The Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA) is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting scholarly interchange in behavior analysis through its annual Fall convention. The Board and conference operation managers are professional behavior analysts who volunteer their time to promote and share the science and ideas of our field to our region

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MABA Executive Council

President

Amanda Karsten

Western Michigan University (term ends 2021)​​​

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President Elect

Stephen Walker

Aurora University (term ends 2021)

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Past President

Tiffany Kodak

Marquette University (term ends 2021)

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Operations Coordinator

Julie Ackerlund Brandt

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

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Treasurer

Seth Whiting

Central Michigan University (term ends 2021)

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Board of Directors

 

Jessica Juanico, University of Kansas (term ends 2021)

Sarah Mead Jasperse, Emirates College for Advanced Education (term ends 2021)

Vanessa Minervini, Creighton University (term ends 2022)

Jonathan K. Fernand, Aurora University (term ends 2022)

Tyler C. Re, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, (term ends 2023)

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Student Representative

Sara Diaz de Villegas

University of Kansas (term ends 2021​)
 

2020/2021 Program Chair

Adam Briggs

Eastern Michigan University

2021 Student Paper Competition Coordinator

Annette Griffith

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

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​2021 Poster Session Coordinator

Tyler C. Re

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

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Previous MABA Presidents

2019 - Tiffany Kodak, Marquette University

2018 - Thomas Critchfield, Illinois State University

2017 - Jeffrey Tiger, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2016 - Carla Lagorio, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

2015 - Derek Reed, University of Kansas
​2014 - Jonathan Baker, Southern Illinois University
​2013 - Adam Derenne, University of North Dakota
​2012 - Diana Walker, ​The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
​2011 - Cynthia Pietras, Western Michigan University
2010 - Mark Dixon, Southern Illinois University
2009 - Kevin Klatt, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
2008 - James Carr, Western Michigan University
2007 - Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, Southern Illinois University
2006 - Jeffrey Weatherly, University of North Dakota
2005 - Gregory Madden, Utah State University
2004 - Larry Alferink, Illinois State University
2003 - Wayne Fuqua, Western Michigan University
2002 - Tony Cuvo, Southern Illinois University
2001 - Jack Michael, Western Michigan University​​