Sidney W. and Janet R. Bijou Fellowship Recipients
2005: Jason Stricker, University of Iowa
Jason Stricker received his Bachelors of Arts in psychology from California State University, Fresno (CSUF). While completing his undergraduate degree, he managed a residential home for adolescents with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders. That experience led him to seek further training in behavior analysis. Upon graduating from CSUF, Jason moved to Fargo, ND to work with Dr. Raymond Miltenberger at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Under Dr. Miltenberger’s supervision, Jason was involved in research projects examining hand-to-mouth habit behaviors in typically developing children and sexual abuse prevention training for women diagnosed with mental retardation. Jason also worked as an intensive intervention trainer in home and school settings, as well as supervised programming for three children with Autism under the supervision of Dr. Eric Larsson and Dr. Miltenberger. During his graduate training at NDSU Jason was involved in research projects that were published in The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Education and Treatment of Children, and Behavior Modification.
After completing his Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology at NDSU, Jason joined The Columbus Organization and worked as a behavior analyst at Arlington Developmental Center under the supervision of Dr. Bridget Shore and had monthly case consultation with Dr. Brian Iwata. As a behavior analyst, Jason specialized in functional analysis and treatment of automatically maintained behaviors, preference assessment methodology, and food refusal in adults with mental retardation. In 2001, Jason became Assistant Chief Behavior Analyst at Arlington and oversaw all skill acquisition programming with monthly consultation from Dr. Dennis Reid for his remaining two years at Arlington. During this time, Jason also became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and worked as a quality assurance and crisis intervention specialist for The Columbus Organization for individuals living in the community in western Tennessee.
Currently, Jason is in his second year of doctoral training in School Psychology at the University of Iowa. Jason’s area of interest continues to be analysis and treatment of automatically maintained behaviors. Jason is currently a research assistant on a National Institutes of Health grant studying automatic reinforcement under the supervision of Wendy Berg and Dr. David Wacker. Jason is interested in classifying patterns of automatic reinforcement and studying automatically maintained behaviors from a behavioral economic perspective. Jason also participates in research with students diagnosed with ADHD and behavior disorders under the supervision of his advisor, Dr. John Northup. Current research consists of the study of recruiting reinforcement, tolerance to delay, and correspondence training in classroom settings. Jason, his wife Michelle, four-year-old son Zackariah, and seven-month-old daughter Mattlyn deeply thank the Bijou family and SABA for this fellowship award.
Other 2005 Recipients:
Claire St. Peter, University of Florida
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