Noé Erazo, M.A., a doctoral candidate in the Rightpath Research and Innovation Center in Child and Family Studies, was recently selected through a competitive application process to become a Research Scholar of the Spencer Foundation as part of their Research-Practice Partnership grant program. Mr. Erazo will join the study teams at NORC of the University of Chicago and its partners at The Catholic University of America and the National Migrant Seasonal Head Start Association. Mr. Erazo will join the study teams in exploration of data from the nationally-representative Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study (MSHS). He will partner with project investigators and the MSHS program in efforts to inform programs, policies, and services that promote the social, economic, and educational well-being of MSHS children and families.

Recent Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) graduate Dr. Marlesha Bell is quickly making her impact in the ABA community. She was recently selected to serve on the Black Applied Behavior Analysts (BABA)'s Advisory Board. The purpose of this organization includes, but is not limited to, providing a platform for minorities to have access to the field of ABA, provide awareness to minorities regarding common diagnosis of mental and behavioral health which will aim to desensitize common misconceptions, provide resources and cultural competence training to health care professionals in the field of behavior analysis as well as other professionals who make an impact on the success of individuals with disabilities, and to conduct further research that will increase the practical knowledge and application of ABA.

In addition, Dr. Bell was awarded the APA Division 25 Society of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Dissertation Award in Applied Research for her dissertation, Changing the culture of consent: Teaching young children personal boundaries. This award recognizes individuals whose recent doctoral research has significantly advanced applied knowledge about behavioral processes.

Dr. Bell is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of the Pacific.

Rose Iovannone, PhD has been invited to serve on the Delaware Autism Program Human Rights Committee. Invited members will meet virtually throughout the 2020-2021 year to review revisions to policies and practices related to ethical and humane treatment of participants to be in alignment with the revised Delaware State Code.

Dr. Nathan Maxfield, Associate Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders, has been invited to serve a third term on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. JSLHR publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles on the normal and disordered processes in speech, language, hearing, and related areas such as cognition, oral-motor function, and swallowing. The journal is an international outlet for both basic research on communication processes and clinical research pertaining to screening, diagnosis, and management of communication disorders as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. Dr. Maxfield reviews JSLHR submissions in his expertise areas of stuttering, speech production, and cognitive neuroscience.

On Friday, November 20, 2020, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) released an Interprofessional Collaboration Resource Document. he purpose of this resource document is to characterize professional behavior analysts' responsibility for interprofessional collaboration while engaged in the treatment of a variety of conditions. Trina Spencer, PhD, BCBA-D, Associate Professor in CFS Rightpath Research and Innovation Center led the workgroup responsible for its creation. More information about this resource document can be found here.

The Florida statewide Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) directors have unanimously decided for the health and safety of attendees foremost in mind, the 28th Annual CARD Conference will be a fully virtual experience. The dates will remain the same: January 15-17, 2021.

The conference will consist of live keynote presentations, an exhibitor area with ability to connect to exhibitors live and include more than usual networking opportunities with speakers and attendees.

For additional information, visit the conference website at: https://cardconference.info/2021-virtual/

Kimberly Johnson (MHLP)
Using Agent-Based Modeling to Improve HIV and Drug Abuse Service Systems Affected by COVID-19/Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology for Drug Use and HIV (Ce-PIM)
Sponsor: Northwestern University
7/1/2020-6/30/2021
Amount: $28,405

This is a data analysis project that merges secondary data from various sources including HIPAA protected data from medical records, claims data, community service data, law enforcement and medical examiner data to build predictive agent-based models that identify the ideal quantity and location of services to reduce overdose death for people who are at risk due to their opioid use and HIV risk behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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