Resolution of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan on "Facilitated Communication."

(Adopted at the 1998 Annual Convention)

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Summary: Numerous peer-reviewed scientific analyses have demonstrated that facilitated communication is not a reliable or valid communication method and should not be used.

Facilitated communication is a technique by which a "facilitator" physically supports the hand or arm of a communicatively impaired person while that person uses a keyboard, typewriter, or other pointing-based communication device. The proponents of facilitated communication claim that this technique is distinct from simple manual prompting and enables certain persons with autism and other developmental and physical disabilities to communicate. Numerous empirically based, peer-reviewed studies have demonstrated that facilitated communication is incapable of establishing "unexpected literacy" or producing valid messages above the facilitated individual's previously established communicative level.

Therefore, because it is the position of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM) that the use of any augmentative communication technique must be based upon clear, objective, and scientifically valid evidence that the augmented communications of any individual are reliably and unambiguously attributable to that individual, BAAM does not support or endorse the use of facilitated communication as a form of therapy, communications system, or a means of making important decisions relevant to individuals whose communication is facilitated. In particular, communication arising from the use of facilitated communication should not be used to confirm or deny accusations of abuse, neglect, or other crimes, and should not be used to make decisions concerning treatment, diagnosis, housing, or custody. BAAM strongly endorses and encourages the development, scientific validation, and use of augmentative and alternative communication techniques and demonstrably effective treatments designed to establish functional independent living skills in all persons with disabilities. 

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		Signatories* (Become a Signatory)
Sheree Adams MA student University of Auckland, Psychology Department Auckland, New Zealand Bill Ahearn, Ph.D., BCBA Director of Research New England Center for Children (NECC) Boston, Massachusetts Larry Alferink Professor of Psychology Illinois State University Norma, Illinois Aliya Aliyeva Vienna, Austria Natalie Allen Assistant Professor Weber State University Ogden, Utah Stephanie Ammari, MS Positive Behavior Support Specialist JVS Southfield, MI Michelle Anderson Doctoral Student Ohio State University Columbus, OH Stephen Anderson Executive Director Summit Educational Resources Getzville, NY Marlene Andrews Instructor University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Robert Angel Professor Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia Heather M. Anson, M.S., LLP, BCBA Behavior Consultant Eastern Michigan University Kenneth Antkowiak Placement Coordinator Community Support & Treatment Services Ann Arbor, Michigan Iris Arnadottir Parent and Teacher Reykjavik, Iceland Maria Arnold, M.Ed., BCBA Director of Educational Services Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center Rutgers University, New Jersey Erik Arntzen Professor Akershus University College Lillestrøm, Norway Megan Atthowe University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Sarah Attwood Consultant Sd Associates Windsor. Vermont Smita Awasthi M.A., BCBA Behavior Analyst ABA Dubai, United Arab Emirates & Delhi, India Rowland P. Barrett, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Brown Medical School Lisa Barsness Clinic Director Minnesota Early Autism Project Albertville, Minnesota Lori Bechner Clinical Director Educational Partnership for Instructing Children Paramus, NJ Ann Beirne YAI-NYL Lifestart Global Autism Project Sunnyside, New York Max Belcher, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Baker College of Flint Flint, Michigan Christine Bennett Autism Consultant University of Washington Autism Center Tacoma, WA Louis Bersine Psychologist Pathways Community Mental Health Escanaba, Michigan Alison Betz Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Jeremy Biesbrouck Psychological Services Intern Sierra Regional Center Sparks Nevada University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Sarah Birch MS.ed Doctoral Student CUNY/Graduate Center New York, New York Travis Blevins Behavior Analyst Imagine! Colorado Lafayette, Colorado Andy Bondy President Pyramid Educational Consultants Marilyn Bonem Associate Professor Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI Sebastien Bosch, Ph.D., B.C.B.A. Clinical Director California Unified Service Providers, LLC. Maria Bowden Teacher Alpine Learning Group, Inc. Bob