Presentations Given in the Past Year

Shriver Center Colloquium Series, Waltham, MA

Ahearn, W.H. (April 27, 2012). Exploring best practices in autism treatment. Talk given as part of the Shriver Center Colloquium Series, Waltham, MA.

Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL

Ahearn, W.H. (April 2012). Skinner's writings and their relevance to practicing behavior analysts. Tutorial presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Assenzio, B., Roscoe, E.M., & Schlichenmeyer, K. (April 2012). Assessing the relative efficacy of response interruption procedures for automatically reinforced stereotypy. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Augustine, M.T., Bourret, J.C., & Glodowski, K. (April 2012). An evaluation of the effects of psychotropic medication using indirect assessment and direct observation. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Bharucha, D., Condon, L., McKendry, J.E., & Ahearn, W.H. (April 2012). Evaluating the use of a multiple schedule for identifying treatment and motivational effects. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Bourret, J.C., & Seaver, J. (April 2012). Identifying differentially effective teaching procedures. Paper presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Bourret, J.C., Stine, J., Seaver, J, & Horton, K. (April 2012). Some things you might not know about token economies. Paper presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Braga-Kenyon, P.R., Dube, W.V., & Guilhardi, P. (April 2012). Effects of prompts requiring simple and conditional discriminative control in the acquisition of conditional discriminations. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Castile, A., & Bourret, J.C. (April 2012). Evaluation of a method for assessing problem behavior reported to be evoked by noise. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Davis, C., Roscoe, E.M., & Schlichenmeyer, K. (April 2012). Evaluating strategies for clarifying ambiguous functional analysis outcomes. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Deltour, C. & Ahearn, W.H. (April 2012). Examining the effects of video modeling and matrix on generalization of play skills. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Frisbee, M., & Roscoe, E.M. (April 2012). Assessing the utility of including salient stimulus cues during a brief functional analysis. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Glodowski, K., Bourret, J.C., & Augustine, M.T. (April 2012). The effects of antipsychotic medication on differing operant classes of problem behavior. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Goldberg, N., Roscoe, E.M., & Frisbee, M. (April 2012). Examining the utility of the brief FA and a method to facilitate differential responding. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Graff, R.B. (April 2012). When restraint is done correctly: Ethical considerations of the appropriate use of restraint. Panelist at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Jackson, J., Bourret, J.C., Stine, J., & Seaver, J. (April 2012). A comparison of second-order token and tandem schedules of reinforcement. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Kane, L., Bourret, J.C., Bancroft, S., McSweeny, C., & Paradise, T. (April 2012). Efficacy of tokens as a reinforcing consequence. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Lawton, C., Roberts, K., & Bourret, J.C. (April 2012). A descriptive assessment of the prevalence of peer attention as a consequence for problem behavior. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Leif, E.S., Roscoe, E.M., & Karsten, A. (April 2012). Component analysis of self-monitoring for increasing appropriate behavior and decreasing automatically-reinforced problem behavior. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Marcus, J., & Gould, D.D. (April 2012). Increasing non-preferred food acceptance using non-aversive procedures. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Marra, J., Verriden, A., & Dickson, C. (April 2012). Test-retest reliability of the New England Center for Children-Core Skills Assessment. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

