Abstract

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Biography

Stephanie M. Peterson, Ph.D., is Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor Psychology at Western Michigan University.  She previously served as the Chair of the Department of Psychology for 8 years.  She earned her doctorate in Special Education at The University of Iowa in 1994.  Before coming to Western Michigan University, she taught at Gonzaga University, Utah State University, The Ohio State University, and Idaho State University.  Her primary research interests are behavior analytic assessment and treatment aimed at decreasing chronic severe behavior problems in children with developmental disabilities.  Specifically, she studies choice making, functional communication training, reinforcement-based interventions for children with problem behavior, and concurrent schedules of reinforcement in the treatment of severe problem behavior.  She also studies functional analysis of problem behavior and teleconsultation methods for assessment and treatment of problem behavior.  She also has interests in applications of behavior analysis to educational interventions and teacher/behavior analyst training. She has served on a variety of editorial boards, including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavior Analysis in Practice.  Most recently, she served as the editor of Behavior Analysis in Practice for four years.  In the past, she also served as a Senior Editor for Education and Treatment of Children for many years.  She served two 3-year terms on the Board of Directors for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and served by gubernatorial appointment on the Michigan Board of Behavior Analysts, Michigan’s licensing board for behavior analysts.  She served as the President of the licensing board for two years.  In addition to these leadership responsibilities, she serves as Director for the Kalamazoo Autism Center and the Autism Center of Excellence on Western Michigan University’s campus.

Learning outcomes

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Level: Coming Soon

Target audience: Coming Soon

Duration: 1hr 15 min

ABAA PDUs/BACB CEs: 1.5