Friday, February 22 • 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

Consistency, Conceptual Coherence, and Cultural Deviance of Behavioral Language    (abstract)

After completing his B.A. at Hamilton College and Ph.D. at Harvard University, Dr. Hineline spent three years at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research before moving to Temple University, where he is now a Professor. He routinely teaches at both basic and advanced levels, and maintains a "teaching environment" in his research laboratory, where much of the mentoring occurs between graduate and undergraduate students. Thanks to the initiative of those students, he has received several awards for excellence in teaching: In the spring of 1999, he received the Eleanor Hofkin Award for Excellence in Teaching, from the Alumni Association of the College of Arts and Sciences of Temple University. The following year he received Temple's university-wide "Great Teacher Award," and the "Distinguished Teacher Award" from the College of Arts and Sciences. Outside the University, he served first as Associate Editor, as Editor, and then as Review Editor of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. He has been President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, as well as of Division 25 of the American Psychological Association, the Eastern Psychological Association, and the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. In 1995 he received the Award for Distinguished Service from the Association for Behavior Analysis and in 2002, the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Basic Research from Division 25 of the APA, and most recently, the Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award from Division 25. His conceptual writing has focused upon the characteristics of explanatory language and the role of those characteristics in the controversies that have confronted behavior analysis. A longstanding theme of his empirical research has been that of temporal extension in behavioral / psychological processes – as in choice between predictable and unpredictable outcomes, and between immediate vs. delayed consequences. In recent years, through the interdisciplinary master's program in Applied Behavior Analysis that he co-founded and co-directs, his research has come to include applied topics such as interventions for children with autism, remediations for those who have suffered closed-head injury, and skill acquisition for persons who work with those individuals.


2008 Glenda Vittimberga Memorial Lecture    (top)
John R. Lutzker, PhD, BCBA

Thursday, February 21 • 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

Research to Practice: A Programmatic Travel in Child Maltreatment, Prevention,
and Other Implications    (abstract)

Dr. Lutzker is Executive Director of the Marcus Institute and Professor of Pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine. Previously he was appointed as Distinguished Consultant and Chief, Prevention, Development, and Evaluation Branch for the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published over 125 professional articles and chapters, and has presented over 330 professional papers. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 25, 33, 37, 53), and is a Clinical Fellow of the Behavior Therapy and Research Society. Dr. Lutzker is currently on the editorial boards of The International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Child and Family Behavior Therapy, and Behavioral Interventions. He is the author of five books, including Reducing Child Maltreatment: A Guidebook for Parent Services (with Kathryn Bigelow) and is editor of Handbook of Child Abuse Research and Treatment and Preventing Violence: Research and Evidence-based Intervention Strategies (2006). Dr. Lutzker is a recent recipient of the James M. Gaudin Outstanding Research Award from the Georgia Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Kansas.


Poster Session and Cash Bar Social    (top)
Thursday, February 21 • 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Catch up on the latest in research and practice in behavior analysis while catching up with old friends and making new ones!

Job Fair and Graduate Program Expo
Thursday, February 21 • 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Learn about master's and doctoral programs in the region that offer an emphasis or track in behavior analysis. Faculty and students from a number of colleges and universities will be available to talk with interested parties. Employers seeking professionals with training and experience in behavior analysis will also be available to meet with prospective job applicants. This is a great opportunity for job seekers to learn about employment opportunities, and for employers to access the talented pool of Western Region behavior analysts.

2008 Luncheon, Awards Ceremony, and B. F. Skinner Foundation Auction    (top)
Friday, February 22 • 11:30 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.

Don't miss out on this outstanding afternoon of food, fellowship and the opportunity to recognize contributors to the field. Celebrate the 2008 CalABA award recipients of the Outstanding Contributor Award and the Julie Vargas Student Research Award. Bid on rare B. F. Skinner memorabilia in an auction by the B. F. Skinner Foundation to benefit the B. F. Skinner Foundation and CalABA. Five items will be available this year (click on links for photos):

• Signed copy of Science and Human Behavior. This book was given as a gift to Ellie P. Reese. Her signature is in the upper right corner; B. F. Skinner's signature is in the middle.
• Lecture notes. This page is Skinner's lecture notes for the last lecture in Natural Sciences 114 (NS 114) for the year of 1962. The course was a general science course for undergraduates with Science and Human Behavior as a text. The notes were written in his "italic" period. When he found he could not read his own handwriting, he bought a special pen and book on writing in italics, and his handwriting improved for many years after that.
• Spoon set. Set of two Rogers silver-plated soup spoons, engraved with "S" and used by Skinner.
• Color etching. "Road Near Poitiers" by Deborah Skinner.
• APA cup. Open to bidding by students only. Distinguished Speaker cup from the APA.

Pre-register for the luncheon to make sure you have a seat for this event, as it is expected to sell out quickly.

Book Signings    (top)

Add to your behavior analysis library with personalized copies of important books authored by leaders in the field. Copies will be available for purchase in the CalABA store.

Thursday, February 21 • 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Royal Ballroom Foyer. William Heward will be signing copies of

• Applied Behavior Analysis, 2nd ed.
• Exceptional Children, 9th ed.
• Focus on Behavior Analysis in Education

Friday, February 22 • 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Royal Ballroom Foyer. A. Charles Catania will be signing copies of

• Learning, Interim (4th) ed.
• Variations and Selections: An Anthology of Reviews from the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
• B.F. Skinner's Cumulative Record, (Definitive Edition)

Friday, February 22 • 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Royal Ballroom Foyer. William Jenson will be signing copies of

• The Tough Kid series

Friday, February 22 • 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Royal Ballroom Foyer. David Palmer will be signing copies of

• Learning and Complex Behavior