After receiving his undergraduate degree from Hunter College in New York City he taught elementary aged students with intellectual disabilities in the south Bronx. While teaching he completed a master’s degree in Special Education: mental retardation at Fordham University. He moved to Atlanta and completed his PhD in Special Education: Severe Disabilities at Georgia State University. His professional career in higher education has been at GSU in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education. He is coordinator of the teacher education program in Multiple and Severe Disabilities. He is Co-Director of the program in Applied Behavior Analysis, and is Co-Director of the University Initiative on Language and Literacy. Since 2003 he has served as co-editor of the journal Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. Currently he is Principal Investigator on a grant from the Institute on Education Sciences entitled "Integrated Literacy for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities.”

Anne C. Troutman

After receiving her undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of Georgia in 1964 Anne taught elementary grades for 5 years. She completed her Master’s Degree in special education from Georgia State University and taught students with behavior disorders in self-contained and resource settings and served as a crisis intervention specialist and special education supervisor. After receiving her Ph.D. from Georgia State in 1977 she taught graduate and undergraduate students in general and special education at The University of Memphis until her retirement in 2009.

1.         Roots of Applied Behavior Analysis

2.         Responsible Use of Applied Behavior Analysis Procedures

3.         Preparing Behavioral Objectives

4.         Procedures for Collecting Data

5.         Graphing Data

6.         Single-Subject Designs

7.         Determining the Function of Behavior

8.         Arranging Consequences That Increase Behavior

9.         Arranging Consequences That Decrease Behavior

10.        Differential Reinforcement: Antecedent Control and Shaping

11.        Providing for Generalization of Behavior Change

12.        Teaching Students to Manage Their Own Behavior

13.        Putting It All Together

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