holidays

Giving the Gift of Happiness during the Holidays, with Applied Behavior Analysis

December 14, 2017 bsci21 0

COLUMBIA, MD, December 13, 2017 — The holidays can be stressful. Visiting with extended family, shopping for last minute gifts, and cooking once-a-year dishes for a large group means life can get a bit hectic. […]

Bah, Humbug! Why Behavior Analysts Hate the Holidays: And 4 Quick Ways to Survive Them

December 12, 2016 bsci21 4

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Happy Thanksgiving? Merry Christmas? Happy Hanukah? I think not. There is nothing “merry” or “happy” about any of the holidays. Well, at least not for behavior analysts. […]

Society

Crowd Behavior Analysis from the Sky Aims to Prevent Tragedy

July 11, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Computer scientists at Middlebury College are working on a way to improve public safety at large public events through computer vision algorithms that detect anomalies in crowd behavior […]

ABA Practice

Four qualities of ABA staff for a successful year.

December 29, 2017 0

COLUMBIA, MD, December 28th, 2017 – In the midst of the 2017 holiday season, with a new year upon us, we wanted to reflect on the past year at Verbal Beginnings. Ours was a year […]

Ivory Tower

Challenging Dick Malott’s Jewish Mother

May 9, 2018 0

Scott Herbst, Ph.D. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi Brett DiNovi & Associates Everywhere I go, people are always like, “Man, what controversy is Brett DiNovi stirring up today?” In this […]

Lifestyle

ABA Improves Vechicle Maintenance

August 29, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Behavior and Social Issues published a study in 2017, that should be of interest to all car owners. Venditti and Wine, both from Florida Institute of Technology, worked […]

Business/OBM

Dr. Ward: Two important lessons for ABA entrepreneurs.

July 24, 2017 3

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The annual Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference concluded at the end of May, and one thing is clear – behavior analysts are hungry for information […]

Society

How So Many Of Society’s Problems Can Be Solved With A Little Change Management

April 25, 2017 0

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Lately I’ve been asking myself: “Why are we so divided as a nation, planet, and species?” “Have things ever been this bad?” “What will become of humans […]