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Year | Issue | Contributor | Article Title | Column | About |
2007 | Q1 | Wood, Scott | Celebrating the achievements of a B. F. Skinner Foundation founding member | ||
2007 | Q1 | Cho, Grace | B. F. Skinner Foundation Liaison for South Korea: ABA Program Update from South Korea | ||
2007 | Q2 | Letso, Suzanne | Connecticut Center for Child Development | ||
2007 | Q3 | Wilhite, Criss | The B.F. Skinner Foundation’s New Archival Committee Chair | ||
2007 | Q3 | Thompson, Jennifer | A school teacher and a behavior specialist | ||
2007 | Q4 | Vicci Tucci & Tucci Learning Solutions, Inc. | Engineering Applications | ||
2007 | Q4 | Murphy, Carol | Social Contributions | ||
2008 | Q1 | Ruszczyk, Jennifer and Murdock,Kevin | Big Cat Rescue | ||
2008 | Q1 | Murphy, Al | Sea Turtle Conservation: A Worthwhile Hobby | ||
2008 | Q2 | Pryor, Karen | On TAGteach and Clicker Training | ||
2008 | Q3 | Glass, John | Behaviorologist and Sociologist Dr. Glass | Profile | Glass, John |
2009 | Q1 | Sundberg, Mark L. | Dr. Mark Sundberg | Profile | Sundberg, Mark |
2009 | Q1 | Tu, Joyce | Harvard Film Archive | Special Feature | |
2009 | Q2 | Passos, Maria de Lourdes da R.F. | Interview with Passos, Maria de Lourdes da R.F. | Profile | Passos, Maria de Lourdes da R.F. |
2009 | Q2 | Ecobehaviorism Volunteerism | Special Feature | ||
2012 | Q1 | Diaz, Jose Martinez | Jerry Shook 1948-2011 | Memoriam | Shook, Jerry |
2012 | Q1 | Murphy, Allen | Board Member Column | ||
2013 | Q1 | Sugiyama, Naoka | Honoring the Life and Legacy of Masaya Sato | ||
2013 | Q1 | Peterson, Grant | Profile | Peterson, Grant | |
2013 | Q1 | Holth, Per & Tu, Joyce | Board Members Column | ||
2013 | Q2 | Vargas, E. A. | Skinner’s Corner | ||
2013 | Q2 | Bremer,Erin | Dog taught to identify infections through operant conditioning | Snippets | |
2013 | Q2 | Okurume, Edafe | Current Directions: The Self Perfected? | Current Directions | |
2013 | Q2 | Vandbakk, Monica | An Interview with Dr. Iver Iversen | Profile | Iversen, Iver |
2013 | Q3 | Holth, Per | A closer look at a particular aspect of Skinner’s Theory of Behavior Heritability and Contingencies | Skinner’s Corner | |
2013 | Q3 | Rodrigez, Steve | An Interview with Jerome Ulman | Spotlight | Ulman, Jerome |
2013 | Q3 | Habarad, Sheila | HABA’s annual conference | Events | |
2013 | Q3 | Morse, W. H. | Peter B. Dews Tribute | Tribute | Dews, Peter B. |
2013 | Q4 | Sundberg, Mark | A summary of “The operational analysis of psychological terms | Skinner’s Corner | |
2013 | Q4 | Kangas, Brian D. | A Fastidious Focus on Activity | Historical Corner | |
2013 | Q4 | Rodriguez, Steven | An Interview with Dr. Luis Valero | Profile | Valero, Luis |
2013 | Q4 | Luzi, Anna | An Interview with Dr. Carol Ricci | Profile | Ricci, Carol |
2013 | Q4 | Habarad, Sheila | B. F. Skinner’s Aircrib | Skinner’s Aircrib | |
2013 | Q4 | Normand, Matthew | Flagship Journal- The Behavior Analyst | The Behavior Analyst | |
2013 | Q4 | Potter, Bill | International Dual Master’s Program in Behavior Analysis | International Masters Program | |
2013 | Q4 | Kelly, Amanda | Update on Behavior Organizations and Events | Chapter & Event Updates | |
2014 | Q1 | Azrin, Rachel | My thoughts on my father, Nathan Harold Azrin | Memoriam | |
2014 | Q1 | Garland, Brenda | New board member Brenda J. Terzich-Garland | Profile | Terzich, Brenda |
2014 | Q1 | Azerrad, Jacob | A Plea for a Science of Human Behavior | Reflections | |
2014 | Q1 | Taras, Paolo | Tacitus and B. F. Skinner Masters of Humanity | Reflections | |
2014 | Q1 | Vargas, E. A. | On Skinner’s Article “Are Theories of Learning Necessary | Skinner’s Corner | |
2014 | Q1 | Yabuki, Kae | Skinner’s Science and Pyschology Noteworthy Articles | Culture | |
2014 | Q1 | Yabuki, Kae | Interview with Robert Jensen and Helene Burges Part 1 | Profile | Jensen, Robert & Burges, Helene |
2014 | Q1 | Tu, Joyce | Interview with Erik Arntzen | Profile | Arntzen, Erik |
2014 | Q1 | Pritchard, Josh | Skinner’s Behavior Science and the CIA | Skinner’s Science | |
2014 | Q2 | Saunders, Melissa Ricciardi Joseph and Morrow, Joseph E. Marrow | Favorite Quotes by Skinner | Reflections | |
2014 | Q2 | Habarad, Sheila | Interview with Brett DiNovi | Profile | DiNovi, Brett |
2014 | Q2 | Allan, Robert W. | B. F. Skinner on Two Types of Conditioned Reflex: A Review of the Two Articles That Introduced and Developed the Operant-Respondent Distinction | Skinner’s Corner | |
2014 | Q2 | Yabuki, Kae | Interview with Robert Jensen and Helene Burges Part II | Profile | |
2014 | Q2 | Skinner, B. F. | How to start a real Walden Two | B. F. Skinner Notes | |
2014 | Q2 | Fedorov, Alexander | From Russia with Hope | Skinner Worldwide | |
2014 | Q2 | Rodrigez, Steven | Interview with Suzanne Letso | Profile | Letso, Suzanne |
2014 | Q2 | Kawara, Yoshito | Fond Memories and Connecting Skinner with Sartre | Reflections | |
2014 | Q2 | Leao, Monalisa | Interview with Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho | Profile | Zagury Tourinho, Emmanuel |
2014 | Q2 | Vandbakk, Monica | Interview with Celso Goyos, on verbal behavior and higher order thinking | Brazil | Goyos, Celso |
2014 | Q2 | Pritchard, Josh | In time for the World Cup: fish playing soccer | Hidden Skinner | |
2014 | Q2 | Lopez, Cynthia | Cynthia Lopez in her own words | Young Skinnerian | Lopez, Cynthia |
2014 | Q3 | Taras, Paolo | Where Have the Behaviorist Therapists Gone | Reflections | |
2014 | Q3 | Rodriguez, Steven | Interview with Emaley McCulloch | Profile | McCulloch, Emaley |
2014 | Q3 | Hulbert- Williams, Lee | Why Thoughts Aren’t Causes | Reflections | |
2014 | Q3 | Luzi, Anna | Interview with Paolo Moderato | Profile | Moderato,Paolo |
2014 | Q3 | Kangas, Brian D. | Operant Principles in Drug Discovery | Skinner’s Corner | |
2014 | Q3 | Cihan, Hande & Gulec-Aslan Yesim | A Unique Journey | New Voices | |
2014 | Q3 | Dounavi, Katerina | Interview with Robert Mellon | Profile | Mellom, Robert |
2014 | Q3 | Habarad, Sheila | Interview with Otto Fad, Elephant Manager | Profile | Fad, Otto |
2014 | Q3 | Leao, Monalisa | Interview with Maria Helena Hunziker | Profile | Maria Helena Hunziker |
2014 | Q4 | Daniels, Aubrey C. & Palmer, David C. | Favorite Memories with B. F. Skinner | Cover Story | |
2014 | Q4 | Vargas, Ernest A. | B. F. Skinner, An Appreciation on His 110th Brithday | Reflections | |
2014 | Q4 | Jerome Ulman, & Lindsley, Nancy | Brief Encounters on the Subject of Science | Cover Story | |
2014 | Q4 | Ribes-Lnesta, Emilio | An “Unpublished” Interview of Skinner | From the archives | Skinner, B. F. |
2014 | Q4 | Vargas, Julie S. | A Daughter’s Retrospective | Profile | |
2014 | Q4 | Hall R. Vance & Salzinger, Kurt and Layng, Joe | Brief Encounters on Stage with Skinner | Cover Story | |
2014 | Q4 | Palmer, David C. & Schneider, Susan, Malenfant, J. E. Louis & Hank Pennypacker, Robbins, Joanne & Van Houten, Ron | Brief Encounters on Planes, Policemen and Prompting Good Behavior | Cover Story | |
2014 | Q4 | Skinner, B. F. | How to be Productive | From the archives | |
2014 | Q4 | Palmer, David C. | Skinner’s Concept of Latent Behavior | Science Corner | |
2014 | Q4 | Carbone, Vincent J. & Morris, Edward | Brief Encounters on Cute Babies and Words of Gratitude | Cover Story | |
2014 | Q4 | Catani, A. Charles | Brief Encounters on What Skinner Said | Cover Story | |
2015 | Q1 | Vandbakk, Monica | EABA Conference Report | Around the world | |
2015 | Q1 | Dounavi, Katerina | Interview with Mickey Keenan | Profile | Keenan, Mickey |
2015 | Q1 | Cihan, Hande and Gulec-Aslan, Yesim | Interview with Selim Parlak and Parin Yakupyan | Profile | Selim Parlak & Parin Yakupyan |
2015 | Q1 | Kelly, Amanda | Interview with Alayna Haberlin | Around the World | Haberlin, Alayna |
2015 | Q1 | Habarad, Sheila | Interview with Dr. Susan Schneider | Profile | Schneider, Susan |
2015 | Q1 | Lopes, Carlos Eduardo | Commentary on The Political Discourses of Behavior Analysis | Reflections | |
2015 | Q1 | Ulman, Jerome D. | Commentary on The Political Discourses of Behavior Analysis by Carlos Eduardo Lopes | Reflections | |
2015 | Q1 | Palmer, David C. | B. F. Skinner’s Contingencies of Reinforcement | Science Corner | |
2015 | Q1 | McKerchar, Todd L. &Morris, Edward K. | Brief Biographies of a Selection of Skinner’s Coauthors | A book ahead | |
2015 | Q2 | Habarad, Sheila | Redesigning the Future of Education | Editor’s Column | |
2015 | Q2 | Holland, James G. | The Analysis of Behavior in Instruction Science and a Technology Based on Science | Science Corner | |
2015 | Q2 | McCulloch, Emaley | eLearning: Today’s Teaching Machine | Reflections | |
2015 | Q2 | Vargas, Julie S. | Programmed Instruction’s Lessons for xMOOC Designers | Science Corner | |
2015 | Q2 | Robbins, Joanne | Interview with Juliet Newberry | Profile | Newberry, Juliet |
2015 | Q2 | Dounavi, Katerina | Interview with Dr. Mickey Keenan | Profile | Keenan. Mickey |
2015 | Q2 | Ayvazo, Shiri | Culturel Selection-Evolution Applied Behavior Analysis in the Public School System in Israel | Reflections | |
2015 | Q2 | Gokey, Kaitlynn & Pritchard, Josh | Dennis Embry and Good Behavior Game | Profile | Embry, Dennis |
2015 | Q2 | Gabler, Martha | TAGteach for Autism: The What and Why | Techniques | |
2015 | Q2 | Bondy, Andy | PECS: Picture Exchange Communication System | Techniques | |
2015 | Q2 | Habarad, Sheila | Interview with George Sugai | Profile | Sugai, George |
2015 | Q2 | Colombo, Bruna | Interview with Natalia de Mesquita Matheus | Profile | Natalia de Mesquita Matheus |
2015 | Q2 | Macaskill, Anne | Interview on ABA Lives within Universities’ Educational Departments in New Zealend with Larah van der Meer | Profile | Meer, Larah van der |
2015 | Q2 | McKerchar, Todd L. & Morris, Edward K. | T. C. Barnes and B. F. Skinner: A Brief Collaboration | History Corner | |
2015 | Q3 | Terzich, Brenda J. & Tu, Joyce | The Scientific Roots of Behavior Analysis: A Practitioner’s Perspective | Reflections | |
2015 | Q3 | Ting, Hui | Interview with Dr. Hua Feng | Profile | Feng, Hua |
2015 | Q3 | Dounavi, Katerina | Interview with Javier Virues-Ortega | Profile | Virues-Ortega, Javier |
2015 | Q3 | Helgesen, Karoline Giaever | 2015 Norwegian Association of Behavior Analysis Conference Report | Events | |
2015 | Q3 | Colombo, Bruna | XXIV Brazilian Meeting of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Report | Events | |
2015 | Q3 | Skinner, B. F. | Conditioned Reflexes Excerpt from Science and Human Behavior | From the Archives | |
2015 | Q3 | Allen, Ron | Order and Chaos: A Brief Review of Ivan Pavlov: A Russian Life in Science by Daniel P. Todes | Books | |
2015 | Q3 | Allan, Robert W. | A Discussion of Daniel Todes’ Book Ivan Pavlov: A Russian Life in Science | Books | |
2015 | Q3 | Crone-Todd, Darlene E. | On the Science of Examining the Products of Private Events | Science Corner | |
2015 | Q3 | Smith Wiech, Amy | Interview with Jim Meador | Profile | Meador, Jim |
2015 | Q3 | Greenberg, Jeremy | Interview with Rebecca Dogen | Profile | Dogen, Rebecca |
2015 | Q3 | Shin, Yunhee | Interview with Hyo-Shin President of Korean Association for Behavior Analysis | Profile | Shin, Hyo |
2015 | Q3 | Yamagishi, Naoki | A New Technology Based on Variation and Selection | Reflections | |
2015 | Q4 | Pear, Joseph J. | Behaviorism in North America Since Skinner: A Personal Perspective | Reflections | |
2015 | Q4 | Leao, Monalisa | Radical Behaviorism as a Philosophy of Post-Modern Science | Science Corner | Laurenti, Carolina |
2015 | Q4 | Dillenburger, Karola | The State of ABA in Europe | Reflections | |
2015 | Q4 | Eldar, Eitan | Behaviorism, Humanism, Skinner and the Evolution of ABA in Israel | Reflections | |
2015 | Q4 | Holth, Per | A Remarkable Flight From the Experimental Analysis of Behavior? | Reflections | |
2015 | Q4 | Binder, Carl | Bridging the Generation Gap: We have responsibility to Learn | Reflections | |
2015 | Q4 | Berthelsen, Vetle | Young Faces of Behavior Science | 25 and Younger | |
Walle, Anine | |||||
Hockman, Adam | |||||
Saraiva, Tavares Fernando | |||||
Desypri, Athina | |||||
MacLearn, Odessa | |||||
Robitaille, Sophie | |||||
Sullivan, Valeree | |||||
2015 | Q4 | Sundberg, Daniel B. | New Visions of Walden Two | Books | |
2015 | Q4 | Bostow, Darrel E. | Living in a Walden Two | Reflections | |
2015 | Q4 | Plazas, Elberto Antonio | Ruben Ardila | Profile | Ardila, Ruben |
2015 | Q4 | Caldas, Rodrigo Araujo | The Liberated Workplace Bill Abernathy | Books | |
2015 | Q4 | Hyten, Cloyd | Reflection on Bill Abernathy | Profile | |
2015 | Q4 | Breshears, Joseph
Devonis, David |
The Wright Stuff? Architectural Influences in Walden Two | History | |
2016 | Q1 | Vargas, Ernest A. | A Prologue to Skinner’s Science | History | |
2016 | Q1 | Morris, Edward K.
McKerchar, Todd L. |
W. J. Crozier and B. F. Skinner: Founding a Science of Behavior | History | |
2016 | Q1 | Nascimento da Cruz, Robson | B. F. Skinner and Fred S. Keller: Two Lives Interviewed in the History of Science | Reflections | |
2016 | Q1 | Colombo dos Santos, Bruna | To Advance Science, We Need to Study Its History | Reflections | Candido, Gabriel Vieira |
2016 | Q1 | Greer, R. Douglas | Remembering Fred Keller | History | |
2016 | Q1 | Keller, John | I am Building a Pigeon Lab! | Report | |
2016 | Q1 | Vandbakk, Monica | Professor Arne Brekstad- the Father of Behavior Analysis in Norway | Profile | Brekstad, Arne |
2016 | Q1 | Wyatt, W. Joseph | The FBI File on B. F. Skinner | History | |
2016 | Q1 | Dounavi, Katerina | EABA Summer School | Events |