2024 ABAI Philadelphia – Health, Sport, & Fitness Related Events

The 2024 ABAI Convention in Philadelphia will kick off with pre-convention workshops on Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24. The regular convention program will begin on Saturday, May 25 and run through Monday, May 27.

As you plan your schedule, check out these health, sport and fitness related events:

HSF SIG Sponsored Events

Saturday, May 25, 2024

• 179F ABAI Expo Poster #96: Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, and Fitness Special Interest Group; Saturday, May 25, 2024: 8:00 PM–10:00 PM, Convention Center, 200 Level, Exhibit Hall A

Sunday, May 26, 2024

• 301 Symposium: Health, Sport and Fitness Special Interest Group (SIG) Grant Recipients: Exciting New Areas of Research; Chair: Andrea Murray, Sunday, May 26, 2024: 3:00 PM–3:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon A

Noteworthy HSF SIG Sponsored "Fun" Activities

Saturday, May 26, 2024

• #29A: The Rocky Run; Chair: Scott A O'Donnell, 7:00 - 7:50 AM, Meet at the LOVE statue at LOVE Park (across from the Marriott Downtown)  at or before 7 AM

Sunday, May 26, 2024

• 180A: Morning Yoga Flow; Chair: Joyce Chenchen Tu Battersby, 7:00 - 7:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 5
• 291A: Philadelphia Historic Walk with the HSF SIG; Chair: Scott A O'Donnell, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM, Meet at the Marriott Downtown, Main Lobby

Monday, May 27, 2024

• 379A: All Levels Barre Class with the Health, Sport, and Fitness SIG; Chair: Sarah Burby, 7:00 - 7:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 5

Workshops

Thursday, May 23, 2024

• W11: How to Create and Maintain Sleep Behavior Plans - Toddlers to Teens; Kathryn Holloran, 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 4

Friday, May 24, 2024

• W50: Understanding and Improving Sleep in Children With Autism: Assessment, Analysis and Behavioral Interventions; Dag Strömberg, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 11, Ethics CEUs

Papers, Symposia, and Panel Events

Saturday, May 25, 2024

• 76 Symposium: Acceptance and Commitment Training: Effects of Interventions Across Various Populations, Skills, and Process Measures; Chair: David Legaspi, 12:00 - 12:50 PM, Convention Center, 112 AB
• 77 Paper Session: Behavior Analysis in Healthcare; Chair: J. Chris McGinnis, 12:00 - 12:50 PM, Convention Center, 112 AB
• 88 Panel: Using a Behavior-Analytic Lens to Identify and Address Workplace Systems That Maintain and Perpetuate Provider Burnout; Chair: Summer Bottini, 12:00 PM–12:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon CD
• 102 Symposium; Recent Research in Health, Sports, and Fitness; Chair: Emma Jean Walker, 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 9-10
• 137 Symposium:Stop Doom Scrolling and Get Into Your Life: Exploratory Assessment of Social Media Use; Chair: Nicholas Hammond, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon A

Sunday, May 26, 2024

• 188 Symposium: Promoting Gratuity and Subjective Well-Being: Applications of Behavioral Science for Positive Psychology; Chair: E. Scott Geller, 8:00 - 8:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon CD
• 190 Symposium: Increasing Physical Activity in Individuals With and Without Developmental Disabilities; Chair: Julia Iannaccone, 8:00 - 9:50 AM, Convention Center, 113A
• 227 Symposium: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Applications to Enhance Performance in Sports and Gaming; Chair: Raymond Miltenberger, 10:00 - 10:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 12-13
• 253 Symposium: Practical Approaches for Improving Health and Wellness in Individuals with Autism; Chair: Eileen M. Roscoe, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Convention Center, 113B
• 260 Symposium: The Use of Contingency Management With a Deposit Contract to Increase Self Care In University Students; Chair: Sharon Reeve, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon G
• 262 Symposium: Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Achieving Your Personal and Organizational Goals Through Five Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) Principles of Life and Leadership Chair: Isaac Brmudez, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon CD
• 315 Symposium: Evaluating Practices for Health, Hygiene, and Self-Care Routines for Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Chair: Jessica Herrod, 3:00 - 4:50 PM, Convention Center, 103A
• 321 Paper Session: Why Behavior-Based Wellness is Good for Business; Chair: Kristyn Peterson, 4:00 - 4:25 PM, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon E
• 330 Paper Session: Behavioral Interventions for Relaxation and Decision-Making; Chair: Christoph F. Bördlein, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 1-2
• 342 Panel: PDS: How to Navigate the Field of Public Health as a Behavior Analyst; Chair: Sadie Lynn Klassen, 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom S

