From May 22-26, nearly 50 staff from The New England Center for Children (NECC) attended the 51^st annual Association for Applied Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Conference in Washington, DC. During the three-day convention, 18 staff from NECC, including members from The Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Special Education operated by NECC (MRC-NECC), presented their research, sharing knowledge with the hundreds of attendees at this prestigious national conference.

In addition to showcasing NECC’s current research and the global impact of the ACE® ABA Software System, the weekend was also an opportunity for current and former NECC staff to reconnect and network during the ACE® reception.

Below is a list of NECC staff who presented at workshops, participated in symposia, and shared papers during the ABAI conference:

Why I am a behavior analyst and an advocate for behavior analysis (Are you?)
William H. Ahearn, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA (invited address)

Unique adaptations to the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior
Dr. Ahearn (symposium)

Values-centered residential care
Jason Bourret, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA (paper presentation)

An embedded medical demand analysis and functional analysis of challenging behavior
Ronan Bustamente & Eileen Roscoe, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA (poster presentation)

Data analysis of self- monitoring time in intervention for increasing physical activity
Yasin Cruz & Dr. Roscoe (poster presentation)

Examination of a one-trial multiple-stimulus preference assessment
Gianna Davino, MS, BCBA, LABA; Dr. Bourret; Carolyn Robertson; and Tory Baker (paper presentation)

Treatment analysis to increase pill swallowing in individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Catherine DeVoe, MS & Dr. Roscoe (poster presentation)

Meta-analysis of function-based behavioral treatment outcomes in acquired brain injury rehabilitation
Chata Dickson, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, with Kelsey Burren, MS, BCBA, LABA (Craig Hospital/WNEU) (symposium)

Examining the presence of generalization within video feedback procedures for individuals with intellectual developmental disorders: A literature review
Dr. Dickson, with Eileen Mary Milata (Banyan School), Sharon A. Reeve (Caldwell University), Kenneth F. Reeve (Caldwell University), and Tina Sidener (Caldwell University) (paper presentation)

An interpretive functional analysis of precurrent behavior
Hannah Duffield & Dr. Bourret (poster presentation)

There is no such thing as discriminative stimulus control
Rachael Hernandez & Dr. Bourret (poster presentation)

Remote Training on functional behavior assessment and brief treatment implementation
Yoselin Hernandez-Avalos & Dr. Roscoe (poster presentation)

Effects of mixed-trial and interspersed-mixed-trial teaching on the emergence of bidirectional naming
Cammarie Johnson, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, with Grace Smith (WNEU) (poster presentation)

Generalization outcomes given multiple exemplars or mediating response strategies
Irene Looi, MS, BCBA, LABA & Dr. Johnson (poster presentation)

A conceptual review and contingency analysis of observational learning
Rebecca P. F. MacDonald, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, with Sydney J. Berkman (Operants Magazine; B. F. Skinner Foundation), and David C. Palmer (Smith College)

Comparison of contextual redirection and arbitrary redirection in treatment of stereotypy Samantha Pacewicz, Kiah Lyons & Dr. Ahearn, with Woo Jung Kim (Melmark New England) (poster presentation)

A systematic review: Evidence-based practices to increase physical activity engagement in individuals with autism
Lauren Palmateer, MS, BCBA, LABA & Dr. Roscoe (poster presentation)

An experimental model for the analysis of research assent in children
Aida Rodriguez, PhD, BCBA-D (MRC-NECC) & Shannon Ward, PhD, BCBA-D (MRC-NECC), with Michelle P. Kelly (ECAE), Shaza Mohamed Attia (ECAE), Victoria Nguyen (ECAE), Sarah C. Mead Jasperse (ECAE), and Javier Ortega (ECAE) (paper presentation)

The pillars of effective clinical service delivery: Research, training, and care (and a few well-considered logistics, too)
Jessica Sassi, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA (invited paper presentation)

Relative preferences for edible and leisure stimuli in children with autism: A replication
Emily Walden, Sophie Bollinger & Dr. Ahearn (poster presentation)

Self-monitoring interventions for increasing physical activity: An updated review
Holly Wiggins, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA & Dr. Roscoe (poster presentation)