Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman

In Episode 158,  Ben chats with Gerron Cooper, a business analyst at IREX.ai, a company that develops predictive AI analytics from surveillance cameras in the human trafficking space.   Gerron has a diverse academic background and a passion for exploring the intersection of human behavior, artificial intelligence, and management. Gerron holds a master's degree in applied behavior analysis from The...

We're excited to share Episode 3 of our Mini-Episode Series:  The Road to Black Con 2024 featuring conversations with attendees from last year's conference!  Episode 3 is a chat with Anika Costa live on the Detroit River on the 90s Boat Cruise! Check out Episode 153 for a conversation with BABA President, Denisha Gingles and Vice President, Cammie Williams! https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode...

We're excited to share Episode 2 of our Mini-Episode Series:  The Road to Black Con 2024 featuring conversations with attendees from last year's conference!  Episode 2 is a chat with Gabriell Abrams and Guirline Lews! Check out Episode 153 for a conversation with BABA President, Denisha Gingles and Vice President, Cammie Williams! https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-153-black-con-2024-baba-s-...

In Episode 155, Ben chats with Dr. Yaniz Padilla Dalmau. She has a specialty in the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior using an applied behavior analytic (ABA) approach. Yaniz has a passion for improving access to behavior analytic services for underserved populations through novel models such as telehealth and through consideration of cultural variables within assessment and treatme...

We're excited to share Episode 1 of our Mini-Episode Series:  The Road to Black Con 2024 featuring conversations with attendees from last year's conference!  Episode 1 is a chat with two amazing behaviour analysts:  Ashley and Marquita Check out Episode 153 for a conversation with BABA President, Denisha Gingles and Vice President, Cammie Williams! https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-153-blac...

Episode 153 features a conversation with the intervening President Denisha Gingles, and Vice-President Cammie Williams of the Black Applied Behavior Analysts, Inc. which paused operations in July 2023 following two unfortunate situations that occurred at our 2023 conference in Detroit: a physical and verbal attack, as well as homophobic statements made from one of their members to another.  Among...

In Episode 152 Ben chats with Courtney Copeland, a doctoral student in counseling psychology at the University of Buffalo and an Enrolled Member of the Seneca Nation and Dr. Katy Leigh-Osroosh, an Assistant Professor in the School of Counselling, School, and Educational Psychology at the University of Buffalo.   Continuing Education Credits ( https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop ) BACB: 1.5 Ethics...

In Episode 151, Ben chats with Dr. Amanda Young. Dr. Young is Hidatsa of MHA Nation and an Anishinaabe of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, both reservations of North Dakota. Amanda received her PhD in Counselling Psychology from Oklahoma State in 2022. Her current research embraces the stories of Native women who are leaders within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Movement in w...

In Episode 150 Ben chats with Piiohskoopanskii/Sings Loudly Far Away (Angela Grier),  a Piikani/Blackfoot registered provisional psychologist in her traditional territory of Mohkinstsis (Calgary, Alberta).  For over 25 years, Angela has been working and supporting First Nation/ Indigenous peoples and communities through direct and systemic experience including Indigenous psychology and counselling...

In Episode 149, Ben chats with Dr. Shahad Alsharif, a board-certified behaviour analyst and CABAS Master Teacher. Dr. Alsharif consults with organizations that offer applied behavior analysis therapy to develop their services and train their professionals inside and outside of Saudi Arabia.  She consults with government entities, such as the Ministry of Education and the Saudi Health Council on de...

In  Episode 148,  Ben chats with Deb Fernando, who is quite possibly the only Indigenous behaviour analyst in all of Australia.  Deb is a proud Bigambul, Gomeroi woman with strong connections to far northwest NSW within the Gamilaraay language nation. She has 30 years’ experience working with First Nations communities throughout Australia, including urban, rural, and remote locations.   Deb starte...

In Episode 147, Ben chats with Dr. Jaxcy Turietta.,  a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral Level from the Chickasaw Nation based in New Mexico.  Dr. Turietta works at the University of New Mexico's Sandoval Medical Center where she provides behavioral support services to patients and staff.  The conversation starts with a discussion on diagnosing autism and systems of diagnosis. Dr. Turiet...

