Congrats to the 2014 Cohort!

It is my pleasure to announce that on Saturday April 30^th at 7pm, the current second year BATS MA students will each be graduating with a much deserved Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis! Each BATS graduate will take the BCBA exam in the upcoming months. BATS is extremely pleased with the impact that they have made on the students they have taught, the practicum students they have supervised, and on BATS as a whole. We thank them for their continuous system improvement, impeccable professionalism, and the guidance they have given the BATS first year MA students, and their undergraduate TAs, RAs, and thesis students. BATS is so proud of all of the accomplishments achieved during their 2 years in the program. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors!

Below is a list of the future plans of our graduates!

Alyssa Darrah: Accepted a position at Braintrust Behavioral Health in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Amelia Fonger: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis PhD. Program at Western Michigan University under the supervision of Dr. Richard Malott and his BATS lab

Anna Woodhams: Accepted a position at Logan Center in St. Joseph, Michigan and being a new mom

Brandi Fontenot: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis PhD. Program at Western Michigan University under the supervision of Dr. Denise Ross and her language and literacy lab

Jenny Petree: Accepted a position at Trumpet Behavioral Health in San Jose, California

Kelsey Laursen: Accepted a position at Centria healthcare in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Melanie Pomaville: Accepted a position at North Shore Pediatric Therapy in Chicago, IL

Michael Jones: Accepted a position at Gateway Learning Group in San Francisco, California

Mya Hernandez: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis PhD. Program at Western Michigan University under the supervision of Dr. Denise Ross and her language and literacy lab

Nicole Bell: Accepted a position at Residential Opportunities in Okemos, Michigan

Nicole Pantano: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis PhD. Program at Caldwell University under the supervision of Dr. April Kisamore

Onon Batchuluun: Will be assisting BATS with the 2016 cohort

Rachel Ferbezar: Accepted a position at ACI Learning Center in Overland Park, Kansas

Siqi Xie: Accepted a position at Autism Spectrum Therapies in San Diego, California

Sydney Harbaugh: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis PhD. Program at Western Michigan University under the supervision of Dr. Richard Malott and his BATS lab

Tiffany Crum: Accepted a position at Little Star Center in Lafayette, Indiana

2016 Job Fair!

Please join us for the Department of Psychology’s 3rd Annual Midwestern Behavior Analysis Job Fair. The mission of the Midwestern Behavior Analysis Job Fair is to provide students of all educational backgrounds and expertise the opportunity to engage in professional and social interactions with potential employers in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Click HERE for more info!

Friday, January 29th - 4:00-6:00 p.m. Location TBD

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Graduating BATS 2013 Cohort

It is with great pleasure that I announce, that on Saturday, May 2nd at 7pm, the current 2nd year BATS MA students will each be graduating with a well deserved and well earned Master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis! Each BATS graduate will take the BCBA exam in the upcoming months. We are thoroughly pleased with the impact they have made on the students they have taught, the practicum students they have supervised and on the BATS program as a whole. We thank them for their continuous effort in system improvement, knowledgeable professionalism and their active role-modeling and guidance for their 1st year BATS MA student and their undergraduate TA, RA or thesis student. BATS is very proud of the all the accomplishments they have made during their 2 years in the program and we wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors and careers!

Below is a list of the future plans of our graduates!

Brandon Kline: Accepted position as clinical supervisor at Novel Responses Inc.
Brian MacNeill: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D program at Western Michigan University under the supervision of Dr. Alan Poling
Chris Missias: Accepted a position with Trumpet Behavioral Health in Arcada, California
Gaige Johnson: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D program under the supervison of Dr. Denise Ross and her language and literacy lab.
Hilary Barns: Accepted a position with LOGAN Autism Learning Center in South Bend, Indiana
Jacob Adams: Accepted a position as Program Manager at Lighhouse Autism Center in Mishawaka, Indiana
Jennifer (Bulow) Bassett: Accepted a position at LOGAN Autism Learning Center in St. Joseph, Michigan
Joseph McDonald: Accepted a position at Autism Home Support Services.
Katie Mahaffy: Accepted into the Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D program at Western Michigan University under the supervison of Dr. Richard Malott and his BATS lab
Katie Bardsley: Accepted a position as Progam Manager with LOGAN Autism Learning Center in St. Joseph, Michigan
Katie McGee: Accepted a position as Clinical Supervisor with Novel Responses in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Kris Bodine: Accepted a position with LOGAN Autism Learning Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kristyn Blahnik: Accepted a position with Trumpet Behavioral Health in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lauren DeClaire: Accepted a position with Centria Health Care in Birmingham, Michigan
Mary Howell: Accepted a position with Trumpet Behavioral Health in San Jose, California
Natalie Donkersloot: Accepted a position as Program Manager with Lighthouse Autism Center
Samantha Roan: Accepted a position with Trumpet Behavioral Health in San Jose, California

