RECENT PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Bawazeer, A., Almarzouqui, M. M., & El Zein, F. (December 2021). Using task analysis and video modeling to teach a child cultural dressing skill to children with autism in UAE.  Poster presented at the XIV World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation & 7^th Abu Dhabi International Mental Health Conference 2021.

Egan, K. & Shaalan, S. (October 2021). An interdisciplinary approach to managing challenging behavior in children on the autistic spectrum.  Panel discussion hosted by Emirates Autism Society.

Khater, M. (2021). Chapter 7. The relationship between word and nonword repetition and receptive and expressive vocabulary skills in Gulf Arabic speaking children. In Ntelitheos, D. & Tsz-Cheung Leung, T. (Ed.). Experimental Arabic Linguistics (pp. 178-208). Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Shaalan, S., Egan, K., Gould, D.D., & Olsen, P. (2021). Chapter 8. An exploratory longitudinal study of vocabulary development in bilingually exposed children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United Arab Emirates. In Ntelitheos, D. & Tsz-Cheung Leung, T. (Ed.). Experimental Arabic Linguistics (pp. 210-245). Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Atallah, A., Sheridan, D. S., Esterhuyse, F., & Ward, S. (June 2021). Practical functional assessment and differentiating the omnibus mand to specific mands to treat problem behavior in a child with autism. Paper presented at 1^st Annual NECC ABA.

Zimmermann, L., Lugo, A. M., Campos, C., & Lajara, N. (June 2021). Teaching parents to implement pre-session pairing via telehealth. Paper presented at 1^st Annual NECC ABA.

Inaraja Lopez, B. & Verriden, A. (June 2021). Teaching to respond to stop across languages and settings using a Matrix Training strategy. Paper presented at 1^st Annual NECC ABA.

Atallah, A., Sheridan, D. S., Esterhuyse, F., & Ward, S. (May 2021). Practical functional assessment and differentiating the omnibus mand to specific mands to treat problem behavior in a child with autism. Poster presented at 47^th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.

Zimmermann, L., Lugo, A. M., Campos, C., & Lajara, N. (May 2021). Teaching parents to implement pre-session pairing via telehealth. Paper presented at 47^th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.

Alzenji, M., Rooi, L., & Khater, M. (May 2021). SLP practices and perspectives on serving culturally and linguistically diverse children in UAE Part 1: Barriers, assessments, intervention, and service delivery.  Paper presented at 2^nd Annual MRC-NECC OT & Speech Symposium.

Alzenji, M., Rooi, L., & Khater, M. (May 2021). SLP practices and perspectives on serving culturally and linguistically diverse children in UAE Part 2: Survey of UAE SLPs.  Paper presented at 2^nd Annual MRC-NECC OT & Speech Symposium.

Bakhsh, M. (May 2021). Language practices in the UAE: Perspectives of Arab mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Paper presented at 2^nd Annual MRC-NECC OT & Speech Symposium.

Van Der Walt, G. & Bradley, J. (May 2021). Clinical decision-making in diverse settings. Paper presented at 2^nd Annual MRC-NECC OT & Speech Symposium.

Venter, D. (May 2021). Transitioning to technology in the educational setting. Paper presented at 2^nd Annual MRC-NECC OT & Speech Symposium.

Sidman, K., Bellone, B., Genyk, N., Jainodien, A., & Egan, K. (May 2021). OT, SLP, and PT services during COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and opportunities. Paper presented at 2^nd Annual MRC-NECC OT & Speech Symposium.

O’Connor, M. & Gregoire, L. (May 2021). Sensory processing. Paper presented at 2^nd Annual MRC-NECC OT & Speech Symposium.

Khater, M. (April 2021). “Using a Behavioral Treatment Program: The Lidcombe Program, to Reduce Stuttering in Children with Autism”. Webinar presented by Emirates Speech Language Pathology Society.

Bailey, L. (April 2021). Effective Supervision for Autism Services: A Panel Discussion. Panel presented at 7^th Annual Autism Day of the Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Shaalan, Saleh (April 2021). Levels of Evidence in Communication Treatments in Autistic Individuals. Panel discussion at the Abu Dhabi University Autism Spectrum Disorders Symposium.

Bakhsh, Manar (April 2021). Teach Khalas or All Done! Bilingualism in Autism. Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi University Autism Spectrum Disorders Symposium.

