By Zainab Fazal, M.ADS, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer On June 22, 2015, I received a phone call from a staff at a local residential home serving adults with developmental disabilities. With a lot of excitement, she asked if I watched…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Killeen Daily Herald recently reported on the success of a new incentive program at Hettie Halstead Elementary School, in Copperas Cove, Texas. The program utilizes “Bulldawg Bucks” and resembles the commonly…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Chicago Tribune recently featured a story on a prolific, up and coming artist that “can turn out six or more abstract art pieces during a 20-minute session.” The artist is…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org What exactly was B.F. Skinner’s contribution to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)? That was the question asked by Ed Morris, Nathaniel Smith, and Deborah Altus in their article published in The Behavior Analyst….
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A study by Michael Clayton, Bridgett Helms, and Cathy Simpson in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis demonstrated the successful application of Applied Behavior Analysis toward driver safety. In short, the researchers found…
By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” When we hang out with my friends who have kids- my 3-year-old son just hangs out by himself talking about the toys. He doesn’t play with toys with…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Richard Kazbour and Jon Bailey published a study in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis which increased the prevalence of designated drivers in a college bar. The researchers used what is known as an “ABCA”…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Working with children diagnosed with autism is the bread and butter of Applied Behavior Analysis. This work provides a tremendous service to society, and the data-based successes of ABA have done…
By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org PoliceOne.com recently discussed a study conducted by Dr. Tommy Sickles, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Phoenix, that sought to determine the effects of leadership style on use of…
Now available in paperback format, Parenting with Science: Behavior Analysis Saves Mom’s Sanity brings 10 ABA strategies to parents. Written in a user-friendly and sometimes humorous tone, this book cuts through the jargon to meet parents’ needs. Leanne Page, M.Ed.,…