Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman

In Episode 76, Ben chats with Adrienne Bradley who recently finished her term as President of Black Applied Behavior Analysts. They discuss current leadership development practices and the pitfalls they can have for BIPOC individuals, particularly those who have been credentialed in the last five years. Adrienne offers some great solutions for creating safe spaces for Black professionals and syste...

In Episode 75, Ben has the great honour of chatting with Dr. Celeste Malone, President of the National Association School Psychologists (NASP). This conversation dives into Dr. Malone's research in promoting equity and inclusion for racial and ethnic minoritized youth, cultural load in standardized assessments, the parallels between school psychology and behaviour analysis, creating safe professio...

Episodes 73 and 74 are a final push for the call for papers announced last summer for a special issue in the journal Behavior Analysis in Practice entitled: Impactful Leaders - Latin American Women in Behavior Analysis. In Episode 73, Ben chats with associate editors: Dr. Natalia Baires and Dr. Sebastian Garcia Zambrano all about the call for papers. For a Spanish version of the conversation check...

Episodes 73 and 74 are a final push for the call for papers announced last summer for a special issue in the journal Behavior Analysis in Practice entitled: Impactful Leaders - Latin American Women in Behavior Analysis. In Episode 73, Ben chats with associate editors: Dr. Natalia Baires and Dr. Sebastian Garcia Zambrano all about the call for papers. For an English version of the conversation chec...

In Episode 72, Ben chats with Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Ph. D.  Much of Kristen's research is in the area of research ethics and quality. She and her team have analyzed countless autism intervention studies including many in applied behaviour analysis and has found some startling results. ABA research is especially problematic when it comes to a lack of randomization, failure to report conflicts of...

In Episode 71, Ben chats with Mary Penrice-Edmondson, Tina Long, and Monica Peters about the ACT Matrix.  They dive into psychological flexibility and psychological safety, the ACT Matrix vs. The Prosocial Matrix, applications of the Matrix in group home and school settings and more!    Contact: Mary Penrice-Edmondson https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-penrice-edmondson-644940107/ Monica Peters http...

In Episode 70, Ben chats with Dr. Casey Dupart.  Casey is a school psychologist, trained K-12 administrator, behaviour analyst, and, certified clinical trauma professional.  They dive into topics like equity, staff burnout, trauma-informed care, psychological safety, generational differences in the workplace, and more all from a systems perspective.   Check out Casey's upcoming training entitled:...

In Episode 68, Ben chats with Dr. Táhcita Medrado Mizael.  Dr. Mizael is a behaviour analytic researcher based in São Paulo, Brasil.  As a Black, Autistic woman, and member of the LGBTQA2S+ community, she brings a unique intersectional perspective to her research in stimulus equivalence, feminism, racism, and other areas of social justice in the Brazilian context.     Contact: tahcitammizael@gmail...

In Episode 69, Ben chats with Denise Ross-Page, Ph. D., BCBA-D, Margo Uwayo, Ph. D., BCBA, Mya Hernandez, Ph. D., BCBA-D, and Amoy Kito-Hugh, Ph. D., BCBA.  They take a deep dive into how educators can provide culturally responsive instruction, the barriers for marginalized children, literacy, and so much more! Call For Papers: Literacy and Social Justice: https://www.springer.com/journal/42822/up...

In Episode 67, Ben chats with Drs. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi and Jonathan Tarbox. This conversation digs deep into humility, compassion, and reflection. They apply these concepts to imposter syndrome, empathy, kindness, service, and more.   Host Note: This was by far one of the most personally impactful interviews I've done.  I have so much gratitude for Dr. Cirincione-Ulezi's mentorship. She has ta...

In Episode 66, Ben chats with Robin Arnall, Ph. D., BCBA-D.  Dr. Arnall is an Autistic Assistant Professor at Russell Sage College.  They dive into her research paper on the public behaviour of Donald Trump as well as some her other novel research areas.  Ben and Robin also discuss how she is building a culture of neurodiversity affirming practices with her students.    Continuing Education Units...

In Episode 65, Ben chats with Tiffany Joseph, producer of Nigh Functioning Autism.  Tiffany is a mom to three children two of whom are diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Tiffany, who is Autistic herself, is also a user of Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) and does a lot of advocacy work for both Autistics and AAC users. In this episode, Tiffany communicates almost entirely using her spee...

