2019 Regional Conference on Behavior Analysis
For 2019 CEU Information, please click here.
March 14 - 17, 2019
The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel
200 Main St
Fort Worth, TX 76102 (map)
(800) 433-5677
IMPORTANT UPDATE (1/25/2019): Our room block at the Worthington Renaissance is currently sold out, and the hotel does not have additional space. This means that attendees booking rooms will not be able to book the hotel at our group rate. We're very sorry for the inconveience. We do not have an overflow hotel this year, however there are several affordable alternatives within walking distance of the Worthington Renaissance. Several options are noted below:
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Courtyard-Marriott: https://goo.gl/maps/YVLV2zSQDox
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Hilton Fort Worth: https://goo.gl/maps/mAAqBVh99c52
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Aloft Fort Worth: https://goo.gl/maps/ogqrd7wByoL2
Pre-Registration for TxABA 2019 is currently closed at this time.
Exhibitor and Advertiser Applications
- Sponsor and Exhibitor registration is currently sold out at this time.
Student Poster Session Competition
The deadline to apply for the 2019 Poster Session January 15, 2019.
Click here for infomation about the Poster Session.
Kopp Memorial Scholarship
The deadline to apply for the 2019 Kopp Memorial Scholarship is February 15, 2019.
Click here for more information about the Kopp Scholarship.
TxABA Student Scholarship
The deadline to apply for the 2019 TxABA student scholarship is February 15, 2019.
Click here for more information about the TxABA student scholarship.
Registration Prices
| EARLY Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 |
REGULAR Dec. 15 to Jan. 15 |
LATE Jan. 15 to Feb. 22 |
ON-SITE | |
| Member Fee | $160 | $185 | $210 | $275 |
| Student Fee | $70 | $85 | $100 | $275 |
2019 Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events |
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| Thursday, March 14 | ||
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Registration CE Check-in |
Bar Wired Post Oak |
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Welcome Reception Jobs/University Fair |
Grand Ballroom Foyer | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Friday, March 15 |
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Registration CE Check-in |
Bar Wired Post Oak |
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
| Morning Sessions | Varied | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| BFSR SIG Meeting | Elm Fork | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
| Afternoon Sessions | Varied | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Poster Session Setup | Rio Grande | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Poster Session | Rio Grande | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Saturday, March 16 |
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Registration CE Check-in |
Bar Wired Post Oak |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
| Morning Sessions | Varied | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| TxABA Student Representative Election | Bur Oak | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
| TxABA PPG Meeting | Elm Fork | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
| Afternoon Sessions | Varied | 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
| TxABA Business Meeting | Brazos | 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Awards Ceremony | Brazos | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
| SSLC SIG Meeting | Bur Oak | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| OKABA Meeting | Treaty Oak | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| VIP Dinner (Invitation Only) | Hacienda Room | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
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TxABA Social - Everyone Welcome! Special Performance by UNT's Operant Lab Band |
Hacienda Room | 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM |
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Sunday, March 17 |
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| Professional Track Session |
Brazos |
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| TxABA Executive Council Meeting | 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM | |
2019 Conference Speakers
Autism 1 Track - Pecos I & II |
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| Friday, March 15 | ||
| Name and Affiliation | Topic | Time |
| Louis Hagopian - Kennedy Krieger Institute | Identifying Predictive Behavioral Markers: Demonstration and Potential | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Shahla Ala'i-Rosales - University of North Texas | Applied Behavior Analysis Science, Compassion, and Progress | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
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Christopher Podlesnik Florida Institute of Technology |
Modeling and Mitigating Relapse of Problem Behavior | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
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Carla Smith (chair) - Behavior Analysis Resource Center, University of North Texas Richard Smith - University of North Texas Einar Ingvarsson - Virginia Institute of Autism Kerri Peters - University of Florida |
Panel Event: Practical Functional Assessment | 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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Saturday, March 16 |
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| Einar Ingvarsson - Virginia Institute of Autism | Why Wait? Life Skills Instruction to Prevent Problem Behavior | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Kerri Peters - University of Florida
Allison Berard - Behavior Launch |
Improving Quality of Care Through Objective Measurement and Staff Training |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Autism 2 Track - Brazos I & II |
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| Friday, March 15 | ||
| Name | Topic | Time |
| Kathryn Peterson - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Myer Institute |
Guidelines and Recommendations for Effective Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders |
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Mark Dixon - Southern Illinois University |
PEAK Curriculum |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 16 | ||
| Mark Dixon - Southern Illinois University | Relevance of Derived Relational Responding for Persons with Autism and Related Disabilities | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Kathryn Peterson - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Myer Institute | Assessment and Treatment of Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
| Adel Najdowski - Pepperdine University | Flexible and Focused: Behavioral Strategies for Teaching Executive Function Skills to Children with ASD | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Corey Stocco - University of the Pacific | Lying is Behavior We Can Change | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Tamara Kasper - The Center for Autism Treatment | Improving Speech Production Using Phonetic Hand Cues | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
Professional Track |
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| Friday, March 15 - Rio Grande | ||
| Name | Topic | Time |