In Episode 146, Ben chats with Hilary Amado, an American behaviour analyst living with her psychoanalyst Brazillian husband in Brasil.  The conversation starts with a little brevity as Hilary shares some of the interesting conversations she and her husband have about caring for their children as behavior analysis and psychoanalysis philosophies collide.  As a founding professional advisory board m...

In Episode 145, Ben chats with Alia Yasir. Alia is a highly experienced and dedicated Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) and International Behavior Analyst with a career spanning over 17 years. She completed her coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of West Florida. Her expertise is further solidified by her completion of extensive training in Verbal Behavior...

In Episode 144, I chat with the brilliant Dr. Pranali Hoyle , a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral Level who studies the effects of mindfulness on parent-child interactions. We dig deep into the origins of mindfulness and meditation from Pranali's early days growing up in India where, as a practicing Hindu, she learned from Buddhist teachings on mindfulness to her current context in New Jer...

In Episode 143, we continue the conversation that started in Episode 95 with Claire Zuch on Relational Density Theory.  In Claire's episode, we dug deep into RDT and looked at ableism using this fascinating new theory.  In this conversation with Claire's co-authors and colleagues, Elana Sickman digs into gender stereotyping using RDT as a framework of analysis.  This is a fascinating conversation...

For the inaugural Black Women in Behavior Analysis Appreciation Day (Feb 21st!) I'm humbled to share episode 142 with the amazing Portia James!  Portia is a visionary, a powerhouse of a leader, and a pioneer for people of color in her field. She shares bold perspectives on the lack of representation for black leadership in the workplace and how it impacts decision-making and strategic execution at...

Dr. Williams is an Associate Professor at Marist College.   She is also a Licensed Psychologist and Certified School Psychologist in New York State. Dr. Williams mentors students and early-career faculty of color through the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) mentoring program. A practitioner-scholar, Dr. Williams’ years of working with groups of K-12 at-risk learners in both urba...

In Episode 140,  Ben chats with clinical psychologist,  Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka, who has combined her passion for hairstyling with psychology to create a new global mental health movement called PsychoHairapy using hair as an entry point into mental health care.   Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https://cbiconsultants.com/shop 1.5 CEUs BCBA:  Ethics IBAO:   Cultural QABA:  Ethics CBA::  Cultural...

In Episode 139, Ben chats with the brilliant and wonderful Sawsan Razzouk, a Lebanese behavior analyst who elegantly melds applied behavior analysis, acceptance and commitment training, and eye movement desensitization reprocessing therapy to address the effects of war. Sawson has experienced the trauma of war from the time she lay in her mother's womb as they fled wartime Liberia in the late 80s....

In Episode 138, Ben chats with Dr. Aaron Rachelle Campbell, an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Missouri. Dr. Campbell’s research involves equitable intervention delivery within a multi-tiered behavior support framework focused on preventative strategies for improving student academic, social, emotional, and behavioral...

In Episode 137, Ben talks with Dr. Kat Monlux, a behavior analyst and Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University whose primary areas of study include infants at risk of developmental disorders and behavior-analytic interventions for individuals with Fragile X Syndrome. They discuss the importance of caregiver training, the challenges of working with Fragile X, and the implications of thei...

In Episode 136  Ben talks with Dr. Sonia Levy, A Black, Jewish behaviour analyst and lead author on a seminal article in behaviour analysis entitled: A Look In The Mirror: How the Field of Behavior Analysis Can Become Antiracist. This article was written not long after the brutal murder of George Floyd by police in 2020 and the beginning of a new social justice movement that captured the minds and...

In Episode 135, Ben talks with Arturo Garcia, a doctoral candidate at the University of South Florida in collaboration with USF's Trafficking in Persons Risk To Resilience Lab researching interventions for youth at risk for human trafficking.     Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  https://cbiconsultants.com/shop 1.0 CEUs BCBA:  Ethics IBAO:   Cultural QABA:  Ethics CBA::  Cultural Diversity  Cont...

In this episode, Ben talks to Dr. Samantha "Dr. Sam" Rae, a Black Autistic woman and CEO of DSRD Consulting, brings a unique lens to DEI, merging her personal experiences with professional expertise. Creator of the app DEI Offload™ and SaaS tool DEI Blueprint® and a sought-after speaker, her strategies have transformed organizations like Goodwill and Save the Children. Collaborating with industry...