Faculty, graduate students, and alumni presented at the 12th annual Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) conference, held Nov. 11-12 in Lisbon, Portugal. The event brought together scholars and practitioners from around the world to discuss emerging research and best practices in behavior analysis.
Rose Iovannone, PhD, chaired a symposium on "Addressing Chronic Interfering Behaviors in Schools: Collaborative Training and Intervention Strategies to Enhance Student Outcomes" that included several presentations, among them Iovannone's, titled "Using a Modular Approach to Enhance Teacher Intervention Implementation for Autistic Students." Kimberly Crosland, PhD, BCBA-D, presented "Using a Modular-Based Approach Combined With Coaching for Teachers to Implement Evidence-Based Interventions Class-Wide for Students With Emotional Disturbance," and Catia Cividini-Motta, PhD, BCBA-D, Kwang-Sun Cho Blair, PhD, BCBA-D, Crosland, Alison Salloum, PhD, LCSW, and Iovannone.
Left to right: Arturo Garcia, doctoral candidate in the ABA program; Rocky Haynes, graduate of the ABA doctoral program; Kimberly Crosland, professor in the ABA program; and Asha Fuller, graduate of the ABA doctoral program.
Crosland also led a symposium called "Applied Behavior Analysis in the Child Protection System," which also included a presentation by Rocky Haynes, graduate of the ABA doctoral program, titled "Implementing Agency-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in a Child Welfare Residential Care Facility" and a presentation by Asha Fuller, graduate of the ABA doctoral program, and Arturo Garcia, doctoral candidate in the ABA program, titled "Addressing Runaway Behavior: Evaluating Virtual Training to Teach Case Managers to Use the Functional Assessment Interview for Runaways (FAIR) and Create Individualized Interventions." Garcia also presented "Form and Function of Lures: How Traffickers Exploit Vulnerabilities of Runaway Foster Care Youth."
Cividini-Motta co-chaired a panel on "Advancing Quality Standards in Behavior Analysis Education: The Role of ABAI Accreditation and Recognition Across Educational Levels" and Raymond Miltenberger presented a paper session on "Evaluating Synchronous Music Reinforcement for Movement on a Treadmill by Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder," with doctoral students Emma Jean Walker, Stephanie Howell, and Claudia Carolina Reyes.
These sessions highlighted USF’s commitment to advancing behavioral science through impactful, evidence-based research and international collaboration.