Bakhsh, M. (2020). Language practices in the UAE: Perspectives of Arab mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 5, 55-83.

Ward, S. N., Hanley, G. P., Warner, C. A., & Gage, E. E. (2020). Does teaching an omnibus mand preclude the development of specifying mands? Journal of Applied Behavior Analysts, 54, 248-269. doi: 10.1002/jaba.784

Shaalan, S. (2020). Nonword repetition skills in Gulf Arabic speaking children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00040

Al Zouabi, A., Ward, S., Colon, M., & Slavik, K.  (May 2020). Shaping complex functional communication responses and teaching toleration skills to delays in reinforcement to reduce problem behavior maintained by a synthesized contingency. Poster presented at 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington D.C.

Ismail, R., Campos, C., Leon, Y., & Gilhuly, M. (May 2020). A systematic replication on the effects of neutral, enthusiastic, and no praise on skill acquisition.  Paper presented at 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington D.C.

Sheridan, D., Ward, S., & Rousseau, K. (May 2020).  Practical functional assessment and skill-based treatment process for an 8-year-old student with autism.  Poster presented at 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington D.C.

Olsen, P. M. & Kelly, M. P. (2020). Chapter 8. Applied Behavior Analysis with Arab-Muslim populations: The importance of cultural awareness. In B. M. Conners & S. T. Capell (Ed.). Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis: Bridging Theory and Application (pp. 140-163). Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

Bailey, L. (2019). ABA services in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Poster presented at the 2019 Malaysia ABA Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Shaalan, S., (2019). Evidence based practices in the treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. “The Belt and Road” National Language Rehabilitation Summit Forum and the 3rd Child Language Rehabilitation Forum. Beijing, China.

Moulton, C. (2019). The Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia®: A customizable web-based curriculum for learners with autism spectrum disorder. Paper presented at 3rd International Conference on Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Al Boun, H., Ward, S., Sheridan, D. J., & Rousseau, K. (2019). Shaping functional communication complexity. 10th International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Stockholm, Sweden.

Baruni, R. R., Sheridan, D. J., Murray, C. M., Kelly, M. P., & Seaver, J. P. (2019). Increasing and generalizing variability in toy play actions of children with autism spectrum disorder using lag schedules of reinforcement. In Ramirez-Cristoforo, A. (Chair). Bringing the Lag Out of the Lab: Applied Lag Schedule Research. Symposium at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.

Verriden, A. (2019). Reinforcement Considerations: Evaluating Effects, Preference Over Time, and Teaching New Mands (Chair). Symposium presented at the 13th Annual Psychological Society of Ireland Division of Behavior Analysis Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Davey, J., Esterhuyse, F., McMahon, E., Gould, D. D., & Szabo, T. (2019). Determining the predictive validity of the pictorial paired stimulus preference assessment for identifying social attention as reinforcers for young children with ASD. In Verriden, A. (Chair) Reinforcement Considerations: Evaluating Effects, Preference Over Time, and Teaching New Mands Symposium presented at the 13th Annual PSI DBA Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Elcan, A. & Verriden, A. (2019). Preference for stability across assessment methods and stimulus arrays. In Verriden, A. (Chair) Reinforcement Considerations: Evaluating Effects, Preference Over Time, and Teaching New Mands Symposium presented at the 13th Annual PSI DBA Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Ward, S., Hanley, G. P., Sheridan, D. J., & Rousseau, K. (2019). A method for teaching specifying mands when problem behavior is maintained by a synthesized contingency. In Verriden, A. (Chair) Reinforcement Considerations: Evaluating Effects, Preference Over Time, and Teaching New Mands Symposium presented at the 13th Annual PSI DBA Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Shaalan, S., Egan, K., Gould, D. D., and Olsen, P. M. (2018, November). Bilingual communication intervention in children with autism spectrum disorders in United Arab Emirates: Preliminary findings of a longitudinal study. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association convention, Boston, MA.

Olsen, P. M., Bailey, L. S., & Gould, D. D. (2018) Using video modelling to teach culture-specific dressing skills. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, DOI: 10.1080/15021149.2018.1541205

Verriden, A. L. & Roscoe, E. M. (2018). An evaluation of a punisher assessment for decreasing automatically reinforced problem behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, DOI: 10.1002/jaba.509

Kashef, R. & Heaney S. M. (2018). Increasing compliance with liquid medication administration. Poster presented at the 9th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis in Würzburg, Germany.