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THE MISSISSIPPI BEHAVIOR ANALYST Volume 4/ Issue 1

2018 BAAMS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

President: Dannell Roberts

President-Elect: Breanna Newborne

Secretary - Dorothy Scattone

Treasurer - Jannelle Upthegrove

APBA Representative - Kimberly Bellipanni Hargrove

ABAI Representative - Kyle Rowsey

Region 1 Representative - Bailey King

Region 2 Representative - Brittany Bell

Region 3 Representative - Katie Boozer

Region 4 Representative - Kelly Walker

Past President - Neelima Duncan

ABA DAY AT THE CAPITOL EVENT

The Mississippi Autism Board and the Behavior Analyst Association of

Mississippi are hosting an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Capitol

Day at the Mississippi State Capitol on Tuesday, January 16, 2018,

from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on the 1st Floor of the Capitol Rotunda.

The Day at the Capitol event is a way for BAAMS and other stakeholders to promote ABA and allows for ABA providers to network with statewide legislators and other elected officials. It gives us a great opportunity to share information about the current state of behavior analytic services in Mississippi as well as engage in discussions with our legislators to help our profession grow.

Mississippi State Capitol (Jackson, MS) 400 High Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201

BAAMS CONFERENCE MARCH 1-2, 2018

BAAMS will be hosting its 2nd annual conference at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, MS. Please mark your calendars for an exciting two-day event. Workshops will be available on Day 1 and Day 2 will include all the conference events.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ABA Day at the Capital

January 16, 2018 Jackson, MS

ABAI 12th Annual Autism

Conference February 2-6, 2018

San Diego

BAAMS 2nd Annual Conference

March 1-2, 2018 Bay St. Louis

ABAI 2018 Annual convention

May 24-28 San Diego

ABAI 10th International

Conference September 29-30, 2019

Stockholm, Sweden

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PROPOSALS for symposia, panels, papers, and posters are being accepted through Friday,

January 26, 2018. Accepted applicants will be notified on or before Friday, February 2, 2018. Below are the links for submissions.

Symposia include three 20-minute presentations, organized by a chairperson who moderates the 80-minutes session, focused on either empirical research or conceptual, philosophical, historical, or methodological issues. A discussant highlights and integrates the contribution of various speakers in the symposium and moderates questions from the audience. Chairpersons are encouraged to integrate related work.

Panels consist of 3 to 5 speakers selected for some shared interest in an area. Panelists respond to one or more questions or issues, with time allotted for interaction among the speakers and audience. A panel discussion is organized by a chairperson who serves as the session’s moderator

Papers are 20-minute presentations focused on empirical research or conceptual, philosophical, historical, or methodological issues. Papers will be organized into symposia by the conference committee.

Posters report empirical research organized into one session, during which attendees are invited to review the research presented and discuss findings with poster presenter.

WORKSHOPS

Workshop #1

Learning in the Workplace: Using Performance Diagnostics to Improve Staff Performance

Dr. Elizabeth Sellinger, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Institute of Professional Practice

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The workshop will define OBM/Performance Management and Performance Diagnostics and describe the

levels of analysis applied to organizations. It will identify strategies for implementing more positive

consequences and improving the quality of behavioral feedforward and feedback and help participants become

familiar with a case example utilizing performance management procedures within an educational setting.

Workshop #2

A Behavioral Approach to Language Assessment for Children with Autism

Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Sundberg and Associates

This workshop will describe the application of Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior to language

assessment for children with special needs. Participants will learn how to use The Verbal Behavior Milestones

Assessment and Placement Program (The VB-MAPP) as a way to identify a child’s existing language and social

skills. In addition, participants will learn how to use the VB-MAPP Barriers Assessment as a way to identify

potential language, learning, or social barriers that may be impeding a child’s skill acquisition. Participants will

then learn how to use the results of a child’s VB-MAPP assessments to identify intervention priorities and

establish IEP goals.

Invited Speakers: Dr. Amanda Kelly (Behavior Babe) will present via webcast on Public Policy

and Julie Riley will present on using ABA with teachers and school districts.

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BEHAVIOR ANALYST SPOTLIGHT

EVAN DART, PH.D., BCBA-D

Evan is assistant professor in the school psychology program at the

University of Southern Mississippi. He received his Ph.D. From LSU

and is a AAAA Certified School Psychologist and Licensed

Psychologist as well as a BCBA-D. His research interests fall within the

scope of school-based behavioral interventions implemented within a

multi-tiered system of supports. Specifically, his interests encompass

peer management interventions, class-wide behavioral assessment,

treatment integrity, and visual analysis of single-case data. He conducts

investigations of these topics through the lens of behavior analysis

emphasizing feasibility.

USM APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS PROGRAM

Congrats to Charles Winstead & Madeline Potter for graduating last semester

STUDENT RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: PUBLICATIONS

HALLIE SMITH and HAILEY RIPPLE

Smith, H. M., Gadke, D. L, Stratton, K. K., Ripple, H. E., & Reisener, C. D., (in press). Providing

noncontingent access to music in addition to escape extinction as a treatment for liquid refusal in

a child with autism. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice.

