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This year's CalABA conference will feature a number of
invited addresses and
workshops by renowned speakers, including several from the new
Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) (see below).
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Dr. Huffman is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician (board certified, 2002) and Associate
Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine. She received her MD from George Washington
University and completed her pediatric residency training at the Children's National Medical Center
(Washington, D.C.). Her subspecialty training in developmental-behavioral pediatrics was completed at
UCSF, with an NIH post-doctoral research fellowship in child development. After her training,
Dr. Huffman was a program officer at the National Institute of Mental Health, administering a
program of grant support for M.D. and Ph.D. research, career, and training grants, and provided
advice and guidance in areas of basic behavior, developmental psychopathology, and
developmental-behavioral pediatric research. In her faculty role at Stanford, she engages
in collaborative university- and community-based research and participates actively in the
training and supervision of pediatric residents and fellows. Current training endeavors include
educating pediatric residents about the importance of developmental and behavioral screening,
with supported clinic-based use of developmental screeners. Her most recent research activities
concentrate on
(1) the early identification and evidence-based treatment of behavioral problems and developmental disorders, including autism; and,
(2) emergent literacy and school readiness. In addition, she serves as research director at The
Children's Health Council (Palo Alto, CA) where she leads agency efforts in the realm of community-based
mental health/educational program evaluation and outcomes measurement.
Address: Chronic Childhood Headaches Can Be a Real Pain: Behavioral Contributions to a Solution (abstract) Workshop: Behavioral Parent Training: What to Do and How to Do It (abstract) Dr. Allen is a Professor in Pediatrics and Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and
Rehabilitation and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is Co-Director of the Nebraska Internship
Consortium in Professional Psychology, one of the largest internship consortiums in the country. Dr. Allen
specializes in the treatment of children with a wide variety of behavioral health conditions and developmental
disabilities. His research and clinical interests include child behavior management, parent training, treatment
adherence, and management of pain and stress-related disorders in children. He has worked with physicians and
dentists over the past 20 years to develop and improve behavioral technology for managing children undergoing
invasive treatment and for managing chronic and acute pain conditions. He has been recognized as both a
Distinguished Researcher and Outstanding Teacher of the Year at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
He has published over 80 scientific papers and chapters on interventions with children with behavioral health
concerns and he recently published a book on the science and practice of parent training, published by APA.
He currently serves on six editorial boards, including Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Pediatric
Psychology, and School Psychology Review, and his work has been published in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
Behavior Therapy, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Headache, Pediatric Dentistry and Pediatric Annals.
Developmental Disabilities (top)
Dr. Wacker is a Professor of Pediatrics and Special Education at The University of Iowa.
He directs two outpatient clinic services for children and adults with disabilities who engage
in severe problem behavior. He is the Principal Investigator on an NICHD-funded research project
evaluating the long-term effectiveness of functional communication training in home settings. He
previously served as the Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, as a standing panel
reviewer for the National Institutes of Health, and as the President of the Society for the
Experimental Analysis of Behavior. He received the 2000 Applied Research Award for Outstanding
Contributions to Applied Behavioral Research from the American Psychological Association's Division
25, the 2002 Distinguished Research Award and 1987 National Educator of the Year Award from the Arc
of the United States, and the Association for Behavior Analysis Student Committee Outstanding Mentorship
Award, 2008.
Address: Promoting the Generalization of Academic Skills through Fluency Building (abstract) Workshop: Identifying Contingent Relations from Observational Data Using Contingency Space Analysis (abstract) Dr. Martens is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Chair of the Psychology Department at
Syracuse University. Prof. Martens currently serves as Editor of the Journal of Behavioral Education,
and was a previous Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. He is a fellow in
Division 16 of APA, member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology, and past member of the
board of directors of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Prof. Martens has published
over 100 articles, books, and chapters concerned with translating findings from basic operant research
into effective school-based interventions, functional assessment and treatment of children's classroom
behavior problems, and the instructional hierarchy as a sequenced approach to training basic academic skills.
Dr. Neuringer is the John D. MacArthur Professor, Emeritus, at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
It was Fred Keller, in the Introductory Psychology course at Columbia College, who first stimulated Allen's
interest in behavior analysis. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University under the guidance of Richard
Herrnstein and the collegial support of such classmates as Howie Rachlin, Bill Baum, Phil Hineline, and
Richard Schuster. After a stint doing research at the Foundation for Research on the Nervous System in
Boston, MA, Allen drove across the country with Martha, his wife, and a truckload of pigeon equipment to
Portland, where he established an active operant laboratory. His research has been supported by grants from
NIMH and NSF and he has served on many study sections for both of these agencies. His research interests
include reinforced variability, choice, self-control, and self-experimentation.