Bowdey PhD Candidate George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Thomas Boyle Clinical Psychologist Springfield, New Jersey Paul Brandon Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Lynn Brandsma Assistant Professor of Psychology Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rick Brigham Associate Professor of Special Education Graduate School of Education, George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Ute Bristow ABA Therapist Graz, Steiermark, Austria Jessica Broome University of North Texas Denton, Texas Brenna Bry Professor and Department Chair Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ William Bryan Behavior Analyst Gilchrist County School Board Trenton, Florida Suzanne Buchanan Psychologist COSAC Ewing, NJ Jennifer Bullock Eastern Michigan University Curt Burgess Professor University of California Riverside, CA Eric Burkholder, Ph.D. Behavior Specialist Dublin Unified School District Dublin, California Heidi Calverley Program Manager Fabrizio/Moors Consulting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Anthony Cammilleri, Ph.D. Director of Education Child Study Center Cathy Cancilla Senior Therapist Kinark Child and Family Services Markham, Ontario, Canada Eric Carlson, Ph.D. Director Applied Learning Systems Gary Carone President PsychSystems PC Wayne, MI James Carr Associate Professor of Psychology Western Michigan University Todd M. Castine M.S. BCBA Clinical Coordinator Advocacy & Resource Center Meghan Caswell Graduate Student Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI A Charles Catania Professor Dept of Psychology University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Baltimore, MD Joseph Cautilli, Ph.D., LPC, BCBA Clinical Director of Teams-Children Crisis Treatment Center Adjunct Faculty St. Joseph's University Children Crisis Treatment Center St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA President ABA's Autism Special Interest Group 1998-2006 Hoboken, New Jersey Jessica Chen BCABA Sd Associates Londonderry, Vermont Eric Chubb Behavior Analyst Greene Valley Developmental Center Greeneville, TN Regina Claypool-Frey Parent of a developmentally disabled child Eugene, Oregon Theresa Clevenger Program Specialist The New England Center for Children Ira Cohen Laboratory Head NYS Institute for Basic Research Marlene Cohen Director, Adult and Transitional Services Division The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center Craig Coles Behavior Analyst Richmond, Virginia Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health (CSMMH) Amherst, NY USA Rod Conard President Conard Associates Inc. Nashua, NH Samantha Conroy Senior Therapist Kinark Child and Family Services Markha, Ontario, Canada Angela Cornick Director ABA Program & Psychology Services St. Amant Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Shauna Courtney Director Summit Learning Center Alpharetta, Georgia Thomas Cunningham Limited License Psychologist Kalamazoo Behavioral Services Kalamazoo MI Aubrey Daniels Chairman Aubrey Daniels International (ADI) Atlanta, GA Molly Day Masters Student University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Jennifer Delaney, MS, BCBA, LLP Limited Licensed Psychologist William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Michigan Nancy Defina Clinical Supervisor Kinark Child and Family Services Markham Ontario Canada Dennis J. Delprato, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Chata A. Dickson, M.S., BCBA Graduate Student West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Florence DiGennaro Doctoral Candidate Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Karola Dillenburger Senior Lecturer (i.e., Associate Prof) Queen's University of Belfast Lisa Dobbin Associate / Business Director All The World's A Stage Sterling Heights, MI Corrine Donley, Ed.D. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (retired) Oshkosh, WI Wendy Donlin Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Michael Dorsey Associate Professor Simmons College Boston, MA Teresa Doughty, PhD Associate Professor Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Joe Dracobly University of North Texas Denton, Texas Amy K. Drayton Doctoral Student Eastern Michigan University Erick Dubuque Doctoral Student University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Megan Duffy Graduate Student Caldwell College Caldwell, NJ Sarah Dunkel Student Grand Valley State University & Southern Illinois University Zachariah Dugger Graduate Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Halina Dziewolska, Ms.Ed., BCBA Adjunct Faculty / BCBA mentor St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Janet Ellis Professor University of North Texas-Department of Behavior Analysis Denton, Texas Erica Epstein-Calleia, M.A., BCBA Behavior Analyst Brooklyn, NY Barbara Esch Speech Pathologist Esch Behavior Consultants, Inc. Kalamazoo, Michigan John