Democracy is a Reinforcer. People Forego One Reinforcer for Others All The Time.
Gorking out on tyranny
The Human-Neanderthal Bottleneck: Did Relational Capabilities Make the Difference?
Did relational framing arise with homo sapiens?
Introducing bell hooks to teachers of behavior analysis
8 bell hooks (1952-2021) born Gloria Jean Watkins, was a scholar, educator, feminist, activist and so much more. hook was a Distinguished Professor at Berea College, KY, which houses the …
The Power of Preference: Enhancing Functional Communication Training Through Learner and Caregiver Collaboration
Guest Blog post by: Cynthia Livingston, Ph.D., BCBA-D; Alexandra Cicero, M.A., BCBA; and Grace Lafo, M.S., CF-SLP Cynthia Livingston, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor in the Severe Behavior Department at …
What is the Color of the Sky? Reasons for Answering “Blue”
Guest Blog Authored by: Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir, Ph.D., BCBA-D Dr. Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir is an associate professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Nevada, Reno. She directs …
Technological Tactics of an Avian Assassin (OR: What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?)
Why the right verbal behavior is the verbal behavior that works.
How Are You Doing, Really? Reflections on Faculty Burnout
My journey understanding burnout is certainly shorter than my journey experiencing it. Burnout in teachers of behavior analysis is underrepresented in the behavior-analytic literature, but here are useful resources from colleagues, particularly women, in other fields.
You Passed the Exam, Now What?
Things Every New BCBA Should Know
Can You Teach Mental Imagery to Someone Who Lacks It?
How powerful is the behavioral perspective on private events? We’re not doing enough to find out.
Efforts to Address Monetary and Nonmonetary Barriers: Part 3 of Promoting Access to Behavior Analytic Services
Some suggestions to address barriers through cost, advocacy and service. But we need more help with recommendations from experts in this area!
From Prep to Play: My First Semester Playing PORTL
In a previous blog, I wrote about getting ready to use PORTL (Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab) in the classroom for the first time. I was deep in prep—reading, chatting with colleagues, watching videos—and knew practice would follow. This spring, I finally went for it and used PORTL in two courses and here I share some takeaways and insigts.
Funding and Resourcing Services: Part 2 of Promoting Access to Behavior Analytic Services
Where are behavior anaylsts reporting their funding for services comes from? How is it impacting equitable access to services?
Promoting Access to Behavior Analytic Services, Part 1: Introduction
Introducing a recent survey on better understanding barriers and efforts behavior analysts are making to address service inequity