Thursday, February 21, 2008 • 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism:
State of the Science
(abstract)
Tristram Smith, PhD. Dr. Smith is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Rochester
Medical Center (URMC). He serves as the research director for the Multisite Young Autism Project, which is a
federally-funded study on early, intensive behavioral intervention based on the UCLA/Lovaas model for children
with autism. He is also an investigator in a study in the Center for Studies To Advance Autism Research and
Treatment at the University of Rochester. He has authored or co-authored a number of the most widely-cited
studies on treatment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Friday, February 22, 2008 • 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Ten Faulty Notions about Teaching and Learning that Hinder the Effectiveness of Special Education
(abstract)
William L. Heward, EdD, BCBA. Dr. Heward is Emeritus Professor of Education at The Ohio State University (OSU)
where he taught for 30 years. Internationally recognized for his work in applied behavior analysis and special education,
Dr. Heward has served as a Visiting Professor of Psychology at Keio University in Tokyo and as a Senior Fulbright Scholar
in Portugal. His publications include more than 100 journal articles and book chapters and nine books, including the
widely used texts, Applied Behavior Analysis (co-authored with John O. Cooper and Timothy E. Heron)
and Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education, which is in its eighth edition and
has been translated into several foreign languages. In 1985, he received OSU's highest honor for teaching
excellence: the Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award. A Fellow of the Association for Behavior
Analysis International, Dr. Heward received the 2006 Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award by Division
25 of the American Psychological Association. Bill's current research interests include "low-tech" methods
for increasing the effectiveness of group instruction and adaptations of curriculum and instruction that promote
the generalization and maintenance of newly learned knowledge and skills.
Meet Dr. Heward at his book signing on Thursday!
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