Distinguished Service to Behavior Analysis Awardee
2000: Dr. Sidney W. Bijou
Dr. Bijou received his Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Iowa in 1941. Dr. Bijou is known for training many outstanding behavior analysts, for significant contributions to research and developmental theory, and for his advocacy of the international development of the field, just to mention a few of his accomplishments.
Dr. Bijou did post-doctoral work at Harvard University on a National Institute of Mental Health Senior Fellowship. Over the course of his career he has taught at the University of Washington, Indiana University, the University of Illinois, the University of Arizona, and the University of Nevada, Reno. He has been a visiting lecturer or scholar at the University of Michigan, San Diego State College, the University of California at Los Angeles, and the University of Hawaii. The work he has done internationally is no less impressive. He has lectured and taught in Mexico, Japan, and Peru, to name only three.
Dr. Bijou introduced the operant method for the systematic study of children in laboratory settings. He and his colleagues at the University of Washington introduced field operant methods for children and published a methodology for such studies. Dr. Bijou has an impressive publication record, including 16 books and over 150 articles. Dr. Bijou and Dr. Donald Baer published a highly regarded series of books on the behavior analysis of child development.
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