SHENGTIAN WU

Wu, S., & Gadke, D. L., (2017). Improving oral reading fluency in elementary school children:

Comparing the effectiveness of repeated readings and video self-modeling. School Psychology

Forum: Research in Practice 11(3). 91-104.

REEVA MORTON

Morton, R. M., & Gadke, D. L., (2017). A comparison of math cover, copy, compare intervention

procedures for children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Online first. 1-5. DOI

10.1007/s40617-017-0181-0

Evan Dart, Ph.D., BCBA-D

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STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS: ABAI AUTISM 2018

Struna, E., Wu, S., Gadke, D.L., Henington, C. Targeting Quantity Discrimination Manipulative for a

Child With Autism and Developmental Delay.

White, A., Tritley, J., & Gadke, D. Targeting Sight Words Through Brief Experimental Analysis and

Evidence-Based Intervention for a Child with Autism.

White, A., Tritley, J., & Gadke, D. Targeting Academic Compliance Using Sight Words Through

Ratio Reinforcement Scheduling for a Child with Autism.

Ripple, H. E., Stratton, K. K., & Gadke, D. L. Stranger danger: an anti-abduction intervention for a

child with autism spectrum disorder.

Clarke, A. B., Cosgriff, A. M., Powell, M. B., & Gadke, D. L. A comparison of contingent and non-

contingent reinforcement for increasing mands in children with autism spectrum disorder.

Ferrigno, M., Cosgriff, A. M., & Gadke, D. L. Using a Brief Experimental Analyses to Improve

Reading Fluency With a Child With Autism.

Ferrigno, M., Cosgriff, A. M., McPhail, L., & Gadke, D. L. Pairing Positive Reinforcement With

Traditional Drill and Practice to Increase Sight Word Identification.

Anderson, M. A., Wu, S., McPhail, L., & Gadke, D. L. Increasing Sight Word Identification in A

Non-Verbal Child through Incremental Rehearsal.

Driskell, W. and Gadke, D. Using Parent Consultation to Teach Toileting Skills.

Driskell, W., Cruz-Lopez, I., Wu, S., Clarke, A., Anderson, M., Barry, N., Trice, S., Gadke, D.

Lets Play! A Play-based Intervention to Teach Play Skills to Children with Autism.

Powell, M. B., Illapperuma, C. R., Cosgriff, A. M., Weseloh, A., Ferrigno, M., & Gadke, D.L. A

Social Play Skills Intervention for Early Elementary Children With Autism.

Powell, M. B., & Gadke, D. L. Teaching a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder to Label Emotions.

Lipscomb, A. H., Clarke, A., Cruz-López, I., Mathis, E. S., Ripple, H. E., Gadke, D. L., Stratton, K.

K. Examining the Effectiveness of Preschool Life Skills in Nonverbal Children with Autism.

Mathis, E. S., Driskell, W., Powell, M. B., Lipscomb, A. H., Ripple, H. E., Gadke, D. L., Stratton,

K. K. Examining the Effectiveness of Preschool Life Skills in Verbal Children with Autism.

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hello BAAMS,

First, I would like to welcome all of our new Executive Committee Members! Thank you all for your willingness to serve and

help promote ABA across our state. I would also like to thank the outgoing members of the EC, Dan Gadke, Kate Kellum,

Keith Radley, Matt Davidson, Walt Chamberlain, Evan Dart, and Sarah Kowalczyk for your hard work over the past 3 years in

making BAMMS a successful and meaningful organization.

In February of 2018, BAAMS will celebrate its 3rd anniversary. Since the first meeting in February 2015, our membership has

grown from 33 founding members to 56 full members, 45 student members, and 6 affiliate members. I am excited to see this

growth continue and look forward to the upcoming events as ways to promote and advance behavior analysis in Mississippi.

One of the first events of the year is the Capitol Day at the Mississippi State Capitol on Tuesday, January 16 from 8:00 a.m. –

12:00 p.m. on the 1st Floor of the Capitol Rotunda. Please make plans to attend this event as a way to show our presence and

relevance in the state and with legislatures. Although the gains we have made with insurance coverage has been hugely

successful, there is still room to expand ABA coverage for other populations and into other settings. It is also important for

state legislatures to see the impact these changes have on families so we encourage practitioners to invite families to attend as

well.

I am also very excited about the 2nd annual BAAMS Conference on March 1 and 2, 2018 in Bay St. Louis, MS. Thank you to

the Conference Committee for working so hard to put this year’s conference together. We began working on the conference

last May and hope the early and hard work pays off! There will be approximately 14 CEUs offered across both days for

behavior analysts (and hopefully 10 for psychologists). Dr. Mark Sundberg will present a 4 hour workshop on the VB-MAPP

and Dr. Elizabeth Sellinger will present a 4 hour workshop on using Organization Behavior Management in the workplace.

As always, we welcome your input. Your support and participation in BAAMS helps the executive committee do more for

you! Please contact us at info@baams.org.

Thank you,

Dannell Roberts, Ph.D., BCBA-D

President – BAAMS