Esch Consultant Esch Behavior Consultants, Inc Kalamazoo, MI Francesca degli Espinosa PhD Student University of Southampton Southampton, United Kingdom Stephen Eversole Owner/Behavior Analyst Behavior Development Solutions Woodbury, Connecticut Sjofn Evertsdottir University of Iceland, Psychology Reykjavík, Iceland Michael Fabrizio Director of Clinical Services Fabrizio/Moors Consulting Seattle, Washington Thorhallur Flosason Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Rhiannon Fante Graduate Assistant Western Michigan University Kalamazoo. Michigan Daniela Fazzio Coordinator of Treatment Programs St Amant Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Maurice Feldman Professor Dept. of Child and Youth Studies Brock University William Flood Clinical Director May South Orange Park, FL, USA Andrew Fox Graduate Assistant Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI Mitch Fryling Doctoral Student University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Jeff Garito Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis Lebanon, Pennsylvania Brandon Gaudiano, Ph.D. Research Fellow Brown Medical School Providence, Rhode Island Gary Gerber Clinical Director Acquired Brain Injury Behaviour Service West Park Healthcare Centre Toronto ON Canada Joanne Gerenser Executive Director Eden II Programs Staten Island, NY Peter F. Gerhardt, Ed.D. Gerhardt Autism/Aspergers Consultation Group, LLC Patrick Ghezzi Director, Behavior Analysis Program University of Nevada-Reno Reno, Nevada Tamela Giddings Behavior Analyst University of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL Jill Gillett Doctoral Student Utah State University Logan, UT Laraine Glidden Professor and Chair, Psychology St. Mary's College of Maryland St Mary's City, Maryland Joseph Golson Doctoral Student Eastern Michigan University Brian Gorman, M.Sc., J.D. Assistant Professor Towson University Towson, Maryland Richard Graff Program Director The New England Center for Children Kristin Grandner Programme Consultant The TreeHouse Trust Alicia Grauvogel PhD Student University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Nicole Gravina Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Gina Green Private practice, Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Lecturer University of North Texas & San Diego State University Douglas Greer Professor of Education and Psychology Columbia University Graduate School and Teachers College		Kristín Guðmundsdóttir, MS, BCBA Adjunct University of Akureyri Akureyri, Iceland Peggy Halliday Virginia Institute of Autism Charlottesville, Virginia Harold Hanson Behavior Analyst 3 Northwestern Community Support Services Moorhead, Minnesota Scott W. Harrington, Ph.D., BCBA Youth Transitions Director Research and Educational Planning Center College of Education University of Nevada, Reno Sandra Harris Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Rutgers, The State University A. Celeste Harvey Behavior Analyst Director-Middle Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Rebecca Hatton Psychologist Ann Arbor Joanne Hee Retired (psychologist) Ypsilanti, Michigan James Herbert Professor of Psychology, Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Felix Hognason Social Ed. Svaedisskrifstofa Reykjanes Reykjavik, Iceland Steve Holburn Research Scientist Institute for Basic Research Staten Island, New York William Holcomb Program Director The New England Center for Children Andrea Holladay, M.A., BCBA Behavior Analyst Miami, Florida Nan Holmes Private Practice Ypsilanti, MI Peter Holmes Ph.D. AI Consultant to School Districts Ypsilanti, MI Per Holth Researcher The Behavior Center Oslo, Norway Katherine Holverstott Behavioral Consultant Van Buren Intermediate School District Lawrence, MI Bill Hopkins Emeritus Professor, Organizational Psychology Auburn University Atlanta, GA William Hopkins Program Director Sunland at Marianna Marianna, Florida Gary Hotson Behaviour Analyst St. Amant Centre Erin Houghton, BCBA Behavior Analyst/Special Education Teacher Joel Hundert Director Behaviour Institute, Hamilton, Ontario Christopher Hurley Attorney at Law Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. Chicago, Illinois Laura Hutt M.S., CCC/SLP, BCBA Director of Speech and Language The New England Center for Children Cloyd Hyten, Ph.D., CPT Associate Professor University of North Texas Denton, Texas Abdulrazaq Imam John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio Ester Ingvarsdóttir Parent and psychology student Reykjavík, Iceland Einar Ingvarsson Assistant Professor of Psychology Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio Cammarie Johnson Program Director The New England Center for Children Kent Johnson Founder & Executive Director Morningside Academy Seattle, Washington Sue Johnson Ontario Association for Behavior Analysis Ontario, Canada James Johnston Auburn University Professor and Director, Applied Behavior