Article archive / September 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 9. Source pages: 16.
The Louisiana Behavior Analysis Association will host the 2015 Gulf Coast ABA Conference October 9-10, 2015, in New Orleans. The conference will be held at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel located on the corner of Canal and Bourbon.
Keynote speaker this year is Dorothea Lerman, PhD, BCBA-D, who is Professor of Psychology, Coordinator of the M.A. Behavior Analysis Program, and Director of the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the University of Houston.
Lerman served in the Associate and Assistant Professor roles at Louisiana State University between 1997 and 2004. She has been Editor-in-Chief for Behavior Analysis in Practice, Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and Associate Editor for Research in Developmental Disabilities.
Dr. Lerman has served as president of APA Division 25 and also as conference co-chair for the Autism track of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. She has published numerous research articles in the field.
The Gulf Coast ABA conference will also include workshops, symposia, and poster presentations. Attendees will be able to earn continuing education and engage in community conversions with others at social and scholarly events. More information can be found at the association’s website.
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