Monday, May 27, 2024

• 384 Symposium: The Behavioral Economics of Sleep: Novel Ways of Understanding Sleep Using Commodity Purchase Tasks; Chair: Emily Varon, 8:00 - 8:50 AM, Convention Center, 201 AB
• 403 Symposium: Shaping Organizational Success Through Performance Management Practice; Chair: Leif Albright, 8:00 - 9:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon BC
• 410 Symposium: Advancing Applied Behavior Analysis in Health Behavior Change: Ethical Considerations for Practice, Supervision, and Assessment;
• Chair: Sarah Burby, 9:00 - 9:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon A
• 429 Symposium: Safety Behavior at Variety Situations Such as Workplace and Academic Community Applying Behavior-Based Safety; Chair: Rieko Hojo, 10:00 - 10:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon BC
• 439 Symposium: Improving Health Outcomes for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Chair: Robert K. Lehardy, 10:00 - 11:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 12-23
• 450 Symposium: Behavior Analysis and the Reduction of Health Disparities; Chair: Andrew C Bonner, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon A
• 472 Symposium: Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACTr)and Mindfulness to Support Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Practitioners; Chair: Bentley Elliott, 12:00 - 12:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 9-10
• 473 Panel: The Role of Behavior Analysts in Healthcare: How Clinicians Can Forge the Path Into Medicine; Chair: Olivia Miller, 12:00 - 12:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 12-13
• 477 Symposium: Burnout and Injury Mitigation: Investing in the Safety and Well-Being of Staff and Behavior Analysts; Chair: Andrew Sodawasser, 12:00 - 12:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon BC
• 489 Paper Session: Reward, Interrupted: Inhibitory Control and Its Relevance to Addictions; Chair: Eric Thrailkill. 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Convention Center, 108 AB
• 493 Panel: Mental Health and Chronic Illness: A Guide for Self-Compassion for Behavior Analytic Practitioners; Chair: Melissa Engasser, 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Independence Ballroom
• 503 Symposium: Creative Strategies for Getting, and Keeping, People in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders; Chair: Bethany Raiff. 3:00 - 4:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 12-13
• 504A Invited Tutorial: Engaging Community and Health Partners in Large-Scale Behavior Change Interventions for Increased Reach, Influence and Impact to Reduce Spread of COVID-19; Chair: Thomas Waltz, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Monday May 27, Convention Center, Ballroom B
• 511 Symposium: Recent Applications of Behavior Analytic Technologies in Sports, Fitness and Martial Arts; Chair: Sarah Veazey Kristiansen, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Independence Ballroom
• 523 Panel: Job Satisfaction: What It Is and Why It Is Important Behaviorally; Chair: Frances Perrin, 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon CD

Posters 

Saturday, May 25, 2024

1:00 PM–3:00 PM; Convention Center, 200 Level, Exhibit Hall A

• 42: Burnout in Board-Certified Behavior Analysts; Casey Kane
• 61: Industrial Hindrance to Moral Failing: Shifting Drug Addiction Narratives; Helen Alexander
• 71: Do Pajama Days and Potlucks Matter? Evaluation of Morale-Boosting Activities on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Clinic Employee's Reported Burn Out; Colin Wehr
• 80: Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Weight Self-Stigma, Valued Living, and Weight Loss; Theresa Stratton
• 83: Comparative Decision-Making in Binge Drinkers and Healthy Controls; Diana Mejia Cruz
• 87: The Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Dental Care for Individuals with  Intellectual Disability; Llio Angharad Jones
• 89: Application of Self-Monitoring Verbal Feedback and Goal Setting to Improve Tumble-Turns in Swimming; Shiri Ayvazo
• 101: Analysis of Verbal Behavior Related to Sports Performance of Runners of Different Categories; Emanuel Meraz Meza
• 135:The Evidence-Base of Antecedent Exercise for Autistic Individuals: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis; Saehee An