Analysis Program Clay Jones Resident Physician Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Nashville, Tennessee Sigridur Loa Jonsdottir Clinical Psychologist State Diagnostic and Counseling Center Kópavogur, Iceland James Kauffman Professor Emeritus University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia James H. Kaye, Ph.D., NCSP Licensed Psychologist and Adjunct Professor Kalamazoo RESA and Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Valerie Kaye Assistant Director of UNR Early Autism Childhood Program University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Shanti Kilduff President Philippine Association for Behavior Analysis Mickey Keenan Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Distinguished Community Fellow University of Ulster Fred Kemp, PhD CEO Quixte Consulting, Inc. Olympia, Washington Ken Kerr A/Principal Psychologist Western Care Charlotte Kimmel, Ph.D Director of Psychology Services Mexia, Texas Anita Kliewer M. Ed In-Home-Trainer Sanger, Texas John Knapp Psychology Department Head Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Ellen Koch Assistant Professor Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Jeana Koerber Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Dennis Kolodziejski Chair-Psychology Department Western New England College Springfield, MA Matthew Korolden Behavior Support Specialist/Transition Coordinator Sanilac Intermediate School District Sandusky, MI Jerilyn Krug St. Lawrence University (alumna) New City, New York Mary Kubala Program Manager Northwest Behavioral Associates Kirkland, Washington Gerald Lachter Professor & Chairperson Department of Psychology C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University Brookville, New York James Laidler Portland State University Portland, Oregon Robert LaRue Assistant Professor Dougalss Developmental Disabilities Center/Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Angela Lebbon Graduate Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Laurie Leeming Senior Behavioural Therapist The Summit Centre for Preschool Children with Autism Windsor, Ontario, Canada Laura Leister Behavior Therapist--Masters Level, Limited Licensed Psychologist Ypsilanti, MI Marissa Levesque Applied Behaviour Analysis Senior Tutor St. Amant Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Sandra M Levine, LLP Woodlands Behavioral Healthcare Network Cassopolis, MI Jennifer L'Heureux Clinical Behavioral Psychologist Franklin County Mental Health Ottawa, Kansas Myrna Libby Program Director New England Center for Children Scott Lilienfeld Associate Professor Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Brian Liu-Constant, Ed.S., BCBA Assistant Director of Clinical Services Melmark New England Woburn, Massachusetts John Lloyd Professor University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Dr. Michael Loibl Practicing Veterinarian Fairbanks, AK Christopher E. Lothamer Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Charles A. Lyons, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Eastern Oregon University Badgley Hall Science Center La Grande, OR Amy Macfarlane ABA / Verbal Behavior Consultant Private Practice Kalamazoo, MI Atli Magnusson Behavior Analyst The State Diagnostic and Counselling center in Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland Susan Makdisi Graduate Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Paul Malanga Behavior Analyst Arlington Developmental Center Arlington, Tennessee Kristina Madeleine School Social Worker Fraser Public Schools Fraser, MI Richard Malott Professor of Psychology Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Lisa Manthey Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student, Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI Allie Marcus Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida Kristine Marino Associate Behavior Analyst Connecticut Center for Child Development Milford, Connecticut Shona Marston M.Ed. BCBA Treasurer Vermont Association for Behavior Analysis Neil Martin Senior Behaviour Analyst The TreeHouse Trust Dr. Rosa C. Martinez Behavior Analyst/ Educational Director The Children's Center for Early Learning Brooklyn, New York Selma Martinez, M.S.Ed., BCBA ABA/VB Consultant ABA Chicago, Inc. Wauconda, Illinois Tiffany Martoccio Graduate Student Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Keith Massel, Ph.D., BCBA Director Vista Psychological Center, Los Angeles, California Erik Mayville, Ph.D., BCBA Clinical Director Institute for Educational Planning Stephen Mayville, Ph.D., BCBA Clinical Psychologist Reno, Nevada Jodi Mazaleski BCBA Behavior Analyst Newtown, Connecticut Janet McCrea-Mathews, M.S.W. Clinical Social Worker, Retired Center For Forensic Psychiatry Ann Arbor, Michigan Brandon McCord Behavior Analyst Midsouth Behavior Clinic Bartlett, TN Chris McDonough Director of Education Hawthorne Country Day School