Women in Behavior Analysis - WIBA

12/06/2025

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12/05/2025

📣 Speaker Announcement for ! 📣
We are thrilled to announce that Tiki Fiol, MS, BCBA, is an invited speaker at WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Virtual Conference on January 15th & 16th, 2026!

Tiki is the President of Teaching Interventions Keeping Individuality, Inc., and brings over 20 years of diverse experience providing ABA across multiple environments, from schools and homes to residential facilities.

Tiki's Bold Expertise & Impact:
⏺ Complex Case Consultation: Tiki has extensive clinical experience working with the most intensive and challenging behaviors, including assisting clients with medical/dental desensitization and working with registered s*x offenders.

⏺ Ethics and Legal Expertise: She is a recognized ABA Expert Witness, consulting with public and private entities, including the State Attorney’s Office in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

⏺ Organizational Leadership: Tiki is highly active in state and national advocacy, currently serving as the Secretary for the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA) and an elected Member at Large for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA). She is also a Founding Officer and Past President of the Association for Behavior Analysis of Brevard (ABAB).

⏺ Training & Mentorship: She provides clinical oversight and mentorship to developing practitioners, ensuring strong, sound, and ethical practice.

🤔 Wonder what she will be presenting on—perhaps complex case work, ethical challenges, or leadership? Titles, abstracts, and learning objectives for all speakers are coming soon! Keep an eye out for updates!

Don't miss the chance to learn from this leader in clinical practice, ethics, and professional advocacy!

Secure your spot for the two-day, two-track virtual event now: https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/wiba-boldly26/registration

12/03/2025

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We are incredibly excited to announce a true pioneer, Dr. Maranda Trahan, PhD, BCBA-D, will be an invited speaker at WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Virtual Conference on January 15th & 16th, 2026!

Dr. Trahan is a nationally recognized leader in aging-related behavior services and is co-coordinating senior care programming at Abilities Behavior Services (Trinity Services). Her work merging Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) with dementia care has been groundbreaking!

Dr. Trahan's Bold Achievements:
⏺ Pioneering ABA Gerontology: Dr. Trahan launched the nation’s first ABA clinical practice dedicated to seniors with dementia in Florida back in 2014, redefining support for older adults with cognitive decline.

⏺ Specialized Expertise: She specializes in behavioral assessment, caregiver training, and program development for older adults with and without dementia.

⏺ National Training & Development: Following her postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, she now develops training materials for clinicians nationwide on managing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Dr. Trahan's vision and dedication are paving the way for practitioners to bring compassionate, evidence-based strategies into gerontology.

🤔 Wonder what she will be presenting on—perhaps a masterclass in behavioral gerontology? Titles, abstracts, and learning objectives for all speakers are coming soon! Keep an eye out for updates!

Don't miss the chance to learn from a leader who is defining the future of ABA in aging care!

Secure your spot for the two-day, two-track virtual event now: https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/wiba-boldly26/registration

Early 🐦 registration $99 for 20 CEUs!

12/01/2025

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We are honored to welcome Dr. Charna Mintz, Ph.D., BCBA-D, as an invited speaker for WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Virtual Conference on January 15th & 16th, 2026!

Dr. Mintz is a powerhouse in the field, currently leading all clinical delivery, management, and research efforts for Action Behavior. She directs the clinical council, ensuring all processes align with BACB ethical standards and driving the analysis of clinical data for research.

Dr. Mintz's Bold Impact:

⏺ National Leadership: She is a dedicated Board Member for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA), having served a presidential term that concluded in 2023.

⏺ Advocacy & Policy: As a former President of the Washington Association for Behavior Analysis (WABA), Dr. Mintz successfully co-chaired the legislative committee that saw the passage of the behavior analyst licensure bill into law in 2015.

⏺ Extensive Experience: With her BCBA certification since 2004, her background spans significant roles including Vice President of Clinical Operations, Chief BCBA at a large adult residential facility, and Clinical Director for early intervention programs.

🤔 Wonder what insights she will be sharing on clinical research, ethics, or leadership? Titles, abstracts, and learning objectives for all speakers are coming soon! Keep an eye out for updates!

Don't miss the chance to learn from this influential leader in ABA clinical practice and policy!

Secure your spot for the two-day, two-track virtual event now: https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/wiba-boldly26/home

Early 🐦 rate: $99 for 20 CEUs!

11/30/2025

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11/27/2025

🍁🧡 Happy Thanksgiving from WIBA! 🧡🍁

Today, we’re taking a moment to pause, breathe, and reflect with gratitude on the incredible community of women and allies who make behavior analysis stronger, more compassionate, and more connected.

To every researcher, practitioner, mentor, student, leader, and learner in our WIBA family—thank you.

👏 Thank you for lifting each other up.
👏🏽Thank you for shaping environments where growth is possible.
👏🏿Thank you for showing that kindness is a behavior worth reinforcing every day.

As we gather with friends, family, or quiet moments of rest, we hope your day is filled with warmth, connection, and the reinforcers that matter most to you.

🧡 From our WIBA community to yours—Happy Thanksgiving.
Here’s to gratitude, collaboration, and the work ahead. 🧡

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11/26/2025

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We are honored to announce that Dr. Chata Dickson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA (She/Her), will be an invited speaker at WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Virtual Conference on January 15th & 16th, 2026!

