Dr. Kenda Morrison Ph.D., BCBA-D
University of North Texas
Behavior Analysis
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Education

PhD, University of Kansas, 1999.
Major: Developmental and Child Psychology
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. (December 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 Attended

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, Array, 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, 21 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, 18 courses.
BEHV 5627, ABA Issues: Behavioral Practice in Autism, 17 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 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Behavior Analysis. (February 2, 2023 – Present).

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 – January 5, 2022).

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

Chair and Speaker

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).

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).

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, Institutional Effectiveness (IMPROVE) Evaluation Metrics for GAC in ABA. (October 2020 – Present).

Committee Chair, 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, 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, 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, Behavior Analysis Certification Board. (November 2015 – December 2015).

Committee Member, 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, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Colorado, Missouri, United States of America. (March 15, 1995 – December 31, 2014).