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| Faculty Research Productivity in Graduate Training Programs in ABA: How Important Is It? |
| Tuesday, May 31, 2016 |
| 8:00 AM–8:50 AM |
| Regency Ballroom D, Hyatt Regency, Gold West |
| Area: TBA/PRA; Domain: Translational |
| CE Instructor: David A. Wilder, Ph.D. |
| Chair: David A. Wilder (Florida Institute of Technology) |
| SHARON A. REEVE (Caldwell College) |
| MARK R. DIXON (Southern Illinois University) |
| Abstract: Dixon et al. (2015) ranked graduate programs in behavior analysis on the basis of their faculty research productivity. Although controversial, this paper prompted a number of responses from researchers and practitioners in ABA on the important of research in graduate ABA training and how to appropriately rank graduate programs according to the productivity of their faculty. The purpose of this panel is to continue that discussion in an open forum. The panel includes three members with experience in both research and practice in ABA. The panel will discuss the importance of research in graduate ABA training, the importance of formal ranking systems for graduate programs in ABA, whether programs should be ranked on additional factors, such as the research productivity of its students and / or graduates, and the relationship between research productivity and clinician competency. The panel will be chaired by a fourth participant with an interest in this topic. |
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