May Institute Clinicians Present at the 2025 Babat Conference

10/23/25

A number of May Institute clinicians presented at the 46th Annual Conference of BABAT, The Massachusetts Professionals in Behavior Analysis conference in Worcester, Mass., from October 15-17, 2025. Below, May staff are in bold.

Symposia May Institute chairs and presenters:

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.