Cultural responsiveness has become a prominent topic in behavior analysis, but the gap between aspiration and action remains wide in many practice settings. This invited address by Corina Jimenez-Gomez confronts this gap directly, challenging practitioners to move cultural responsiveness from a buzzword used in mission statements and conference abstracts to a set of concrete, measurable behaviors embedded in every aspect of research, training, and clinical practice.
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Join Free →The work of behavior analysts is impacted by our unique perspectives and learning experiences, which shape our research, mentorship, clinical practices, and interpretations of the world. For our science to thrive, it is imperative for us to actively engage in behaviors that foster inclusive and safe learning environments for students, engage in collaborative work, and incorporate culturally responsive research, mentorship, and clinical practices. Cultural responsiveness and anti-racist practices must become seamlessly embedded in all our endeavors. This talk will discuss the current status of cultural responsiveness in behavior analysis, review research from my lab conducted through the lens of cultural responsiveness, and showcase exemplars of culturally responsive practices for practitioners and scholars.
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| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
Dr. Corina Jimenez-Gomez is an Assistant Professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Florida. She earned a Licensure in Psychology at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela, and a doctoral degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavior Analysis from Utah State University. She completed post-doctoral training at the University of Michigan and was a Research Fellow at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her training has taken her from the lab working with non-human animals to a range of applied settings working with diverse populations. She has held faculty positions at the Florida Institute of Technology and Auburn University. In addition, she served as clinical supervisor at The Scott Center for Autism Treatment at Florida Tech and was the Director of the Center for Autism Research, Treatment, and Training (CARTT) at Auburn University. Dr. Jimenez-Gomez is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level, whose professional interests include translational and applied behavioral research in the areas of choice, decision making, and reinforcement processes, providing ABA services to learners with diverse abilities, caregiver and staff coaching, and cultural responsiveness in behavior analysis. The impact of her work on cultural responsiveness has been recognized with the ABAI DEI Distinguished Contributions Award (2023), the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Contribution of the Year Award (2023), and the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis DEIA Award (2024). Dr. Jimenez-Gomez serves on the editorial board for various scientific journals and is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. She is also the mom of two amazing humans and is married to a fellow behavioral scientist.
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