51st Annual Convention Preview – B. F. Skinner Lecture Series

The B. F. Skinner Lecture Series features distinguished speakers from fields other than behavior analysis. Presenters in this series were selected and invited by the area coordinators.
Applied Animal Behavior
Operationalizing Human-Animal Interaction: Defining, Measuring, and Overcoming Challenges

Angela Fournier
Department of Psychology, Bemidji State University
Behavioral Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Evaluating and Learning from Rewards: Insights from Dopamine

Patricia Janak
Johns Hopkins University
Clinical/Family/Behavioral Medicine
Managing Complex And Rapidly Evolving Behavior In People With Emerging Consciousness After Brain Injury

Eric Spier
Craig Hospital
Community, Social, and Sustainability Issues
Understanding and Informing the Federal Science Policy Ecosystem: Opportunities for Behavior Analysis

Juliane Baron
Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS)
Developmental Disabilities
Empowering Change through Trauma-Informed Care: An Opportunity for Learning, Reflection, and Innovation

John Keesler
Indiana University Bloomington
Education
Umbilical Leadership

Nombulelo Sume
Charles Duna Primary School
Lifespan Behavioral Development
The Digital Paradox: Why Smartphones Haven’t Made Us Happier and How to Reclaim Our Well-Being

Kostadin Kushlev
Georgetown University
Philosophical, Conceptual, and Historical Issues (PCH)
Behaviorism and the Mind of a Bee

Queen Mary, University of London
Practice
Brief Behavioral Activation: From Behavioral Roots to Transdiagnostic Clinical Applications

Carl Lejuez
Stony Brook University
Science
Choice Between Drug and Non-Drug Reinforcers in Rats: A Behavioral Economic Approach

David Kearns
American University