Hawthorne, NY Moira McGlynn Mental Health Clinician, LLP Community Mental Health Holland, MI Scott McKenzie Director of Behavioral Services / Behavior Analyst Louisville, KY Bethany McNamara Director of Professional Development New England Center for Children Charles Merbitz Professor and Director, ABA Specialization Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago, IL Caio Miguel Program Specialist New England Center for Children and Northeastern University Southborough, Massachusetts Michael Miklos Educational Consultant Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Raymond Miltenberger Professor of Psychology North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Siri Ming Behavior Analyst Redwood Coast Regional Center Eureka, California Paolo Moderato, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of Parma, Italy John D. Molteni, Ph.D., BCBA Senior Behavior Analyst The Center for Children with Special Needs Heather Morrison Program Specialist New England Center for Children Joseph Morrow President, Applied Behavior Consultants Sacramento, California Alison Moors Director of Outreach Services Fabrizio/Moors Consulting Seattle, Washington James Mosely President Moseve Behaviour Consultation and Practices Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mark Mostert Professor Regent University Virginia Beach, VA Dennis Mozingo Assistant Professor of Pediatrics University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Oliver Mudford Director of Applied Behaviour Analysis Programme University of Auckland, New Zealand James A. Mulick, Ph.D. Professor in Pediatrics & Psychology The Ohio State University H. Allen Murphy Associate in Psychology Florida State University at Panama City David Myers Professor of Psychology Hope College Hope, Michigan Albert Neal Professor Emeritus Psychology Department Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Nancy Neef Professor The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio G. Gail Neffinger, PhD Clinical Psychologist Nyack, NY John Neill, PhD, BCBA Associate Professor of Psychology Elizabeth M. Nelson Graduate Student Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Bobby Newman Director Rroom to Grow Long beach Long Island University Crighton Newsom Chief Psychologist Southwest Ohio Developmental Center Katie Nicholson Autism Specialist Fairfield, CT Megan Nollet Graduate Student University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV David Nolley, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist, Diplomate, Am. Board of Professional Psychology San Francisco, California Teresa Nooney Panama City, FL Matthew Normand Assistant Professor Florida Institute of Technology Rob Ober CEO Boulder, Colorado Shari O'Boyle School Psychologist Ionia County Intermediate School District Ionia, MI Jan Oliver School Psychologist Muskegon, MI Nancy O'Mara Communication Specialist FEAT-WI Madison, Wisconsin Effie O'Neal Educator Red Oak ISD Red Oak, Texas Matthew Osborne Graduate Student Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida Jason Otto Director of Behavior Analysis Greene Valley Developmental Center Greeneville, Tennessee		Sara Pahl Consultant Fabrizio/Moors Consulting Seattle, Washington Joel Parish Behavior Analyst HomeLife, Inc. Kalamazoo, Michigan Kim Parker Senior Therapist Kinark Child and Family Services Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joseph Pear Professor University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Lawrence Perlman Clinical Asst Professor (Psychiatry) U of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Lora Perry, MS, BCBA Executive Director Providence's Merrymeeting Center for Child Development Anna Petursdottir Assistant Professor of Psychology Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas Anna-Lind Petursdottir R eykjavik, Iceland Brady Phelps Professor of Psychology South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Cynthia Pietras Assistant Professor of Psychology Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Amanda Pikarsky Grad Student Caldwell College Caldwell, New Jersey Jennifer Plante Speech/Language Pathologist Shelby, Ohio Stephanie Pocius Associate Behavior Analyst CT Center for Child Development & University of N. Texas Lewis Polsgrove Professor Emeritus Indiana University School of Education Bloomington, Indiana Daniel Pope School Social Worker Flint Community Schools Flint, MI Janet G Pope Teacher Flint Community Schools Flint, MI Carole Porcari Ph.D Student, Clinical Psychology and Mother of an Autistic Child Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI David Powsner M.Ed. BCBA Chair Vermont Association for Behavior Analysis Albert Prince Vice-President Marietta Psychological Services Marietta, Ohio Patrick Quinn Licensed Health Service Provider Psychologist NorthEast Psychiatric and Psychological Insitute Concord, North Carolina Jennifer Quinones Ph.D. Student