly …