VITA 2015 Kenda Morrison, Ph.D., BCBA-D

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1 VITA 2015 Kenda Morrison, Ph.D., BCBA-D EDUCATIONAL HISTORY Certification: Board Certified Behavior Analyst, 2000 (Charter Certificant) : Major: Developmental and Child Psychology Degree: Ph.D. Advisor: Donald Baer, Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Teaching Children with Autism to Make Eye Contact Following Cues Other than Look at me Certification: Early Childhood Special Education: Advisor: Barbara Thompson, Ph.D. (certification expired June 2006) : Major: Human Development Degree: M.A. Advisor: David Born, Ph.D. Thesis Title: Does Access to Preferred Objects Increase Stereotypy and Decrease Task Performance? : Major: Psychology Degree: B.A. Advisor: Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, Ph.D. PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Continuing Education Course Designer 2014 Supervisor: Todd Ward, Ph.D., BCBA-D Responsibilities: Designed an eight-hour supervisor training workshop for Behavior Analysis On-line at the University of North Texas. Responsibilities included identifying relevant readings, writing a script, and developing activities to evaluate student understanding of information. Adjunct Faculty 2011-present Supervisor: Sigrid Glenn, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Todd Ward, Ph.D., BCBA-D Responsibilities: On-line instructor for three courses: Issues in the Behavioral Treatment of Autism, Professional and Ethical Issues, and Ethical Issues in Science and Practice of Behavior Analysis. Responsibilities include answering student questions, grading written assignments, designing course evaluation surveys, and providing feedback to course designers about possible changes to assignments and course evaluations.

2 Behavior Analyst/Consultant 1995-present Supervisor: Private Practice Responsibilities: Development and supervision of intensive, behavior analytic interventions for children with autism. This includes providing training workshops, as well as parent, teacher, and paraeducator training in home and school settings. Additional responsibilities include designing and maintaining data systems, writing progress reports, IEP meetings, video/phone consultations. Behavior Analyst Heartspring, Wichita, KS Supervisor: Kim Becker, M.A. Responsibilities: Development and supervision of intensive, behavior analytic interventions for two children with autism in home and clinic settings. Additional responsibilities include designing and maintaining data systems, video/phone consultations, and participation in staff meetings. Training Modules Designer Supervisor: Linda Heitzman-Powell, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Wrote instructional information and questions to assess mastery of behavioral content for eight modules designed to provide initial training to paraeducators and parents of children with autism. Practicum Student 1996 Lawrence School District Supervisors: Lisa Hull, Lois Orth-Lopes, M.A., and Barbara Thompson, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Working with children with autism who ranged in age from 4-8 years, as well as typically developing kindergartners. Behavior analytic techniques were used in direct instruction and various inclusive settings. There was an emphasis on using a team teaching approach to teach a variety of skills. Practicum Student 1996 Early Intervention Preschool Lawrence School District Supervisors: Ronda Jenson, M.A. and Barbara Thompson, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Member of a teaching team in an early childhood special education classroom. Teaching children with a variety of special needs during activities such as free play, large group, centers, snack, and recess. Practicum Student 1995 Educare Supervisors: Don Bushell, Ph.D., Bo Hinton, M.A., Amy Cox, Jenny Higgins Responsibilities: Member of a teaching team in an inclusive, full-day child care center. Behavior analytic teaching was conducted within tutoring, small group, snack and free play activities. Data were collected for each child and presented during weekly staff meetings. Director of Outreach and Training Supervisors: Chrys Teller and James A. Sherman, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Participation in the development of administrative systems, policies, procedures, as well as the implementation of those systems. Participation in various types of meetings with staff and board members. Supervision of two teaching teams serving children with autism. This included working with the families of those children to determine priorities and best strategies for intervention, data collection, evaluation, and training of parents and paraprofessionals. Additional responsibilities included IEP meetings and other collaboration with staff of the preschools attended by the children.

3 Practicum Student 1995 Nall Hills Elementary Supervisors: Alice Nusbaum, M.A., Sue Wenner Lanyon, and Mark Kelly Responsibilities: Member of a teaching team in two preschool classrooms for a total of 19 children with special needs: child- and teacher-directed teaching during activities such as large group, centers, snack, whole language, and specials (e.g. physical education, music). Additional activities included various meetings: IEP, transition planning, writing lesson plans, collaboration with the speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, and paraprofessional teacher, district-wide inservices and committee meetings. Assistant Executive Director 1994 Supervisor: Shahla Alai-Rosales, M.A. Responsibilities: Create systems for data collection, treatment books, teacher training, and program development. Conduct workshops for senior teachers on data collection systems and supervise the development of data systems for eleven teaching teams. Organize and participate in treatment team meetings with a professional from outside the organization. Assist director in performance of staff management and other administrative tasks. Supervision, training, and evaluation of two teaching teams serving children with autism. Supervise teaching assistant: development and grading of quizzes, scheduling, development of teaching videos, data collection systems, and various other duties. Outreach Consultant Supervisor: Shahla Alai-Rosales, M.A. Responsibilities: Supervise teachers providing services to children with autism: teacher training, writing programs, parent consultation and training, IEP meetings, team meetings monitor child progress through direct observation and data collection, and advise as to further development of skills. Trainee 1993 Princeton Child Development Institute Supervisors: Patricia Krantz, Ph.D. and Lynn McClannahan, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Teaching seven preschool children with autism in a day school: monitor progress through data collection, attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, collaboration with other teaching staff. Project Coordinator Supervisors: Shahla Alai-Rosales, M.A. and James Sherman, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Supervision and evaluation of all teaching staff, parent consultation and problem-solving, supervision of treatment development and implementation, agency billing and staff payroll, development of data and organizational systems, participation in weekly team meetings for each child, supervision of weekly senior teaching meeting, scheduling of teachers, advising regarding research projects, public relations, fundraising, aiding parents in finding resources, and various other administrative duties. Course Instructor Supervisor: David Born, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Taught HDFL 350, The Behavioral Treatment of Children with Autism and HDFL 550, Advanced Practicum in the Behavioral Treatment of Children with Autism for seven semesters. Organization and presentation of lectures, development and grading of weekly quizzes, creation and supervision of roleplay opportunities, organization and presentation of in-class child demonstrations, aid students in developing

4 research or literature review projects, training and supervision of hands-on teaching, recruitment of students for class enrollment through lectures and demonstrations in other courses. Senior Teacher Supervisors: Svein Eikeseth, M.A., Shahla Alai-Rosales, M.A. and James Sherman, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Individual, home-based, behavior analytic instruction for children with autism (3-7 years-old), intense training of beginning practicum students, supervision and training of advanced practicum students, overall evaluation of staff, planning and conducting weekly team meetings for staff and parents, data collection, monthly progress summaries, development of individual treatment plans, parent training and consultation. Classroom Implementer 1993 Educare Six Supervisors: Shahla Alai-Rosales, M.A. and Michelle Lutman-Rabbideau, M.A. Responsibilities: Facilitating the inclusion of a child with autism into a kindergarten for typically developing children through teaching, data collection, and collaboration with other teachers. Research Assistant Generalization Characteristics of Self-Instruction by Children Supervisors: Donald Baer, Ph.D. and Jesus Rosales, M.A. Responsibilities: Participation in data collection and data analysis of a research project investigating the development and characteristics of self-instruction in preschool-aged children. Classroom Consultant 1991 Edna A. Hill Child Development Center Supervisor: Kathleen Zanolli, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Consultation and collaboration regarding procedures to integrate a child with autism into a preschool. Intern/Senior Teacher 1990 Young Autism Project University of California-Los Angeles Supervisors: O. Ivar Lovaas, Ph.D. and Tristam Smith, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Individual, in-home teaching sessions with four children with autism, data collection, planning and conducting a weekly programming meeting with one treatment team, participation in additional programming meetings for other teams, general staff meetings, overseeing daily treatment changes, parent consultation, writing monthly progress reports, formal assessment of children with autism, and a variety of minor administrative tasks. Practicum Student 1990 Supervisors: Svein Eikeseth, M.A. and James A. Sherman, Ph.D. Responsibilities: Applying behavioral principles in the treatment of a young child with autism, training beginning practicum students, weekly team meetings, participation in program development, attendance in a lecture class pertaining to the behavioral treatment of children with autism.

5 Practicum Student 1989 Supervisors: Svein Eikeseth, M.A. and James A. Sherman, Ph.D. Responsibilties: Under close supervision, applying behavioral principles in the treatment of a child with autism, weekly team meetings, assigned readings relating to the behavioral treatment of children with autism. PUBLICATIONS Morrison, K. & Rosales-Ruiz, J. (1997). The effect of object preferences on task performance and stereotypy in a child with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 18, Grote, I., Rosales, J., Morrison, K., Royer, C., & Baer, D.M. (1997). A use of self-instruction to extend the generalization of a self-instructed in-common discrimination. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 66, PRESENTATIONS Morrison, K. (2014). Developing Meaningful and Efficient Data Collection Systems. For Iowa Association Behavior Analysis. Des Moines, IA. November Morrison, K. (2014). Teaching Verbal Imitation to Children with Autism. For University of North Texas students. Denton, TX. October 2014 Morrison, K. (2012). Data Collection for Individuals with Autism: Developing meaningful and efficient systems that work. For University of North Texas, Behavior Analysis On-line. Denton, TX. April Morrison, K. (2012) Positive Reinforcement. For Sedgwick County Early Childhood Education Administrators. Wichita, KS. September Morrison, K. (2009). Applied Behavior Analysis. Autism Society of the Heartland. Overland Park, Kansas. May Morrison, K. (2006). The ABC s of ABA. Blue Valley School District. Leawood, Kansas. August Heitzman-Powell, L., Buzhardt, J., Suchowierska, M., Morrison, K. (2004). Behavioral Aide Training: Integrating Online and Face-to-Face Instruction. Association for Behavior Analysis. Boston, Massachusetts, May Morrison, K. (1999). Teaching Children with Autism to Make Eye Contact Following Cues Other than Look at Me. Association for Behavior Analysis. Chicago, Illinois, May Morrison, K. (1998). Is Reinforcing Unprompted Attending Preferable to Instructing Look at me in Children with Autism? Poster Presentation. Professional Seminar for the Department of Human Development and Family Life. Lawrence, Kansas, May Alai-Rosales, S., Jerwick, S., & Morrison, K. (1994). Intensive Intervention for Children with Autism. Autism Society of Kansas. Overland Park, Kansas, October Morrison, K. & Rosales, J. Does Access to Preferred Objects Increase Stereotypy and Decrease Task Performance? Poster Presentation. Professional Seminar for the Department of Human Development and Family Life. Lawrence, Kansas, April 1993.

6 Morrison, K. & Rosales, J. Does Access to Preferred Objects Increase Stereotypy and Decrease Task Performance? Poster Presentation. Association for Behavior Analysis. Chicago, Illinois, May Alai-Rosales, S. & Morrison, K. Early Childhood Autism. Douglas County Child Care Association Mini- Conference: Affirming the Professional. Lawrence, Kansas, February Eikeseth, S., Pasley, J., Morrison, K., Potucek, J.A., Alai-Rosales, S. Effects of one-on-one behavioral treatment of young children with autism. Poster presentation. Association for Behavior Analysis. Atlanta, Georgia, May, Lovaas, O.I., Eikeseth, S., Pasley, J., Potucek, J., Morrison, K. The Behavioral Treatment of Children with Autism. Des Moines, Iowa, October Lovaas, O.I., Eikeseth, S., Pasley, J., Potucek, J., & Morrison, K. The Behavioral Treatment of Children with Autism. Overland Park, Kansas, November PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association for Behavior Analysis Association for Professional Behavior Analysts PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Subject Matter Expert, Behavior Analysis Certification Board, Littleton, Colorado, October Professional Advisory Board Member, Kansas City Autism Training Center, Prairie Village, Kansas, present. Advisory Board Member, Johnson County Autism Society of Kansas, Overland Park, Kansas, Professional Advisory Board Member, Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis. Lawrence, Kansas, Professional Advisory Board Member, Applied Behavior Analysis: Early Intervention in Autism. Department of Behavior Analysis. University of North Texas. Denton, Texas, Representative, Graduate Student Organization. Department of Human Development and Family Life. Lawrence, Kansas, Organizer, Professional Seminar Presentation. Graduate Student Poster Session. Department of Human Development and Family Life. Lawrence, Kansas, Board Member,. Lawrence, Kansas, Professional Seminar Committee Member, Department of Human Development and Family Life. Lawrence, Kansas, Volunteer Worker, Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Kansas City, Missouri, 1989.