University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Conny Raaymakers Graduate Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Jeremy Rafacz Graduate Student University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Ragnar Ragnarsson Reykjavík, Iceland Richard Rakos Professor of Psychology Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH Jennifer Ramer, MA Portage, MI James Randi Founder James Randi Educational Foundation Christine Ratcliff Board Certified Behavior Analyst Tallahassee, Florida Derek Reed Doctoral Student in School Psychology Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Melisa Reed Associate Professor Marshall University Huntington, WV Kenneth F. Reeve Chair, Psychology Caldwell College Caldwell, NJ Sharon Reeve Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Applied Behavior Analysis Caldwell College Caldwell, NJ David Reitman Associate Professor Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jose Rios Behavior Analyst Los Angeles Sarah Roddy Graduate Student National University of Ireland, Galway Galway, Ireland Scott Roderick MA, BCBA Behavior Analyst The Center for Children with Speical Needs Glastonbury, CT Michelle Rone-DePolo Child Psychologist Akron Children's Hospital Ruth Rosin New York City Kathy Ruhl Head, Educational and School Psychology and Special Education Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA Julio Ruiz Associate Behavior Analyst Connecticut Center for Child Development Kenneth Rusiniak Professor Eastern Michigan University Ypsilnati, MI Melanie Russom Special Education Teacher Early Intervention Provider Mechanicville, New York Susan Rvachew Associate Professor McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada Amy Rzepka Psychologist (LLP) Ypsilanti, MI Edward Sabornie Professor NC State University Raleigh, North Carolina Glen Sallows Director Wisconsin Early Autism Project, Inc. Madison, WI Dana Salinger BCBA Program Manager Northwest Behavioral Associates Kirkland, Washington Rachael Sautter, MA Behavior Analysis Doctoral Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Henry Schlinger, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology California State University, Los Angeles & Northridge Gabriel Schnerch Clinical Consultant, ABA Program St. Amant Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Laura Schreibman Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California Ilene Schwartz Professor and Chair Special Education University of Washington Seattle, Washington Jack Scott Associate Professor, Department of Exceptional Student Education Florida Atlantic University Amy Scrima Psychology instructor and Doctoral Candidate Lake Michigan College and Western Michigan University St. Joseph, MI Richard Seim Doctoral Student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Howard Shane Director of Communication Disorders Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Michael Shermer Publisher, Skeptic Magazine, Contributing Editor, Scientific American Murray Sidman Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Jeff Sigafoos Professor of Education School of Education, The Universty of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Zuilma Sigurdardottir Associate Professor University of Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland Jon Sigurjonsson Post-Graduate Research National University of Ireland, Galway Galway, Ireland Jacob Silver President Huron Mountain Research Services, LLC Caroline Simard Clinical Consultant ABA Program St. Amant Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Leslie Sinclair, A CCC/SLP BCBA Director Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism Cleveland, Ohio Isaac Singer Graduate Student Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Timothy Sinnott Behavior Analyst Ann Arbor, MI Andrew Skolnick, M.S. Executive Director Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health Amherst, New York Jerzy Siuta Psychology Professor, Head of the Unit of Behavioral Psychology Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland Susan Smethurst Special Education specialist Toronto District School Board Toronto, Ontario, Canada M Cecil Smith Professor of Educational Psychology Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Tristram Smith Assistant Professor Pediatrics University of Rochester Medical Center Jennifer Sobie Doctoral student Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Mary Spence School Psychologist Washtenaw Intermediate Sc hool District Ann Arbor, MI Amanda Spitzer ABA Specialist Marlborough Public Schools Marlborough, MA Gudny Stefansdottir ABA Autism Early Intervention Consultant State Diagnostic and Counselling Center Reykjavík, Iceland Carl E. Stephens Ph.D., C. Psych President and CEO St. Amant Centre Vincent Strully, Jr. Executive Director The New England Center for Children Jane Sturgell School Psychologist Fraser Public Schools Macomb Twp., MI Ingibjörg