| Andrew Gardner - The University of Arizona | Providing ABA Services - Rural Areas, CLD, and Models of Service Delivery | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Pamela Neidert - University of Kansas | Child Compliance with Healthcare Routines: Acquisition, Maintenance, and Generalization | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 16 - Rio Grande | ||
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Sarah Lechago (chair) - University of Houston, Clear Lake Kenya Miles - University of Houston, Clear Lake Jelisa Scott - ABA Sensei, PLLC Andrew Gardner - University of Arizona |
Panel Event: Increasing Ally Self-Awareness and Advocating for Inclusion | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Bridget Taylor - Alpine Learning Group | Training and Treating Wholeheartedly: Identifying a Role for Compassion Practices in the Profession of Behavior Analysis | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
| Eileen Roscoe - New England Center for Children | Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Automatically Reinforced Problem Behavior | 11:30 AM - 12:30 AM |
| Pamela Neidert - University of Kansas | Assessment and Treatment of Feeding Problems in Early Childcare Programs | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Andrew Gardner - The University of Arizona | A Bio-Behavioral Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Postinfectious Autoimmune Encephalopathy (CPAE) Symtomatology | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
| Sunday, March 17 - Brazos I & II | ||
| Rachel Hoffman - University of Houston, Clear Lake | The Path to Successful Supervision | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
General Track - Brazos/Pecos Corridor |
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| Friday, March 15 | ||
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Traci Cihon - University of North Texas Aécio Borba - Federal University of Pará |
Behavior Analysis of Ethical Issues: Transitioning from One to Many | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Laura Turner - St. Joseph University | Evidence-Based Behavioral Practices for Treating Fear and Anxiety in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday, March 16 | ||
| Lynn Bowman - Kennedy Krieger Institute | Adopting OBM Strategies in Human Service Settings to Improve Staff Training, Performance, and Safety | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Jeff Danforth - Eastern Connecticut State University | Defiance and Coercive Interactions Between Parents and Their Children with ADHD: Why So Common? | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
| Richard Smith - University of North Texas | A Behavior Analytic Perspective on Values in Behavior Science, Practice, and the Larger Culture | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Daniele Ortu - University of North Texas | A Neuro-Operant Analysis of Anterograde Amnesia | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Adam Brewer - Florida Institute of Technology | Reinforcer Contrast: From Laboratory Towards Practice in Autism | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
Research Track - West Fork |
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| Friday, March 15 | ||
| Name | Topic | Time |
| Kenneth Leising - Texas Christian University | Life is an Occasion [Setter]: A Review of Modulatory Control of What, When, and Where a Response Occurs | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Elizabeth Kyonka - University of New England, Australia | Hypothesis Disco: Learning to Time | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
| Christa McIntyre - The University of Texas at Dallas | Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Conditioned Fear Extinction | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Caio Miguel - California State University, Sacramento | Successive Matching to Sample | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Kristen Rost - Troy University | Studying the Value of Choice in the Human Operant Laboratory | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
OBM Track - West Fork |
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| Saturday, March 16 | ||
| Name | Topic | Time |
| Terry McSween - Quality Safety Edge | The Importance of Visible Leadership | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| OBM Mix 'n Mingle | 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | |
| Aubrey Daniels - The Aubrey Daniels Institute | Your Luckiest Day | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Carl Binder - The Performance Thinking Network, LLC | Six Boxes® Performance Thinking: Accomplishment Based Performance Improvement | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
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Terry McSween (chair) - Quality Safety Edge Summer Adami - Blue Sprig Pediatrics Jennifer Dantzler - Including Kids Morgan Stockdale - Central Texas Autism Center |
Panel Event: OBMing in ABA Clinics | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
Social Issues Track - Elm Fork |
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| Friday, March 15 | ||
| Name | Topic | Time |
| Neil Martin - Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) | Training Behavior Analysts Around the World: Cultural and Global Challenges | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Molly Ola Pinney - Global Autism Project | Top Ten Lessons Learned from More Than a Decade of International Service Delivery | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
| Kathleen Ryan Jackson - National Implementation Research Network | Creating Implementation and Improvement Capacity: Effective Support for Teachers and School Staff to Solve Social Issues and Close Longstanding Disparities in Educational Outcomes | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Claudia Drossel - Eastern Michigan University | Behavior Under the Influence (of Social Contingencies) | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
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Aecio Borba - Universidade Federal do Pará and The University of North Texas |
Culture, Behavior, and Common Pool Resources: Experimental Analysis of Social Behavior in a Dialogue with Elinor Ostrom | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
Education Track - Elm Fork |
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| Saturday, March 16 | ||
| Name | Topic | Time |
| Christopher Perrin - Georgian Court University | ABA goes to College: Recent Evaluations of Behaviorally-Based Strategies to Improve College Students' Performance | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Laurilyn Jones - The Mechner Foundation | A Behavioral Approach to Social-Emotional Learning | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
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Jennifer Hamrick - Texas Tech University Lee Mason - University of Texas at San Antonio Dorothea Lerman - University of Houston, Clear Lake |
Panel Event: School/University Partnerships to Further Use of ABA in Public Schools | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Andrew Kieta - Morningside Academy | To the Lab and Back Again: Bringing Behavior Analysis to Low-SES Schools Across North America with the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Kendra Newsome - FIT Learning | Changing the World with Little Learners: What Behavior Science Can Offer Early Education | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |