A celebration of the lifetime and contributions of Henry S. Pennypacker belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter classrooms, school meetings, data review, and staff consultation.
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Join Free →Dr. Pennypacker ("Hank") was one of the original members of FABA, and a past-president of the organization. He taught thousands of students at the University Florida. Hank passed away earlier this year. He was a trail-blazer in so many ways including his work on breast cancer self-detection, educational practices, behavioral measurement, and his groundbreaking text "Strategies and Tactics of Human Behavioral Research." To many, he was best known as a kind, sensitive, and highly intelligent person. This panel will discuss, reminisce, and celebrate Hank as his former students, colleagues, and friends. A special poster session will follow the celebrations of Drs. Pennypacker and Iwata.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 0 | — |
Timothy R. Vollmer received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1992. From 1992 until 1996 he was on the psychology faculty at Louisiana State University. From 1996 to 1998 he was on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He returned to the University of Florida in 1998 and is now a Professor of Psychology and Area Director for Behavior Analysis. His primary area of research is applied behavior analysis, with emphases in autism, developmental disabilities, reinforcement schedules, and parenting. He has published over 200 articles and book chapters related to behavior analysis. He was the recipient of the 1996 B.F. Skinner New Researcher award from the American Psychological Association (APA). He received another APA award in August, 2004, for significant contributions to applied behavior analysis. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis from 2014-2016. He is a fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI), and he received the ABAI mentoring award in 2017, and a University of Florida mentoring award in 2021.
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