2023 RESEARCH, APPLICATION AND DISSEMINATION GRANT RECIPIENTS

Jessica is a Doctoral student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center - Munroe-Meyer Institute whose project titled "Comparison of Mand Acquisition and Preference in Children with Autism who Exhibit Problem Behavior" was selected for the 2023 Hegde Research Award. Her advisor is Dr. Cynthia Livingston, Ph.D., BCBA-D at the Munroe-Meyer Institute | University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Brittany Loder, BCBA is a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute under the direct supervision of Dr. Amanda Zangrillo. PsyD, BCBA-D. Brittany was selected for the 2023 SPABA Barbara Esch Application Award with her project titled "Response Restriction: A Path Toward Ensuring No Individual is Left Without Communication."

Grace Lafo

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale SLP Graduate student, Grace Lafo was selected for the 2023 SPABA Nikia Dower Dissemination Award for her project titled "Assessment of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Modalities for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Her advisor is Dr. Lesley Shawler Ph.D. BCBA at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale.

Each year, the Speech Pathology Applied Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavior Analysis International offers at least three grant awards: one in research, another in application, and the third in dissemination. This year SPABA received 15 applications across categories making the competitiveness in the selection process this year challenging due to the high-quality proposals received.

SPABA would like to thank SPABA Grant Coordinator, Dr. Lilith Reuter-Yuill, PhD, BCBA, CCC-SLP for her leadership and her incredible assistance in collating the grant submissions and the handling of the review process.

Please join us on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST to congratulate SPABA's grant recipients and to hear about each of their submissions. These presentations will be approximately 15 minutes each and conducted virtually through Zoom.

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