A number of May Institute clinicians are slated to present at the 46th Annual Conference of BABAT. The Massachusetts Professionals in Behavior Analysis conference will take place in Worcester, Mass., from October 15-17, 2025. Below, May staff are in bold.
Symposia May Institute will chair and present:
Juban, B. (Chair). (2025, October 16-17). Essential dynamics of reinforcement for practice [Conference symposium]. 2025 BABAT Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, United States.
Hozella, W. (2025, October 16-17). The effects of pace of instruction on skill acquisition and problem behavior [Conference presentation]. In
B. Juban (Chair) Essential dynamics of reinforcement for practice [Symposium]. 2025 BABAT Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, United States.
Rader, A. (2025, October 16-17). No such thing as a reinforcer: On the stability of reinforcement [Conference presentation]. In
B. Juban (Chair) Essential dynamics of reinforcement for practice [Symposium]. 2025 BABAT Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, United States.
Ricciardi, J. (Chair) (2025, October 16-17). Socially Valid, Person-Centered Approaches at Three Levels of Service: Individual, Classroom, and Center [Symposium]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA, United States.
Tackitt, K, Nutting, E., & Ricciardi, J. (2025, October 16-17). Social validity forward: Emphasizing autonomy, choice, and shared decision-making in behavior analytic practice. [Conference presentation] In
J. Ricciardi (chair) Socially Valid, Person-Centered Approaches at Three Levels of Service: Individual, Classroom, and Center [Symposium]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA.
Thorpe, C., & Ricciardi, J. (2025, October 16-17). Cultivating classroom confidence: Strengthening paraprofessionals instructional practices through targeted training and coaching. [Conference presentation] In
J. Ricciardi (chair) Socially Valid, Person-Centered Approaches at Three Levels of Service: Individual, Classroom, and Center [Symposium]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA. United States.
Richardson, E., Bellow, D., Anderson, B., & Weddle, S. (2025, October 16-17). Component analysis of an intervention to increase meaningful engagement in an adult day habilitation program setting. [Conference presentation] In
J. Ricciardi (Chair) Socially Valid, Person-Centered Approaches at Three Levels of Service: Individual, Classroom, and Center [Symposium]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA, United States.
Panel discussion:
Levy, M., Flaherty, R., Hozella, W., & Dyer, K., (2025, October 16-17). Interprofessional collaboration to support persons with profound autism: Examples of successes and recommendations for practitioners. [Panel discussion]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA, United States.
Workshops:
Baton, E., Utley, A., Robertson, F. (2025, October 16-17). Supporting school-based BCBA’s: Resolving ethical dilemmas [Workshop]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA.
Langone, S. & Parris, K. (2025, October 16-17). Ethical and social considerations in the use of protective equipment.[Workshop]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA, United States.
Ricciardi, J., Hozella, W., & Juban, B. (2025, October 16-17). Research in practice: How individuals and organizations can overcome barriers and engage research in practice. [Workshop]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA, United States.
Poster presentations:
Castillo, A., Theodore, M., Hozella, W., & Ricciardi, J., (2025, October 16-17). Teaching the golden rule: Differential reinforcement of other behavior, rule and statement of reinforcer loss for attention-maintained behavior [Poster]. 2025 BABAT Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, United States.
Drew, L. (2025, October 16-17). The use of continuous versus delayed prompting for building an imitative repertoire [Poster]. 2025 BABAT Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, United States.
Gunnlaugsdóttir Nielsen, S., Demeo, A., & Hozella, W., (2025, October 16-17). Using a DRO procedure and a discriminative stimulus to decrease perseverative talking of a 21-year-old student [Poster]. 2025 BABAT Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, United States.
Levy, M., Contois, K., Hozella, W., & Juban, B. (2025, October 16-17). School lunch exploration for picky eaters with profound autism [Poster]. 2025 BABAT Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, United States.
Other papers being presented:
Tackitt, K., Lionello-DeNolf, K., Olivieri, J., & Palmer, S. (2025, October 16-17). Implementation of behavioral strategies across diverse implementers and settings. [Conference presentation]. Annual Conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Worcester, MA, United States.
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