In Episode 64, Ben chats with Naomi Tachera, an Indigenous Hawaiian behaviour analyst and mother to a wonderful Autistic son.  This conversation is a fascinating crash course in the history of Hawaiian education,  the ongoing US occupation of Hawaii, and the oppression of Indigenous Hawaiians.  If you're looking to build your cultural competence and develop culturally-responsive interventions for...

In Episode 63, Ben chats with Noor Syed, Ph. D., BCBA-D.  Dr. Syed discusses her work developing sustainable systems locally with a fantastic ABA program at SUNY Empire State College where she has applied concepts from universal design and positive behaviour interventions and supports globally through the Anderson Centre disseminating behaviour analysis worldwide.     Continuing Education Units (C...

In Episode 62, Ben chats with May Beaubrun on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the education system. May discusses the history of education in America going back over 400 years and how many of these systems are still active today.  She tells us about how to achieve cultural responsivity in schools and takes a deep dive into disproportionality.    Continuing Education Units (CEUs): ...

In Episode 61, Ben chats with Dr. Josie Collins from the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent.  Dr. Collins' conducts research on adults and youth with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system. In this conversation, Ben and Josie talk about her work in the detection and prevention of abuse in adult residential settings and the development of the Adapted Firesetting Assessment Sc...

In Episode 60, Ben chats with Janani Vaidya (they/them).  Janani is a behaviour scientist teaching at National Louis University and a member of Dr. Emily Sandoz's contextual science research group.  They discuss all things related to gender diversity including gender privilege, gender fluidity, advocacy and affirmation, program issues, unwilling parents,  gender exploration under aversive control...

In this two-part episode, Ben chats with Jeff Newman. Jeff is a well-known Autistic advocate who works as Director of Community Integration and an abuse investigator with a large agency serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jeff has been a powerful voice in advocating for change in the field of applied behaviour analysis.   Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https:...

In this two-part episode, Ben chats with Jeff Newman. Jeff is a well-known Autistic advocate who works as Director of Community Integration and an abuse investigator with a large agency serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jeff has been a powerful voice in advocating for change in the field of applied behaviour analysis.   Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https:...

In this episode, Ben chats with Landria Seals Green, a Speech-Language Pathologist, and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst.  They cover topics including collaboration with other professionals, the anti-ABA movement, peer-mediated learning, mentorship, and more!   Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https://cbiconsultants.com/shop 1.5 CEUs BACB: Supervision IBAO:  Supervision QABA: Supervision CBA:...

In this episode, Ben chats with Dr. James Lee about his research providing parent-mediated interventions in rural and low-resource settings. Much of his work has involved families in Mongolia and Korea. Dr. Lee also shares his work developing a tool to assess our work with people from different cultures called the Cultural Adaptation Checklist.   Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https://cbicons...

This episode features Ben chatting with long-time Autistic advocate Terra Vance. We dive into all sorts of topics from banning ABA, ABA as abuse, systemic racism, and ableism, ABA reform, and so much more. Terra’s perspectives are her own.   The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced: Episode 45 - Tiffany Hammond (note Ben’s perseverative error when calling her “Harrison” instead of “Hammond”...

In this episode, I chat with the late Dr. Lyz Hughes-Fong about all things cultural (competence, humility, sensitivity, awareness, and understanding). We discuss diversity trends in behavior analysis and suggestions for moving forward.   It is with extreme sadness and sorrow that we share the passing of our very dear friend and colleague, Dr. Elizabeth “Lyz” Hughes Fong on February 29, 2024. Dr. H...

In this episode, I chat with Patrick Dwyer, an autistic Ph. D. student at the University of California-Davis.  Patrick discusses his writings and research on neurodiversity, the medical model and social model of disability, Naturalistic Developmental Behaviour Interventions (NDBIs) and so much more.     Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https://cbiconsultants.com/shop 1.5 CEUs BACB: Learning IBA...

In this episode, I chat with Shreeya Deshmukh, a behavior analyst and Ph. D. student at the University of South Florida.  Shreeya works with ABA Sports Innovations teaching dance, yoga, and other skills to people with and without disabilities using behaviour analysis.    Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https://cbiconsultants.com/shop 1.5 CEUs BACB: Learning IBAO: ABA Topics QABA: General CBA:...