Human Development & Gerontology (top)
Dr. Novak has a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from SUNY Stony Brook. For more than 30 years he has been a Professor of Psychology and Child Development at California State University Stanislaus and is a recipient of the university's Outstanding Professor Award. He is co-author with Martha Pelaez of Child and Adolescent Development: A Behavioral Systems Approach. He is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Novak is currently Founding Dean of the College of Human and Health Sciences at CSU, Stanislaus. His work focuses on the behavior analysis of the developmental process in children. Meet Dr. Novak at his book signing on Friday!
Organizational Behavior Management (top)
Dr. Van Houten is a Professor of Psychology at Western Michigan University who has
published in basic research in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB), and applied work in the
Educational, Clinical, Developmental Disabilities, Community and Safety areas in the Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis (JEAB), publishing 41 articles in JEAB and JABA over the past 38 years. He chaired the
Task Force on The Right to Effective Treatment for the Association for Behavior Analysis International,
and has served on the board of JABA for most of the years since its inception. Dr. Van Houten helped develop
elements of the "Click it or Ticket" seatbelt enforcement program and has implemented programs in the area of
traffic safety that have influenced the behavior of millions of people. He is regarded as an expert in the
area of pedestrian safety and has designed many of the systems used in communities to promote pedestrian
safety and walking. Current work is the area of seatbelt use, speed reduction, pedestrian safety and aviation
safety. He is currently working on grants totaling 1.7 million dollars from the US Department of Transportation.
Dr. Van Houten is a pilot and enjoys cycling.
Professional, Ethical, & Legal Issues (top)
Dr. Shook is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 35 years experience in behavior analysis. Dr. Shook has taken an active role in developing certification in several states, as well as nationally, and has published and presented extensively in the area of certification and Behavior Analysis as a profession. He conducted statewide distance education university graduate training in a number of states and consulted nationally on development of statewide behavioral service and training systems. He held faculty appointments at the State University of New York College at Buffalo and Georgetown University; and adjunct appointments at Auburn, Oklahoma State, and Florida State Universities. He currently holds adjunct appointments in the College of Education and Graduate College at Penn State. Dr. Shook was on the Board of Directors of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment and was on the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, where he also was Coordinator of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee and the Affiliated Chapters Board. He was President of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis. He has been on the Editorial Board of The Behavior Analyst and the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. Dr. Shook is a Trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, and a Fellow and on the Fellow Selection Committee of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. He received the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis' Award for Outstanding Service; the
California Association for Behavior Analysis' Award for Outstanding Contributor to Behavior Analysis;
The Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis' Outreach Award and Award for Public Service; and
the Outstanding Alumni Award from Western Michigan University.
Dr. Rehfeldt holds a BA in psychology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA (1993), and a
masters and PhD degrees from the University of Nevada (1998 graduation), where she was a student of Dr. Linda J.
Hayes. Dr. Rehfeldt has published over 70 articles and book chapters in the area of derived stimulus relations
and verbal behavior, and is particularly interested in the application of the derived stimulus relations research
program to special populations. She is the editor of a book with Yvonne Barnes-Holmes (release date of February,
2009), entitled Derived Stimulus Relations Applications for Learners with Autism and other Developmental Disorders:
A Progressive Guide for Change. Dr. Rehfeldt is the editor and business manager for The Psychological Record,
a journal founded by J. R. Kantor and for which B. F. Skinner was one of the first editorial board members.
She is also an editorial board member for Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of the Experimental
Analysis of Behavior, The Behavior Analyst, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, and Education and Treatment of
Children. Dr. Rehfeldt and her students have delivered approximately 100 conference presentations over the
years. She was the co-founder and past President of the Mid-American Assocation for Behavior Analysis.
Ruth Anne has been awarded the SIUC Rehabilitation Institute Teacher of the Year award several times in recent
years, and was the Teacher of the Year for the College of Education and Human Services at SIUC during 2006.
Ruth Anne is currently the project director on a nearly half-million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of
Education which provides training for undergraduate Rehabilitation Services students at SIUC.
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Lynne Huffman, MD, Stanford University Medical School
Keith Allen, PhD, BCBA, Munroe-Meyer Rehabilitation Institute, Nebraska Medical Center
David Wacker, PhD, University of Iowa
Brian Martens, PhD, Syracuse University
Allen Neuringer, PhD, Reed College
Gary Novak, PhD, BCBA, California State University, Stanislaus
Ronald Van Houten, PhD, Western Michigan University
Gerald Shook, PhD, BCBA, Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, PhD, BCBA, Southern Illinois University