Behavioral Bootcamp Summer 2015

Behavioral Bootcamp is what each BATS member goes through prior to their first year. Bootcamp is a seminar taught by Dr. Malott in which students meet for 3 hours every weekday for 10 weeks during the summer (runs part of summer I and II). During these 10 weeks, students read the 7th edition of Principles of Behavior as well as Dr. Malott's I'll Stop Procrastinating When I Get Around To It as well as completing quizzes, assignments, a self-management project and advanced study objectives.

Bootcamp dates are as followed:

Psy6100: 6/15-7/22

Psy6710: 7/23-8/21

For questions please contact the BATS system manager: Jenny Petree, Jennifer.l.petee@wmich.edu

BAAM 2015 Convention

Eastern Michigan Unversity's Psychology Department annually sponsors the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM) Convention. This year's conference is Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 8:00am - Friday, February 20, 2015 at 6:00pm. BAAM is a state affiliate of Association of Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and offers presentations on both basic and applied research to the community. Each year at BAAM, BATS 2nd years present their autism project posters. The 2nd years are joined by 1st year BATS members as well as some lucky undergraduate research assistants who worked side by side with a 2nd year mentor on their project!

Early registration is available until 2/11/15, see the following link below to get your ticket!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/behavior-analysis-association-of-michigan-convention-2015-tickets-14994582199

Interview Weekend 2015

Interview Weekend will be February 12-February 14, 2015. Events include a tour of WoodsEdge Learning Center, the Behavior Analysis Research Conference, BATS system and faculty presentations as well as social and dinner events with current students and faculty. If you have any questions about Interview Weekend or travel arrangements, please contact Jenny Petree at jennifer.l.petree@wmich.edu

Midwestern Behavior Analysis Job Fair

Last year we had our first Job Fair and it was a great success, with 18 companies attending from as far away as California and Massachusetts, and of course the Midwest. 

That one was so successful that for our 2nd Job Fair, we are extending the invitation to student job applicants from other Midwestern universities as well as WMU students.

We have about 30 companies attending this year. Each company is invited to give a brief introductory presentation Saturday morning and host a recruitment 
table during the afternoon. We will have a lunch reception on Saturday as well as a social event that evening and opportunities for interviews on Sunday.

Please RSVP with your name (as you would like it printed on your name tag) and email address for future information about the event including a list of companies attending. Please feel free to contact Katie Mahaffy at katherine.a.mahaffy@wmich.edu with any questions.

The Radisson downtown is offering a group rate for Friday and Saturday nights if you mention that you are attending the WMU Job Fair. Details regarding Friday and Saturday evening social events to come.

Dates: Saturday January 17th 9:00a-4:00p

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Conferences 2014-2015

BATS students attend and present their research at several conferences each year. We look forward to this opportunity to share our projects and learn about the work being done by others in the field as well as reconnect with BATS alumni. Here are some upcoming conferences we will be attending: 

• Michigan Autism Conference (MAC), September 25-26 2014 in Kalamazoo, Michigan
  http://www.michiganautismconference.org
• ABAI Autism Conference, January 23-25 2015  in Las Vegas, Nevada
  http://www.abainternational.org/events/autism-2015.aspx
• Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM), February 19-20 2015 in Ypsilanti, Michigan
  http://www.baam.emich.edu 
• California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA), February 19-21 2015 in San Diego, California
  http://www.calaba.org
• ABAI Annual Convention, May 22-26 2015 in San Antonio, Texas
  http://www.abainternational.org/events/annual-2015.aspx

Contact Information

BATS Senior System Manager: Jenny Petree

E-mail: jennifer.l.petree@wmich.edu

BATS co-Junior System Manager: Taylor Clements

E-mail: taylor.e.clements@wmich.edu

BATS co-Junior System Manager: Avery Blackburn

E-mail: avery.d.blackburn@wmich.edu

What is the Behavior Analysis Training Subsystem?

The BATS subsystem is a supervisory system within the behavior analysis training system. The mission of the Behavior Analysis Training System is to facilitate the improvement of the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of the overall system

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