McKay, J., Weiss, J.S., & Ahearn, W.H. (April 2012). A comparison of prompting hierarchies in the acquisition of play and vocational skills. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Parry-Cruwys, D., Robinson, M., Karsten, A., Dupere, S., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (April 2012). Examining play in children with autism using an observational measure. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Potter, J.N., Hanley, G.P., Augustine, M., & Clay, C. (April 2012). Identifying client preference for and other stakeholder acceptability of treatments to decrease stereotypy. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Pretzie, C.M., & Roscoe, E.M. (April 2012). Assessing the reinforcing efficacy of items identified from initial delayed versus recent daily preference assessments. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Roberts, K., & Kenyon, S. (April 2012). Implementation of behavior chaining programs: The relevance of procedural integrity. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Roscoe, E.M. (April 2012). Noncontingent reinforcement: Current research and recommendations for best practice. Tutorial given at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Schlichenmeyer, K., Roscoe, E.M., Leif, E.S. (April 2012). Evaluating the generalization and maintenance of stimulus control based interventions. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Sellers, M.K., Seaver, J., & Bourret, J.C. (April 2012). Response prompt assessment: Clinical application. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Steece, C., Seaver, J., & Bourret, J.C. (April 2012). An error analysis of response prompt and prompt fading procedures. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Upshaw, S., & Bourret, J.C. (April 2012). An evaluation of indirect and direct assessments of peer attention. Poster presented at the 2nd annual conference of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Verriden, A., Roscoe, E.M., & Ginnea, S.N. (April 2012). An evaluation of preference stability. Poster presented at the 2nd annual convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Tampa, FL.

Council for Exceptional Children, Denver, CO

Johnson, C., & Langer, S. (April 2012). Designing curriculum for children with autism. Demonstration presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Denver, CO.

Kelly, M. (April 2012). Evaluation of assessment methods for identifying social reinforcers. Lecture given at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Denver, CO.

Seaver, J. (April 2012). Teaching behavior chains to individuals with autism: How to pick the right approach. Lecture given at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Denver, CO.

Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis, Hershey, PA

Ahearn, W.H. (March 2012). Best practices in autism. Workshop given at the annual conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis, Hershey, PA.

Ahearn, W.H. (March 2012). Call for independence from psychology. Keynote address given at the annual conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis, Hershey, PA.

Connecticut Association for Behavior Analysis, Cromwell, CT

Graff, R.B. (March 2012). Can you give the people what they want if they don't know what they want? Invited address to be presented at the 8th annual conference of the Connecticut Association for Behavior Analysis, Cromwell, CT.

The AJ Foundation for Children with Autism & The Comprehensive Learning Center, Bensalem, PA

Ahearn, W.H. (February 2012). Assessing and treating problem behavior while promoting functional skills (with an emphasis on stereotypy). Presentation given at the Challenging Topics in Autism: Evidence-Based Procedures and Interventions Conference presented by The AJ Foundation for Children with Autism & The Comprehensive Learning Center, Bensalem, PA

California Association for Behavior Analysis, Garden Grove, CA

MacDonald, R.P.F. (February 2012). Assessment and treatment of joint attention in children with autism. Invited address presented at the 30^th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Garden Grove, CA.  

MacDonald, R.P.F. (February 2012). Teaching children with autism using video modeling. Workshop presented at the 30^th annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Garden Grove, CA.  

Sao Paulo School for Advanced Science: Advances in Research and Treatment of Autistic Behavior, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Andrade, M. (January 2012). Evidence based treatment for individuals with autism: Behavioral strategies for assessment, goal selection, and teaching. Presentation given at the Sao Paulo School for Advanced Science: Advances in Research and Treatment of Autistic Behavior, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (January 2012). A collaborative multidisciplinary approach to intervention for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders placed in residential settings. Presentation given at the Sao Paulo School for Advanced Science: Advances in Research and Treatment of Autistic Behavior, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Cividini-Motta, C., Clark, K.M., & Ahearn, W.H. (January 2012). Differential reinforcement of prompted and independent responses: An alternative procedure to decrease prompt dependency. Poster presented at the Sao Paulo School for Advanced Science: Advances in Research and Treatment of Autistic Behavior, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

MacDonald, R.P.F. (January 2012). Teaching children with autism using video modeling. Presentation given at the Sao Paulo School for Advanced Science: Advances in Research and Treatment of Autistic Behavior, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA

Bellone, E.O'C., & Lagasse, D. (November 2011). Social Communication: Is there an app for that? Seminar presented at the ASHA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.

Conlin, S., & Southey, J. (November 2011). Functional communication training in young children with autism. Poster presented at the ASHA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.

Egan, K., & Hansalia, S. (November 2011). Increasing frequency of manding: A teacher training intervention. Poster presented at the ASHA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.

