heart disease

Twitter Predicts Heart Disease – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Can Help

January 31, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Washington Post recently reported on a new study claiming that Twitter predicts heart disease better than the combined factors of diabetes, education, income, and smoking. […]

ABA Practice

In ABA, First Impressions Matter

July 3, 2017 0

By Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Two things remain irretrievable, time and a first impression. Cynthia Ozick Why is it so difficult to get society “on board” regarding the value of Applied […]

Society

Fighting Cancer with Positive Reinforcement

February 10, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The New York Times recently reported on a program at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center that teaches dogs to sniff out cancer using positive reinforcement. […]

Lifestyle

Quit Smoking with Applied Behavior Analysis!

March 11, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The newest issue of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis reported on a study by Romanowich and Lamb (2015) on smoking cessation. The researchers investigated fixed […]

Business/OBM

Entrepreneurial tips for BCBAs who want a new career path.

April 3, 2017 7

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President & Founder, bSci21Media, LLC I had the pleasure of attending the 2017 OBM Network conference in Miami Florida this past weekend. During my visit, I had the opportunity to […]

Lifestyle

How the Pandemic Changed Dating

August 7, 2020 0

Todd Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC Dating has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a recent article on CNN dives deep into the topic with case studies and input from experts in the dating […]

ABA Practice

Teamwork, Collaboration, and the Pesky Issue of Ethics

October 17, 2016 1

Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . One of my favorite authors, leadership experts, and public speakers, Simon Sinek, recently wrote a great little book […]