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Dr. Kenda Morrison

Principal Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of Behavior Analysis

Email: Kenda.Morrison@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Kansas, 1999
    Major: Developmental and Child Psychology
    Dissertation: Teacing Children with Autism to Make Eye Contact Following Cues Other Than "Look At Me"
  • MA, University of Kansas, 1993
    Major: Human Development
  • BA, University of Kansas, 1991
    Major: Psychology

Licensures and Certifications

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D), Behavior Analysis Certification Board. (2000 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • Association of Behavior Analysis International. (January 2020 - Present).
  • Texas Association for Behavior Analysis. (2023 - 2023).
  • Association for Professional Behavior Analysts. (2015 - 2019).

Development Activities

  • Seminar, Research in the Classroom, Faculty Success. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (November 13, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, TxABA 38th Annual Conference, Texas Association for Behavior Analysis. San Antonio,Texas,United States of America. (April 27, 2023 - April 30, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Annual Conference, Association for Behavior Analysis - International. Boston,MA,United States of America. (May 28, 2022 - May 30, 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Individual, Social, and Cultural Humility in Behavior Analysis, KansABA. Overland Park,Kansas,United States of America. (April 9, 2022 - April 9, 2022).
  • Faculty Fellowship, Finalist in UNT Best of the Nest Cookie Contest, UNT Media Relations. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (April 9, 2022 - April 9, 2022).
  • Seminar, Creating Accessible Online Videos with Canvas Studio, CLEAR. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 25, 2022 - February 25, 2022).
  • Seminar, Strategies to Promote the Success of Every Student, ETS/GRE. United States of America. (February 23, 2022 - February 23, 2022).
  • Seminar, Strategies to support the success of every student, UNT?. United States of America. (February 23, 2022 - February 23, 2022).
  • Faculty Fellowship, Focus Group, UNT. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (January 31, 2022 - January 31, 2022).
  • Seminar, Creating Inclusive Curricula with Accessible Course Content, DSI. United States of America. (January 28, 2022 - January 28, 2022).
  • Workshop, DSI CLEAR's Accessibility Lunch & Learn, University of North Texas. United States of America. (January 28, 2022 - January 28, 2022).
  • Seminar, How to Change Behavior Using Science, Daemen College. United States of America. (January 20, 2022 - January 20, 2022).
  • Seminar, Faculty Search Committee Training, University of North Texas. United States of America. (December 6, 2021 - December 6, 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, 2021 Conference, Association for Behavior Analysis-International. United States of America. (May 29, 2021 - November 24, 2021).
  • Tutorial, Course-in-a-Box Training, CLEAR - UNT. United States of America. (September 2021 - October 2021).
  • Seminar, Working with Inclusive Pedagogy and Cultural Responsiveness, University of North Texas. United States of America. (October 19, 2021 - October 19, 2021).
  • Workshop, Inclusion, Equity, and Community Building Series, Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (March 19, 2021 - April 23, 2021).
  • Tutorial, CITI IRB Training: Social and Behavior Research – Basic/Refresher, University of North Texas. United States of America. (April 7, 2021 - April 7, 2021).
  • Tutorial, CITI IRB Training: Responsible Conduct in Research-Basic Course, University of North Texas. United States of America. (March 29, 2021 - April 7, 2021).
  • Seminar, Holistic Admissions: Recruiting and Admitting Diverse Students, University of North Texas. United States of America. (January 28, 2021 - January 28, 2021).
  • Seminar, Faculty Search Committee Training, University of North Texas. United States of America. (January 19, 2021 - January 19, 2021).
  • Workshop, Non-Tenure Track FIS Training, UNT. United States of America. (January 19, 2021 - January 19, 2021).
  • Workshop, d/Deaf Connect Faculty/Staff Training, University of North Texas. United States of America. (January 13, 2021 - January 13, 2021).
  • Continuing Education Program, Amanda Karsten- Three Steps to Fast, Smart, and Client-Centered Decisions for the Busy Practitioner, Cambridge Center. United States of America. (December 2, 2019 - December 2, 2019).
  • Continuing Education Program, Peter F. Gerhardt- Ethics, Evidence-Based Practice and Socially Important Outcomes with Adolescents and Young Adults with ASD, Cambridge Center. United States of America. (December 2, 2019 - December 2, 2019).
  • Continuing Education Program, Rick Kubina – Do Ethics Apply to Visual Analysis?, Cambridge Center. United States of America. (December 2, 2019 - December 2, 2019).
  • Continuing Education Program, William H. Ahearn- Best Practices in Autism Treatment: The Importance of the Analysis in Applied Behavior Analysis, Cambridge Center. United States of America. (December 2, 2019 - December 2, 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, Behavioral Science: Applications in Leadership and Supervision, KansABA. Overland Park,KS,United States of America. (November 22, 2019 - November 22, 2019).
  • Seminar, Enhancing the Training Integrity of Novice Trainers, University of Kansas. Lawrence,KS,United States of America. (September 27, 2019 - September 27, 2019).
  • Workshop, Effective Training Models: Considerations when Using Behavior Skills Training, KansABA. Overland Park,KS,United States of America. (September 14, 2019 - September 14, 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, Annual Conference, Association for Behavior Analysis International. Denver,Colorado,United States of America. (May 2017 - May 2017).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • BEHV 4900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • BEHV 5130 - Basic Behavior Principles, 7 courses.
  • BEHV 5150 - , 11 courses.
  • BEHV 5250 - Topics in Behavior Analysis, 124 courses.
  • BEHV 5610 - ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles 1, 2 courses.
  • BEHV 5613 - Culturally Responsive Ethics in Behavioral Practice, 22 courses.
  • BEHV 5616 - ABA Issues: Effective Communication and Collaboration in Behavioral Practice, 2 courses.
  • BEHV 5619 - Fundamentals and Techniques of Compassionate and Effective Behavior Change, 20 courses.
  • BEHV 5627 - ABA Issues: Behavioral Practice in Autism, 19 courses.
  • BEHV 5634 - Improving Staff Performance in Behavioral Practice, 14 courses.
  • BEHV 5900 - Special Problems, 35 courses.
  • BEHV 5910 - Special Problems, 14 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Other, (August 20, 2021 - October 19, 2021).
  • Guest Lecture, (February 22, 2021 - February 22, 2021).
  • Continuing Education, Behavior Analysis Online, (2014 - 2014).
  • Guest Lecture, (October 2014 - October 2014).
  • Guest Lecture, (April 2012 - April 2012).