Lagasse, D., & MacManus, C. (November 2011). Teaching social skills: Adaptations for students with severe ASDs. Poster presented at the ASHA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.

Council of Administrators of Special Education, Williamsburg, VA

Gardenier, N.C., & Geckeler, A.S. (November 2011). All together now! Comprehensive services for students with autism in public schools. Presentation given at Council of Administrators of Special Education, Williamsburg, VA.

Mansfield, R., & Ciccone, F. (November 2011). Meeting the challenge of autism education: From research to practice. Comprehensive services for students with autism in public schools. Presentation given at Council of Administrators of Special Education, Williamsburg, VA.

Florida Institute of Technology Autism Conference, Melbourne, FL

Ahearn, W.H. (October 28, 2011). Tutorial: A comprehensive review of the assessment and treatment of stereotypic behavior. Talk delivered at the Florida Institute of Technology Autism conference, Melbourne, FL.

Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA

Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). Analyzing aspects of skill acquisition procedures. Symposium chaired and discussed at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). Examining motivational operations while treating automatically-reinforced behavior. Symposium chaired and discussed at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). Legislative issues in applied behavior analysis: Licensure and autism reform. Panel discussion chaired at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). APBA Professional Development Series: Feeding problems in children with autism and developmental disabilities: From useful assessment to effective treatment. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Bharucha, D.H., Ahearn, W.H., & Andrejczyk, L. (October 2011). Evaluating the use of a multiple schedule for identifying treatment effects. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Braga-Kenyon, P.R., Dube, W.V., & Guilhardi, P. (October 2011). Effects of prompts requiring simple versus conditional discriminative control in the acquisition of conditional discriminations. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Buckingham-Caliri, S., Sassi, J.L., & Senkowski, N.R. (October 2011). Decreasing time out durations for severe behavior. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Bundick, T., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (October 2011). Instructing a pre-adolescent with autism to initiate bids for joint attention using behavior modification and social reinforcement. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Burke, T., Guilhardi, P., & Kelly, M. (October 2011). A protocol for teaching auditory-visual discrimination after an extensive history of failure. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Cividini-Motta, C., Horton, K.G., & Toran, T. (October 2011). Reducing duration of exclusionary timeout through systematic fading. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Deltour, C. & Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). Examining the effects of video modeling and matrix on generalization of play skills. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Dickson, C. (October 2011). Matching-to-sample procedure to teach conditional discriminations: Alternatives and modifications to standard protocols. Symposium discussed at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Erickson, A., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (October 2011). Examining the use of simultaneous video modeling procedures on teaching a multi-step exercise routine. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Farber, R.S., Gilbride, M., & Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). The effects of response interruption and redirection and differential reinforcement of other behavior on motor stereotypy. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Foley, M., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (October 2011). The effects of social consequences on the initiation of joint attention. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Gladwin, K., Bharucha, D., & Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). The effects of response interruption and redirection on motor stereotypy. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Graff, R.B. (October 2011). APBA Professional Development Series: Research-based considerations for conducting and interpreting stimulus preference assessments. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Grimm, L., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (October 2011). Emergence of equivalence relations: Comparing sorting and match-to-sample procedures. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Guilhardi, P. (October 2011). Matching-to-sample procedure to teach conditional discriminations: Alternatives and modifications to standard protocols. Symposium chaired at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Herman, C., Ahearn, W.H., Forbes, N., & Martinez, C. (October 2011). Examining the motivational effects of competing items. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Johnson, C. (October 2011). Establishing appropriate stimulus control in discrimination learning by children with autism spectrum disorders. Symposium chaired at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Johnson, C., O'Neill, S., Gates, C., Reidy, M., Dorr, M., & Martin, M. (October 2011). Comparing the efficacy of two time delay procedures in match-to-sample instruction. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Karsina, A.J. (October 2011). Approaches to reducing the frequency and duration of exclusionary time out. Symposium chaired and discussed at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Labrie, L., & Sassi, J. (October 2011). Acquisition of reading skills under direct and indirect contingencies of reinforcement. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Leif, E.S., Roscoe, E.M., & Karsten, A. (October 2011). A component analysis of a self-management intervention for increasing appropriate behavior and decreasing automatically reinforced problem behavior. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Marra, J., Verriden, A., & Dickson, C.A. (October 2011). The NECC-Core Skills Assessment: Test-retest reliability. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Marshall, A., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (October 2011). The use of video modeling to teach exercise routines. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