Sveinsdóttir Clinical Psychologist - BCBA Heilsugæsla Höfuðborgarsvæðisins Hafnarfjörður, Iceland Elizabeth Swatsky Autism Support Coordinator Ann Arbor Public Schools Ann Arbor, Michigan Bridget Taylor, PsyD, BCBA Co-founder and Director Alpine Learning Group Paramus , New Jersey (Reaffirmed, 02-26-2008) Bill Therrien Assistant Professor of Special Education Miami University Oxford, OH Salome Thorisdottir President Icelandic Association of Social Eductors Reykjavik, Iceland Bruce Thyer Professor of Social Work Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Jeffrey Tiger, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders Monroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska Shelin Tkatch, M.D. Parent Surrey, British Colombia, Canada James T. Todd, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Eastern Michigan University Fabio Tosolin President Association for Advancement of Radical Behavior Analysis (AARBA) Milan, Italy Gina Truesdell-Todd Clinical Behavior Analyst Behavioral Building Blocks, P.C. Lincoln Park, MI Roberto Truzoli Researcher University of Milan Milan, Italy Errion Turner Teacher Douglas Public Schools Jerome Ulman Professor of Special Education Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Kenneth Varnadoe, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist & BCBA Varnadoe & Associates, P.A. St. Petersburg, Florida Tricia Vause Assistant Professor Brock University Joel Vidovic Coordinator and Behavioral Specialist STARS School/Behavior Analysts, Inc. Walnut Creek, California Silvia von Kluge, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Eastern Michigan Unviersity Ypsilanti, MI Stuart Vyse, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Connecticut College Lynda Hauber Wall Speech Pathologist, Associate Behavior Analyst The Merrymeeting Center for Child Development Bath, Maine Michael Walraven Professor of Psychology Jackson Community College Jackson Michigan Thomas Waltz Researcher University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Benjamin M. Washburn, MA Behavior Analyst Fort Wayne State Developmental Center Fort Wayne, Indiana Jennifer Wasson Graduate Student Eastern Michigan Uiversity Ypsilanti, Michigan Jennifer Watts Senior Therapist Kinark Child & Family Services Pickering, Ontario, Canada Daniel Wegner Professor of Psychology Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Michael Weinberg Vice President Professional Education Resources and Conference Services Milford, Massachusetts Ronald Weisman Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada Christina Whalen, PhD, BCBA Founder, Chief Science Officer TeachTown Seattle, Washington USA Jill White Behavior Analyst University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Stacy White Instructor Therapist Lake Ridge Community Support Services Ajax, Ontario, Canada David Wilder Associate Professor Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida Mark Wildmon, Ph.D. Behavioral Consultant Spectrum Educational Solutions LLC Tupelo, Mississippi Andrew Wiley Senior Research Associate Center for Social Development and Education, Univesity of Massachusetts, Boston Boston, MA Ginger Wilson Doctoral Student University of Nevada Reno Reno, NV Byron Wine Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida Vincent Winterling National Coordinator, Neurodevelopmental Disorders Devereux Vineland, NJ Kirsten M. Wirth, M.A., C. Psych. Candidate Behaviour Analyst, Psychology Services St. Amant Centre Charles Wood Assistant Professor University of North Carolina-Charlotte Charlotte, Norrth Carolina W. Scott Wood, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Drake University Des Moines, IA Tony Wu, Ph.D. NCSP Diamond Bar, CA Joseph Wyatt Professor of Psychology Marshall University Anna Zaleska Young Behavior Analyst The Faison School for Autism Richmond, Virginia C.T. Yu Associate Professor University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
*Signatory listing is a purely voluntary show of support. It is not a vote or official membership action of BAAM. Listing here does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of this resolution by the employers or supervisors of the individuals listed. Affiliation and position are included for identification purposes only and do not necessarily constitute an endorsement of this resolution by the institutions or organizations listed. The signatory feature was intiated June 2005.

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BAAM Statement of Purpose

The Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan has been organized to support and promote scientific research on the basic principles of behavior and the extension of those principles to create demonstrably effective and humane outcome-based therapies with the primary goal of establishing and enhancing functional independent living skills.

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