Dr. Dickson, a Principal Researcher at The New England Center for Children and Clinical Adjunct Faculty at Western New England University, brings extensive expertise in advancing instruction for individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Dr. Dickson's Bold Focus:
⏺ Instructional Technology & Learning: Her research centers on finding effective teaching methods, including instructional technology, stimulus control, and generalization, informed by the effects of learning history.

⏺ Published Researcher: Dr. Dickson has published her work in several peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents her clinical and research findings internationally.

⏺ Inspirational Mentorship: Inspired by her first college professor, Dr. Maria Ruiz, Chata strives to live up to a high model of mentorship, impacting the next generation of behavior analysts.

🤔 Wonder what cutting-edge research she will be sharing? Titles, abstracts, and learning objectives for all speakers are coming soon! Keep an eye out for updates!

Don't miss the opportunity to learn from this leader in research and evidence-based practice!

Secure your spot for the two-day, two-track virtual event now: https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/wiba-boldly26/registration

Early 🐦 rate: $99

11/25/2025

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We are thrilled to announce that Lisa Gurdin, MS, BCBA, LABA, will be an invited speaker at WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Virtual Conference on January 15th & 16th, 2026!

For 25 years, Lisa Gurdin, Founder of LSGurdin Consulting, LLC, has dedicated her career to supporting students (Preschool–age 22) with complex needs, and the adults who support them. She works collaboratively with school districts and families across Massachusetts to maximize skill development and behavior change.

Lisa Gurdin's Bold Focus:
⏺ Collaborative Consulting: Providing consultation, student evaluations, and professional development to school districts, specializing in integrated support across settings.

⏺ Adult Support is Key: Lisa's philosophy is: "Helping students starts with supporting the adults around them." She provides practical, collaborative strategies for real-life change.

⏺ Coaching & Training: She excels in Parent Coaching, helping families implement behavioral strategies to build stronger relationships, and provides cutting-edge continuing education events for BCBAs and RBTs.

⏺ Informed Practice: Her consultation is rooted in Neurodiversity-affirming, assent-based, and culturally responsive care.

As a Part-Time Lecturer at Northeastern University and a board member of MassABA, Lisa brings deep knowledge and practical expertise to every conversation.

🤔 Wonder what she will be presenting on? Titles, abstracts, and learning objectives for all speakers are coming soon! Keep an eye out for updates!

Don't miss the chance to learn from a seasoned leader in school and family collaboration!

Secure your spot for the two-day, two-track virtual event now: https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/wiba-boldly26/registration

Early 🐦 rate: $99

11/25/2025

‘Don’t Let Them Bury My Story’: The Long Life and Unfinished Fight of Viola Fletcher, Tulsa’s Oldest Race Massacre Survivor, Dies at 111

On a spring afternoon more than a century after she fled a burning city with nothing but the clothes on her back, Viola Ford Fletcher sat before a college audience in Illinois and did what she has done, again and again, in the twilight of her life: she told the story America tried to forget.

“I remember seeing how cruel they were,” she said quietly, describing the night in 1921 when white mobs torched the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma — a place the world once knew as Black Wall Street. “They burned houses, buildings and everything on the street… I remember seeing people falling from being shot and killed. It was just terrible.”

At 111 years old, Fletcher — widely known as “Mother Fletcher” — was the oldest known living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and one of the last direct witnesses to one of the most devastating episodes of racial violence in U.S. history.
Her life stretched from Jim Crow sharecropping fields to the Black Lives Matter era; from nights spent sleeping upright with the lights on, afraid of the dark, to standing under bright television lights in Washington as she urged Congress to finally confront what was taken from Greenwood. She lived most of her years in relative obscurity — cleaning houses, raising children, building a life on the margins of American prosperity — only to become, in her tenth decade, a central figure in the national debate over historical memory and reparations.

And she had done all this while insisting on one simple demand, now the title of her 2023 memoir: Don’t Let Them Bury My Story.

Viola Ford Fletcher died on November 24, 2025. She was 111.

Read the full story at https://www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/11/24/dont-let-them-bury-my-story-the-long-life-and-unfinished-fight-of-viola-fletcher-tulsas-oldest-race-massacre-survivor-dies-at-111/

KOLUMN Magazine

11/24/2025

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We are thrilled to announce that Mellanie Page, BCBA, is an invited speaker at WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Virtual Conference on January 15th & 16th, 2026!

Mellanie is a business strategist and TEDx speaker who is transforming how behavior analysts scale their impact. She is the Founder & CEO of The ABA Collective, a platform dedicated to helping BCBAs and entrepreneurs move beyond 1:1 clinical work into high-impact, scalable roles.

Mellanie's Bold Mission:
⏺ Bridging ABA and Business: Mellanie sits at the powerful intersection of behavior analysis and business strategy. She helps practitioners leverage their expertise to launch successful digital products, courses, and coaching programs.

⏺ Organizational Behavior Management (OBM): As a certified OBM professional and former Executive VP at ABS Kids, she champions the use of OBM principles to drive organizational change, improve systems, and enhance employee engagement.

⏺ Scalability & Work-Life Harmony: Her work empowers BCBAs to create "work you love," shifting from direct service to consulting and leadership roles that align with their values and prevent burnout.

💡 Representative Quote: "You don’t need to wait for permission to start using OBM—change can start within your own caseload or team."

🤔 Wonder what powerful session she will be delivering? Titles, abstracts, and learning objectives for all speakers are coming soon! Keep an eye out for updates!

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to turn your clinical expertise into a thriving, scalable business!

Secure your spot for the two-day, two-track virtual event now: https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/wiba-boldly26/registration

Early 🐦 Rate $99