2nd Annual Science of Behavior Analysis Conference

Caldwell University to host 2nd annual Science of Behavior Analysis Conference

Caldwell, N.J.,  Caldwell University will host the 2nd Annual New Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis (NJABA) Science of Behavior Analysis Conference, Saturday, June 10 on campus in the Alumni Theatre.  

Sponsored by the University’s Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, the conference is designed to encourage and disseminate behavior analytic basic, translational, and applied research conducted by students, faculty, and practitioners within New Jersey, regionally and nationally. 

The keynote address will be given by nationally recognized behavior analytic researcher, Tara Fahmie, BCBA-D, who will present on “Opposing Trends in Functional Analysis Research and Where to Go From Here”.

The conference will feature research being conducted by faculty and students from the behavior analytic programs in New Jersey.

Among the presenters will be Caldwell University applied behavior analysis graduate student Toni Rose Agana who will discuss her research on “Comparing Development-Matched and Age-Matched Targets on Play Skills of Children with Autism”. 

Other topics will include: “The State of the Research in Behavioral Skills Training: Systematic Reviews,”  “Novel Applications of Technology to Deliver Behavior Analytic Training an Intervention,”  “A Comparison Study of Total Communication Training and Vocal Alone Training to Teach Mands,”  and “On the Disparate Reinforcing Efficacy of Individual Reinforcers for Multiply Maintained Destructive Behavior.” 

Doors will open at 8 a.m. with light refreshments. The conference will begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude with Fahmie’s address, which will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  

For registration and location information click here.

For further information contact Ruth DeBar, Ph.D., BCBA-D, professor in Caldwell’s Department of Applied Behavior Analysis at rdebar@caldwell.edu