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" which included several presentations, among them Iovannone's titled "Using a Modular Approach to Enhance Teacher Intervention Implementation for Autistic ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬." Kimberly Crosland, PhD, BCBA-D, presented "Using a Modular-Based Approach Combined With Coaching for Teachers to Implement Evidence-Based Interventions Class-Wide for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ With Emotional Disturbance," with 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 ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s commitment to advancing behavioral science through impactful, evidence-based research and international collaboration.