McConnell, K., Grimm, L., Pelletier, K., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (October 2011). Replacing timeout with a functionally alternative break. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

McKay, J., Weiss, J.S., & Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). A comparison of prompting hierarchies in the acquisition of play and vocational skills. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

McKendry, J.E., Bharucha, D., & Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). Evaluating the use of a multiple schedule for identifying treatment and motivational effects. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Messier, R., & Karsina, A.J. (October 2011). The effects of an isolated self-monitoring checklist on procedural integrity. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Mittan, A., & Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). Recombinative generalization and establishing generalization of untaught components. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Moore, K., Cividini-Motta, C., Ahearn, W.H., & Clark, K.M. (October 2011). Sensory integration as an abolishing operation for automatically maintained stereotypy. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Phillips, K.M., Roscoe, E.M., & Graff, R.B. (October 2011). Survey on the use of function based assessments among professionals working with individuals with developmental disabilities in Massachusetts. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Pizzi, M., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (October 2011). Analysis of the effects of social consequences and prompting on joint attention initiation. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Querim, A.C., Iwata, B.A., Harper, J.M., Roscoe, E.M., Schlichenmeyer, K.J., & Ortega, J.V. (October 2011). Functional analysis screening for problem behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Robinson, M., & Hanley, G.P. (October 2011). Social skill acquisition and generalization: The relevance of consistently brief and progressive inter-trial intervals. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Roscoe, E.M. (October 2011). Functional analysis and treatment of automatically reinforced problem behavior. Symposium chaired at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Ryan, L., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (October 2011). Comparing two procedures to teach conditional discriminations: Simple discriminations with and without S- stimuli present. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Scamihorn, S.A., MacDonald, J., & Ahearn, W.H. (October 2011). Assessing the effects of matched and unmatched stimuli on the persistence of stereotypy. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Seaver, J.L., & Bourret, J.C. (October 2011). An evaluation of a response prompt assessment. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Seaver, J.P., & Bancroft, S.L. (October 2011). Functional analysis and treatment of elopement. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Spring, E., & Sassi, J. (October 2011). Descriptive assessment of peer attention and problem behavior in students diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Stine, J. Bourret, J.C., & Seaver, J.P. (October 2011). Comparison of second-order token and tandem schedules using clinically common production and exchange values. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Wilkinson, L., Pastor, A., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (October 2011). Decreasing vocal perseveration in a 14-year-old public school student. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Ywarsky, V., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (October 2011). Comparison of the effects of in vivo modeling and video modeling on tangram construction. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, Daytona Beach, FL

Potter, J., Hanley, G.P., Augustine, M.T., & Phelps, M. (September 2011). Increasing play complexity in adolescents diagnosed with autism by refining the tactic of 'using stereotypy as reinforcement.' Paper presented at the 31^st annual meeting of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, Daytona Beach, FL.

Robinson, M., & Hanley, G.P. (September 2011). The relevance of inter-trial intervals to the acquisition and generalization of a social skill. Paper presented at the 31^st annual meeting of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, Daytona Beach, FL.

Autism Society National Conference and Exposition, Orlando, FL

Dickson, C., Gardenier, N. C., & Kivi, J. (July 2011). Identifying priorities for teaching children with autism: Where do we begin? Session presented at the 42^nd Autism Society National Conference and Exposition, Orlando, FL.

ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO

Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). Public policy strategies and tactics for behavior analysts. Panel discussion presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). Autism as a social learning disorder: From research and practice to interpretation. Invited tutorial presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Bourret, J.C. (May 2011). Translational research: Evaluating the generality of behavioral principles in laboratory and clinical contexts. Symposium discussed at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Bourret, J.C. (May 2011). Identifying effective instructional strategies for teaching discrimination skills to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Symposium discussed at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (May 2011). Alternatives to match-to-sample procedures: teaching conditional discriminations to children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Buckingham, S., Sassi, J., & Senkowski, N. (May 2011). Decreasing time-out durations for severe behavior. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Castile, A.J., & Bourret, J.C. (May 2011). Assessing problem behavior reported to be evoked by noise. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Chelminski, R., Johnson, C., Karsina, A.J., & Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). Comparing two match-to-sample instructional formats: Tabletop vs. PowerPoint. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Cividini-Motta, C., Horton, K.G., Toran, T., & Karsina, A.J. (May 2011). Reducing duration of exclusionary time-out through systematic fading. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Clark, K.M. (May 2011). Use of response interruption and redirection in the treatment of automatically-maintained stereotypy. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Cook, J., Roscoe, E.M., & Kalles, J. (May 2011). Evaluation of two preference assessments for identifying reinforcers for treating automatically reinforced problem behavior. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Cordeiro, T., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (May 2011). Teaching joint attention related behaviors in the context of social versus non social consequences: Assessing affective expression. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Cornelius, C.E., & Roscoe, E.M. (May 2011). An evaluation of two demand assessments for identifying negative reinforcers. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

DeCormier, A., Kenyon, S.E., & Roberts, K. (May 2011). Implementation of task analysis programs: The relevance of procedural integrity. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Dickson, C.A., Kelly, M., Stapleton, M., Weiss, J.S., Ryan, S., & Mansfield, R. (May 2011). Test-retest reliability of the New England Center for Children-Core Skills Assessment. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Farber, R., Sanchez, C., Sinclair, P., & Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). The effects of response interruption redirection and differential reinforcement of other behavior on motor stereotypy. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Golini, E., Stocco, C., & Bancroft, S. (May 2011). Selection of reinforcement schedule type for an adolescent with Fragile-X Syndrome. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Gould, D.D. (May 2011). Alternatives to match-to-sample procedures: Teaching conditional discriminations to children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Symposium discussed at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Graff, R.B., & Karsten, A. (May 2011). Assessing preferences of individuals with special needs: A survey of current practices. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Graff, R.B., & Karsten, A. (May 2011). Evaluation of a self-instruction package for conducting stimulus preference assessments. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Grimm, L., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (May 2011). Emergence of equivalence relations: Comparing sorting and match-to-sample procedures. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Guilhardi, P., & Kelly, M. (May 2011). A protocol for teaching auditory-visual discrimination after an extensive history of failure. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Haugle, K.R., Bourret, J.C., & Augustine, M. (May 2011). Analysis of the effects of psychotropic medication on the behavior of individuals diagnosed with autism. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Johnson, C. (May 2011). Extensions in stimulus equivalence research: Class-specific reinforcers, go/no go test format, and applications in teaching concepts. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Johnson, C., Costello, K., Merritt, J., Passmore, T., & Pond, J. (May 2011). Teaching concepts with the equivalence paradigm: classroom applications. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Johnson, C., O'Neill, S., & Martin, M. (May 2011). A comparison of constant and progressive time delay in match-to-sample instruction. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Karsina, A.J. (May 2011). Approaches to reducing the frequency and duration of seclusion time out. Symposium chaired and discussed at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Kelly, M., Roscoe, E.M., & Hanley, G.P. (May 2011). Evaluation of assessment methods for identifying social reinforcers. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Kenyon, S.E. (May 2011). Treatment integrity: maybe Sisyphus didn't have it so bad after all. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Langer, S.N., & Carey, A. (May 2011). Observational learning in the context of small group instruction for children with autism. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Leif, E., Roscoe, E.M., & Karsten, A. (May 2011). Evaluation of video and in-vivo training to teach self-monitoring. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

MacDonald, J.M. (May 2011). Professional development series: Careers in applied animal behavior. Panel discussion chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

MacDonald, J.M., Parry-Cruwys, D., & Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). Assessing the effects of matched and unmatched stimuli on the persistence of stereotypy. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

