INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL OF PRESENTATION: INTERMEDIATE

At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Describe how to assess relevant conversation and social skills,

2. Understand how multiple control applies to conversation and social skills,

3. Describe how to program relevant stimulus conditions to teach conversation and social skills,

4. Describe how to program differential attention as a reinforcer.

Bio

Stephanie Hood is an assistant professor in the Master's of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis program and the Psychology department at Marquette University.  Dr. Hood is the founder and clinical director of the Social Skills Assessment Intervention and Learning Center (SSAIL Center Inc).

She earned a Bachelor's of Applied Science in Psychology and Special Education at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She earned a Master's of Science in Behavior Analysis and Therapy from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She received her Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute.

She sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Her current research interests are related to determining the extent to which efficacious teaching procedures produce socially important behavior change and promote maintenance and generalization. Her primary line of research is related to the development of efficacious and preferred treatment procedures to increase advanced conversational, social, and job skills.

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