Article archive / November 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 3. Source pages: 8.
The Louisiana Behavior Analysis Association held its inaugural Gulf Coast Applied Behavior Analysis Conference on October 18 and 19, 2013, in Baton Rouge, at the Cook Hotel and Con- erence Center on the Louisiana State University campus.
Behavior analysts from Louisiana, Kansas, New York, Virginia, Washington, New Jersey, the United Kingdom and Bosnia attended and presented research, according to the association.
The keynote speaker was Dr. R. Douglas Greer from the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Teachers College. Greer spoke to the group on, “The Real Sources of Language and Social Deficits in Children with Autism.”
The many symposia offered included, “Observational Learning: Conditioning Reinforcement through Observation with Four Young Children in a Self-Contained Special Education Classroom,” presented by Dolleen-Day Keohane (Nicholls State University) Grant Gautreaux (Nicholls State University) & Jenny Cronier Zeringue (Nicholls State University).
“Look but Don't Touch: Maximizing Learning Via Observation,” was offered by Grant Gautreaux & Lauren Becnel from Nicholls State University).
“The Effects of Varying Levels of Response Effort Related to Data Collection on Treatment Fidelity,” was presented by G. Richmond Mancil from Louisiana Tech University.
And, “Learning Span: Assessing the Effects of Instructional Set Size on Optimal Learning,” was presented by Elise Baker, Meredith Harris, George Noell, Sarah Miller, Jessica Alvarez, and Michael Schafer from Louisiana State University.
Grant Gautreaux chaired a discussion about bringing behavior analysts into the classroom. Panel experts for this presentation include Joann Robbins, PhD (Morningside Academy); Jessica Singer- Dudek, PhD, (Columbia University Teachers College); Keynote Speaker R. Douglas Greer, PhD, (Columbia University Teachers College); Dolleen-Day Keohane, PhD, (Nicholls State University and The Faison School); T.V. Joe Layng, PhD, (Generategy, LLC); Kathy Matthews, PhD, (The Faison School); Ken Denny, PhD, (Louisiana State University); and Rich Mancil, PhD, (Louisiana Tech University.)
The conference also included a “Meet the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board,” presentation for attendees to learn about the newly formed regularly board. The meeting was chaired by Janice Huber. Presenters were board members Jenny Longwell, Emily Bellaci, Ellen Brocato, Kathy Chovenac and Cassie Bradford, and also attending was Kelly Parker, the Executive Director for the Behavior Analyst Board.
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