Sunday, May 26, 2024

1:00 PM–3:00 PM; Convention Center, 200 Level, Exhibit Hall A

• 6: Contribution of Response Requirement and Trial Duration to Human Procrastination; Zoe Newman
• 24: The Effects of Incentives and Message Framing on Physical Activity; Megan Redmile
• 45: Applying Good Behavior Game to Promote Cooperation and Reduce Frustrations in a Sports Initiation Class; Henrique Angelo
• 61: Using Text Message Prompts and Episodic Future Thinking to Promote Daily Self-Monitoring of Health Behaviors; Charissa Knihtila
• 64: Evaluating the Effects of Feedback on College Students’ Self-Reports of Alcohol Consumption and Standard Drink Free-Pour; Alondra Del Real
• 76: Improving Behavioral Fluency in Older Adults Through Behavioral Skills Training and Daily Practice; Yoshitsugo Omori
• 81: Cheers and Booze: Developing a Functional Assessment of Alcohol Use; Haily Traxler
• 82: A Review of Sham Mindfulness as a Control; Joseph Venable
• 84: Improvement of Lower Limb and Cardiopulmonary Function Through Home-Based Step Training in Older Adults; Yuji Morio
• 85: Improving Urinary Symptoms in Older Adults With Frailty Through Physiotherapy and Applied Behavior Analysis; Yoshimi Sakura
• 86: A Look Into Patients Served by Behavior Analysts in a Medical Setting; Barathi Chinnappan
• 87: How Exposure to Death, Alcohol Use, and Suicidal Behaviors Interact Within a Contextualized Reinforcer Pathology Model; Mark Justin Rzeszutek
• 134: Treatment for Improving Sleep-Conducive Behavior: A Component Analysis; Shannon Campbell
• 152: Increasing Oral Hygiene Care for Children With Feeding Disorders; Jamisyn Danielle Derks4
• 172: The Impact of Guided Meditation Delivered Through Virtual Reality; Jeff Schram
• 189: Using Progressive Ratio Reinforcer Assessment to Identify Healthy and Unhealthy Reinforcers a Single Case Study; Brigette K Flores
• 196: Understanding the Impact of Behavioral Technician Burnout on Treatment Outcomes for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Study; Xiaofan Zhang

Monday, May 27, 2024

1:00 PM–3:00 PM; Convention Center, 200 Level, Exhibit Hall A

• 17: Nutrition Discounting and the Multiplicative Influence of Cost and Delay on Health-Related Choices; Kaitlyn Hui
• 23: Developing an Effective Estimation of Abilities in Physical Therapy Using Surface Electromyography and Behavioral Intervention; Ashton Pollack
• 28: Seeking Functional Relations With Competitive Golfers; Scott O’Donnell
• 37: Values-Based Self-Management Intervention for High School Students: Fostering Psychological Flexibility and Goal Attainment; Taylor Carroll
• 61: Reducing Unnecessary X-Rays for Knee Arthrosis - A Single Case Design Study; Sara Ingvarsson
• 65: The Impact of Externalizing Behavior, Physical Management and Crisis Training on Staff Burnout; Melissa Hines
• 68: ACTing in Group Context for Staff Effectiveness and Well-Being; Julie Crochet
• 75: Further Examining the Relationship Between Delay Discounting and Body Mass Index; Haylee Downey
• 76: Contingency Management to Increase Non-Substance-Use Health-Related Behaviors: A Systematic Review; Regina Mancillas
• 78: An Experimental Tool for Studying Beverage Purchasing Behavior: Initial Development and Validation; Haylee Downey
• 100: Exploring Psychological Flexibility in College Students With Relational Density Theory and Delayed Discounting; Lauren Rose Hutchison
• 106: Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Confidence and Burnout for Professionals Supporting Adults With Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities Engaging in Challenging Behavior; Kayla Cormier
• 124: Martial Arts Interventions for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of the Literature; Lisa Locascio
• 155: Evaluating a Monitoring System for Vaccination Restrictive Practices; Alexandria Caviness
• 192: Performance Feedback Increases Appropriately Sized Bites for Adults With Autism and Severe Problem Behavior; Sydney Hannah Hall

This list may not be comprehensive. If we have missed adding your event, made an error regarding details of your event, or if you have a recommendation to add, please email us at website@hsfsig.org.