MacDonald, R.P.F. (May 2011). Joint attention and social pragmatics in children with autism. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

McConnell, K., Grimm, L., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (May 2011). Replacing time out with functionally alternative break. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Moore, K., Cividini-Motta, C., Ahearn, W.H., & Clark, K.M. (May 2011). Sensory integration as a treatment for automatically maintained stereotypy. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Morrison, E., & Johnson, C. (May 2011). Merging independently established equivalence classes with class-specific reinforcers. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Nickel, U.W., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (May 2011). Evaluation of group e-mail feedback on data entry performed by residential staff. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Parrish, C., MacDonald, R.P.F., & Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). Improving accuracy of joint attention assessment by extending the observation period after toy activation. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Parry-Cruwys, D., McCambridge, Z., & Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). Comparing two redirection procedures for treating motor stereotypy in children with autism. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Potter, J.N., Hanley, G.P., Phelps, M.C., & Augustine, M. (May 2011). Assessing social validity with two adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and their stakeholders. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Roberts, K., Seaver, J., & Kenyon, S.E. (May 2011). Treatment packages for procedural integrity: A component analysis. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Robinson, M.E., & Hanley, G.P. (May 2011). Social skill acquisition and generalization: The relevance of massed trials and progressive inter-trial intervals. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Roscoe, E.M. (May 2011). Current practices and refinements in preference and reinforcer assessment methodology. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Roscoe, E. M. (May 2011). The use of preference assessments for informing treatment of automatically reinforced problem behavior. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Ryan, S., Dickson, C.A., Cerrone, T., & Mansfield, R. (May 2011). Simplified instructions for teaching students with autism: Teacher preference and effects on procedural integrity. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Sassi, J. (May 2011). Functional analysis: Procedural extensions and post-session effects. Symposium chaired at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Seaver, J., & Bourret, J.C. (May 2011). An evaluation of a response prompt assessment. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Seaver, J.P., & Bancroft, S.L. (May 2011). Functional analysis and treatment of elopement. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Senkowski, N., Sassi, J., & Buckingham, S. (May 2011). An evaluation of extended-duration sessions in functional analyses. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Shanahan, K., Weiss, J.S., McKay, J., & Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). A comparison of prompting hierarchies in the acquisition of play and vocational skills. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Stine, J., Bourret, J.C., & Seaver, J.P. (May 2011). Token versus tandem schedules: An evaluation of the efficacy of conditioned reinforcement in a clinical setting. Poster presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Stropnik, M., Hanley, G.P., & Edinburg, S. (May 2011). A comprehensive social validation process: identifying effective, preferred, and acceptable interventions for adolescents with autism. Paper to be presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Sveinbjornsdottir, B., Dickson, C.A., & Ahearn, W.H. (May 2011). Activity transitions and problem behavior in special education classrooms. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Verriden, A.L., Roscoe, E.M., & Nic Ginnea, C.S. (May 2011). An evaluation of preference stability and problem behavior during preference assessments. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Walter, K., & Braga-Kenyon, P.R. (May 2011). Conditional relations among abstract stimuli: outcomes from three procedures - Variations of go/no-go and match-to-sample. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Wilkinson, L.L., & MacDonald, R.P.F. (May 2011). The effect of social stories and peer video modeling to increase social pragmatics in children with autism. Paper presented at the 37^th ABAI Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

UMass Dartmouth's Annual Psi Chi Conference, Dartmouth, MA

Dickson, C.A. (May 2011). The power of positive reinforcement: From super nanny to hero rats. Talk given at UMass Dartmouth's Annual Psi Chi Conference, Dartmouth, MA.

YAI Network, New York City, NY

Ellis, E., & Mansfield, R.N. (May 2011). Key components of early intervention programs for children with ASDs. Presentation given at the YAI Network, New York City, NY.

Weiss, J.S. (May 2011). Promoting vocational independence for adolescents with ASD: Review of barriers and best practices. Presentation given at the YAI Network, New York City, NY.