8:30-4:00

Conference Registration:  HEARN FOYER in MARRIOTT

9:00-8:00

Silent Auction Open in WINSTON Room in MARRIOTT:  Place Your Bids!

9:00-12:00

╪* Pre-Conference Workshop I:

Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Sundberg & Associates

Preparing a Child for Transitions to Less Restrictive Educational Settings

╪* Pre-Conference Workshop II:

Duke Schell, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Director of Psychology, J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center

Ethical Issues Posed by Behavior Analysis in Psychology

╪* Pre-Conference Workshop III:

Richard Saunders, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, & Muriel Saunders, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas

A Weight Loss Program for Individuals with Disabilities

12:00-1:30

Lunch on Your Own

Poster Set Up in HEARN FOYER in MARRIOTT

1:30-2:00

Welcome to the 23^rd Annual NCABA Conference

Mark Stafford, M.A., LPA, BCBA, NCABA President and Director, The Mariposa School

· Fred Keller Excellence in Behavior Analysis Award

· Technical Utilization Award

· Student Scholarship Award

·“Do Things” Award

2:00-3:00

*Invited Address: Carol Pilgrim, Ph.D., Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

What’s all this about Translational Research?

3:10-4:10

*Invited Address: Timothy D. Ludwig, Ph.D., Professor, Appalachian State University

"Letta Meta make Ya Betta!"

4:20-5:50

◊NCABA Conference Student Symposium

Chair: Susan D. Flynn, M.A., BCBA, NCABA Student Representative, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

·  Megan Brandon, B.A., East Carolina University (Think Function: Treating a Child with Autism who Repeatedly Asked Questions and then Answered Himself)

·  Adrienne Anderson, M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Effects of Peer-Mediated Social Skill Instruction on Latino Students’ Social Interactions with Non-Latino Peers)

·  Kelly L. Hayes, B.A., East Carolina University (It’s More Than Just a Game: Teaching Peer Engagement Skills to a Child with Autism)

·  Ozalle M. Toms, M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte (The Effects of Check-in Check-out on the Social and Academic Planning and Outcomes of African American Males)

·  Ashley Bouknight Wingard, M.S., East Carolina University (Think Function: Unique Aspects of Treating a Middle School Adolescent Female with Mental Health Issues) 

5:50-6:20

Student Gathering / Promoting Student Involvement: Susan D. Flynn, M.A., BCBA, NCABA Student Representative, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (host)

Student Representative Nominees Should be Present

6:30-7:30

NCABA Poster Session  (Free Beer & Snacks—Cash Bar Available)

8:00-4:00

Conference Registration:  HEARN FOYER in MARRIOTT

9:00-7:00

Silent Auction Open in WINSTON Room in MARRIOTT:  Place Your Bids!

8:15-9:15

*Bethany Smith, M.Ed., Fred Spooner, Ph.D., Charlie Wood, Ph.D., & Diane Browder,  Ph.D.(University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

The Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Teaching Science to Students with Autism 

*Ruth Hurst, Ph.D., BCBA-D & Robert Miller, Ph.D. (Central Regional Hospital)
Enhancements to Environments and Programs in a State Hospital for Individuals with Mental Illness:  The Role of the Behavior Analytic Framework

*Chad E. Drake, Ph.D. (University of South Carolina at Aiken)

On Key Presses and Cognition: Analyzing Complex Human Behavior with the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure

9:30-10:30

*Charles L. Wood, Ph.D., Julie L. Thompson, M.Ed., & Keri S. Bethune, M.Ed., BCBA. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

Academic Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Rod Realon, M.A.

The Supports Intensity Scale in North Carolina

*Christine E. Hughes, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Wilmington)

Timeout from Positive Reinforcement: Context Effects

10:45-11:45

*Bethany Smith, M.Ed., Fred Spooner, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Bree Jimenez, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) & Diane Browder, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) 
Teaching Science to Students with Developmental Disabilities 

*Muriel Saunders, Ph.D. (University of Kansas)

Return to the Good Behavior Game

◊R. Trent Codd III, Ed.S., LPC, Michael P. Twohig, Jesse M. Crosby & Angela Enno (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Center of WNC, PA)

Treatment of Three Anxiety Disorder Cases with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in a Private Practice.

11:45-1:15

Lunch on Your Own

1:15-2:15

*Invited Address: Richard Saunders, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, University of Kansas

Down the NIH Funding and Consulting Highways Via ABA

2:30-3:30

*Invited Address: Dennis H. Reid, Ph.D., BCBA, Director, Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center 

How Practitioners Can Maintain Current Knowledge in Behavior Analysis (And Some Consequences if We Don’t)

3:45-4:45

*Invited Address: Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Sundberg and Associates

The Role of Multiple Control and Covert Verbal Behavior in the Study of Complex Behavior

5:00-6:00

*Panel: Ya-yu Lo, Ph.D. (chair), Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Presenters TBA

Licensing Behavior Analysts in North Carolina: HB487 & Beyond

6:00-7:00

Silent Auction in WINSTON Room in MARRIOTT:  Final Bids by 7:00!!

7:30-11:00

NCABA Social: GAINS BALLROOM in EMBASSY SUITES

(Food, Beverages, and Music)

8:00-12:00

Conference Registration: HEARN FOYER in MARRIOTT

8:30-9:30

NCABA Annual Business Meeting

Election Results for 2012, Conference 2013 Planning & More!

9:45-10:45

*Invited Address: Jim Bodfish, Ph.D., Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Might as Well Face It, They’re Addicted to Trains:  Behavioral Neuroscience of Reward in Autism

11:00-12:00

*Invited Address: Raymond C. Pitts, Ph.D., Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Delay Discounting: Implications for Behavior Analysis as a Translational Science

12:00-1:30

Lunch on Your Own

1:30-4:30

╪*Post-Conference Workshop IV:

Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Sundberg & Associates

Teaching Intraverbal Behavior to Children with Autism: Analysis, Assessment, and Intervention

╪*Post-Conference Workshop V:

Muriel Saunders, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, & Richard Saunders, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, University of Kansas

Functional Applications for Sound Generating Devices (Voice Output Communication Aides)

╪*Post-Conference Workshop VI:

Martin Ivancic, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Psychologist, J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center

Disability to Management: From Function to Treatment