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Upcoming Events 13th Annual Autism Conference 45th Annual Convention 10th International Conference January 18–20, 2019 May 23–27, 2019 September 29–30, 2019 San Francisco, California Chicago, Illinois Stockholm, Sweden www.abainternational.org Join today! 269.492.9310 AL S N O I I AT N TER N S I I ALYS ALYS An AN OR vi EHA OR OR B vi FOR N O I AT I EHA Inside Behavior Analysis Table of Contents SSOC A Publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International B Issue Date: December 2018 Issue Number: Vol. 10, No. 3 Frequency of Publication: Inside Behavior Analysis is published three THE OF N SPECIAL SECTION: A Letter From the SABA President DE O times annually. Subscriptions are provided with ABAI membership; 2 I I others may subscribe from the ABAI website: CAT S www.abainternational.org I N PUBL Mark Mattaini, DSW President 2017–2018 SABA Donors 6 I Michael J. Dougher, Ph.D. Past President VOLUME 10 Peter Killeen, Ph.D. President-Elect Kent Johnson, Ph.D. Applied Representative Mark Galizio, Ph.D. At-Large Representative No 3 2018 SABA Grant Reports DECEMBER Anthony Biglan, Ph.D. At-Large Representative 10 M. Christopher Newland, Ph.D. Experimental Representative 2018 Per Holth, Ph.D. International Representative Lorraine Becerra, M.S. Past Student Representative Kathryn Roose, M.S Student Representative Updates From ABAI’s U.S.A. Affiliated Chapters 18 Jovonnie Esquierdo-Leal, M.S. Student Representative-Elect Maria E. Malott, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Editor 2018 Supporting and Sustaining Members Majda M. Seuss Managing Editor 39 Aaron Barsy Publications Coordinator Martin C. Burch Art Director © 2018 Association for Behavior Analysis International Updates From ABAI’s Non-U.S.A. Affiliated Chapters 40 All rights reserved. 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ABAI reserves the right to reject any Calendar of Upcoming Conferences advertisement or copy that ABAI, for any reason, deems unsuitable 74 for publication in any association publication. Association for Behavior Analysis International® 550 West Centre Avenue, Suite 1 Portage, MI 49024 269 492 9310 www.abainternational.org COVER ILLUSTRATION: Martin C. BUrcH VOLUME 31 No 3 SEPTEMBER 2009 COnvENTION RECAP By Michael Dougher J. S THE A SECTION: SPECIAL 2 L ETTER FROM ETTER FROM A B A P RE S IDENT S I LYS A OR AN OR I V A E BEH E id INS 2018 ER B Since its inception in 1980, the students through research grants that span the full range of behavior analysis inquiry. These grants are an investment ECEM D singular mission of the Society in the brightest and most promising individuals in our field for the Advancement of Behavior and in the growth and vitality of behavioral science and its applications. However, each year the society has to decline No 3 Analysis (SABA) has been to several excellent proposals from deserving students simply provide financial support to because the demand for research support has far exceeded available resources. Capital campaign contributions have O L U M E 10 advance and promote the science moved SABA closer to expanding efforts to support even V and practice of behavior analysis. more emerging applied and basic researchers at both the SABA’s ability to serve that mission has always been master’s and the doctoral level, but more funds are needed entirely dependent on the generous and enthusiastic to fulfill this goal. support of the ABAI community through private financial gifts and donations. These funds have allowed SABA Global Outreach to support student research, globally disseminate the SABA’s international outreach is truly global. We have science and practice of behavior analysis, and recognize supported projects in Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, individuals and organizations that have made important China, Colombia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Guyana, and enduring contributions in the areas of research, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, practice, dissemination, and education. SABA’s most recent Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, fundraising effort—a capital campaign launched in 2016 Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, —has strengthened the society’s ability to pursue its mission Spain, Tanzania, the UK, and Zimbabwe. These successful and expanded its scope. projects notwithstanding, our funds have allowed for grants of only a few thousand dollars per project, and even How the Funds Are Used with distributing our resources among several projects, Contributions to SABA and the money raised from the the SABA Board is forced to turn down many excellent capital campaign have been and will continue to be used proposals simply for lack of funding. Thanks to the to fulfill three major goals: strengthening student support, increased support from the capital campaign, the Society expanding global outreach, and increasing public awareness. is exploring options to fund more initiatives that effectively promote behavior analysis globally, especially in areas where Student Support its development has great potential impact. SABA has for many years provided funds to offset travel expenses for students wishing to present their research at Public Awareness the annual convention. Attending the convention provides Increasing the public’s awareness of the extraordinary students with the opportunity, not otherwise available, success and promise of behavior analysis is critical for the to present their research at a national conference and to future health of our field. Increased support for the two discuss research ideas with their peers and more senior goals already discussed also contributes to our success researchers. Last year alone, 21 Student Presenter Grants in increasing public awareness of behavior analysis. were awarded totaling $3,360. In addition to the Student Supporting student research helps expand the range, Presenter Fund, SABA has strengthened its support for See PRESIDENT on page 4 3 PResIDENT continued from page 3 ENT id relevance, and awareness of our science among the general Major Donations RES public and helps to cultivate the next generation of leaders The legacy of major capital campaign donors is honored P and advocates. International outreach brings behavior at the ABAI headquarters, where SABA operations ABA are handled. Gold, Silver, and Bronze level donors are S analysis to populations that would otherwise have little or no exposure to the field and creates opportunities recognized on a donor recognition installation titled, for practical demonstrations of what the science can “Understanding Behavior, Transforming Lives, Shaping accomplish in a variety of contexts. Additionally, SABA Our Future (2014–2016).” This beautiful monument was regularly presents an award for Effective Presentation of crafted from custom architectural glass suspended on Behavior Analysis in the Mass Media, which is presented a wire cable system. Each major donor has a glass tile ETTER FROM THE L to an individual who writes or produces a piece of media etched with his or her name, photo, and year of donation. : ON that informs the public about a scientific discovery or The piece is currently on display in ABAI’s lobby and is I important application in behavior analysis. In addition, open to the public. This “wall” can be disassembled and SECT the success of the capital campaign has allowed SABA moved, should the headquarters ever change locations. L IA to expand its outreach efforts through the creation of the The members listed on pages 6–7 are recognized on this Public Awareness of Behavior Science Fund. This fund special installation and on the SABA website (http://saba. SPEC will support creative and promising efforts to disseminate abainternational.org/capital-campaign/). I would like to broadly the many ways that behavior analysis pursues its thank personally each of these contributors and all the core mission of contributing to the wellbeing of society others who have generously donated to the goals of SABA through research, practice, and education. and to the future of behavior analysis. 4 BEHAVIOR SCIENCE BLOGS A new way of communicating science. This year ABAI launched an exciting new dissemination project: the Behavior Science Blogs, featuring posts by renowned scholars in the field on such timely topics as addiction, education, health, and autism. The six blogs provide readers with updates on newsworthy items relevant to the science of behavior. Included are news stories, scholarly articles, commentaries, and the occasional post from a guest blogger with perspectives on our field’s links to both practice and current events and the need-to-know content on how behavior science is changing, or could be changing, local and global communities.