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Behavior Analysis. (September 28, 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Behavior Analysis. (February 2, 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Online Instructional Program to Teach Students to Evaluate Systemic Social Issues Using a Matrix Analysis," Behavior Analysis. (September 2022 - October 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Comparing Hear-Say and See-Say Teaching Procedures During Verbal Behavior Instruction," Behavior Analysis. (July 21, 2021 - August 4, 2021).
  • Internship Advisor, Behavior Analysis. (January 9, 2021 - April 30, 2021).

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for President's Council Teaching Award, University of North Texas. (November 8, 2021).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Ala'i-Rosales, S.S., Morrison, K., Leaf, R. (2019). Barbara C. Etzel, A Conscientious Problem Solver. Clinical Judgement.

    • Journal Article

  • Grote, I., Rosales, J., Morrison, K., Royer, C., Baer, D.M. (1997). A use of self-instruction to extend the generalization of self-instructed in-common discrimination. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 66 (2) 144-162. New York, New York, Elsevier.
  • 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 (2) 127-137. New York, New York, Elsevier.

    • Newsletter

  • Morrison, K., Ala'i, S., Morris, E.K. (2020). Barbara C. Etzel (1926-2019): A Pioneer and Champion.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Morrison, K. (Author & Presenter), Developing Meaningful and Efficient Data Collection Systems, Iowa Association Behavior Analysis, United States of America. (2014 - 2014).
  • Morrison, K. (Author & Presenter), Positive Reinforcement, Sedgwick County Early Childhood Education Administrators, Wichita, KS, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).

    • Other

  • Morrison, K. (Author & Presenter), Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Behavior Analysis, 2015 KansABA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavior Analysis in Kansas, Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis, Overland Park, KS, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Chair, Online Instructor’s Pedagogy Committee. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, Online Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis. (August 25, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Chair (Leader), Institutional Effectiveness (IMPROVE) Evaluation Metrics for GAC in ABA. (October 2020 - Present).
  • Committee Chair (Leader), Institutional Effectiveness (IMPROVE) Evaluation Metrics for MA in ABA. (October 2020 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, Applications Committee. (May 2019 - Present).
  • Reference Writer, Behavior Analysis Online. (January 2018 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, Verified Course Sequence Coordinator. (January 2018 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Assistant Professor Search Committee. (September 2023 - December 2023).
  • Chairperson, DBA Clinical Assistant Professor Search Committee. (January 2023 - March 2023).
  • Attendee, Award Ceremony, Service Awards. (March 28, 2023 - March 28, 2023).
  • Committee Member, DBA Clinical Assistant Professor Search Committee. (October 2022 - December 2022).
  • Attendee, Meeting, MS in DBA Recruitment Event. (November 16, 2022 - November 16, 2022).
  • Committee Chair, DBA Clinical Assistant Professor Search Committee. (November 22, 2021 - March 24, 2022).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Interviews for potential MS and PhD students. (February 11, 2022 - February 11, 2022).
  • Committee Chair, Curricular Improvement and Review Committee. (June 16, 2021 - November 19, 2021).
  • Faculty Mentor, Behavior Analysis Online-Pedagogical Training and Support. (August 2019 - August 15, 2021).
  • Committee Member, DBA Senior Lecturer Search Committee. (January 1, 2021 - April 12, 2021).
  • Other (Interviewing Prospective MS students), Interviewer in Department of Behavior Analysis. (March 1, 2021 - March 12, 2021).
  • Committee Member, Curriculum Development Committee: Masters of Arts in Behavioral Practice. (2017 - 2019).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Behavior Analysis in Practice. (November 21, 2022 - December 9, 2022).
  • Guest Speaker, Women in Behavior Analysis. (June 2022 - July 29, 2022).
  • Session Chair, Association for Behavior Analysis International. Boston, MA. (October 2021 - May 2022).
  • Other (Newsletter Submission), Association for Behavior Analysis International. Portage, MI. (November 2019 - April 2020).
  • Session Chair, Association for Behavior Analysis International. (October 2019 - March 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Behavior Development Bulletin. (May 2017 - May 2017).
  • Committee Member (Subject Matter Expert), Behavior Analysis Certification Board. (November 2015 - December 2015).
  • Committee Member (Subject Matter Expert), Behavior Analysis Certification Board. (October 2014 - October 2014).

Consulting

  • For Profit Organization, Behavior Analysts of Kansas, LLC, Kansas, United States of America. (February 1, 2015 - August 1, 2017).
  • Other (Private Practice), Private Practice, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Colorado, Missouri, United States of America. (March 15, 1995 - December 31, 2014).