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Visitors to NECC

NECC has had many prestigious and renowned visitors over the 25 years that we've been in existence. Our position as a worldwide leader in the study and treatment of Autism and related disorders has made NECC a clearinghouse of sorts for information about the latest scientific advances in our field. In several instances, prominent individuals have visited NECC to see, firsthand, the work that we're doing. In other cases, professionals in the field of Autism and behavior analysis, come to share their work with us.


Below are some prestigious visitors who have recently spent time at NECC:

 

November 10, 2007
Icelandic Visitors, Holabergi 86 Program, Reykjavik, Iceland

November 9, 2006
Cathryn Mercier, Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, Simmons College

November 7, 2006
Rachel Thompson, Assitant Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas

November 6, 2006
Neville Blampied, M.Sc., Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

July 27, 2006
Masako Tsuramaki, Associate Professor at Fukushima University in Japan.

June 22, 2006
Nicole Tsai , Executive Director of SEEK Education, Dr. Randy Campbell, former Chair of Cal ABA, Liddy Chou, Executive Director of CalABA, Taiwan, and 10 other colleagues.

June 15 & 16, 2006
Dr. Brian Iwata, Professor, University of Florida, Psychology Department/ Director of the Florida Center on Self-Injury, Quarterly Visit

June 2, 2006
George McGovern, a 22 year U.S. Congressman and 1972 Democratic Presidential Nominee, and U.S. Representative James McGovern, Congressman from the MA 3rd Congressional District and member of the National Coalition for Autism Research & Education. Read the description on our Event Chronicles page.

May 23 & 24, 2006
Juliet Quinlan, BCBA, Marcia Ward, BCBA, and Mary Walsh and Jacinta Walsh, parents, from the ABACAS school for autism in Drogheda, Ireland.

May 23, 2006
Dr. Claire Egan, Director of Education at The Children’s Institute of Hong Kong, established in 2003, this is the first school in Hong Kong set up solely to educate children with autism.

May 17 & 18, 2006
Dr. Richard Foxx, Author and Professor of Psychology at the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education of Penn State, Harrisburg, and the coordinator of the Masters Program in Applied Behavior Analysis, Dr. Foxx is also a Clinical Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the College of Medicine of the Pennsylvania State University.

May 11, 2006
Tony Byrne, head of PEAT (Parents Education as Autism Therapists) of Northern Ireland. P.E.A.T. employs qualified behavior analysts to train parents in ABA

April 7, 2006
David Smith, 3rd base coach and Director of Community Affairs for the Worcester Tornadoes, presents to students on health lifestyles and sportsmanship.

April 5 & 6, 2006
Dr. Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, Author, Professor Emeritus of the University of Massachusetts, Adjunct Professor at Florida International University and the University of North Texas, Director of Quality Assurance for the Pyramid Educational Consultants and President of the Browns Group of Naples, a training and performance management consulting organization..

April 5, 2006
Christy Mihos, Independent candidate for Governor of Massachusetts

March 30 & 31, 2006
Dr. Brian Iwata, Professor, University of Florida, Psychology Department/ Director of the Florida Center on Self-Injury, Quarterly Visit.

February 13, 2006
Dr. Henry Roane, licensed psychologist at The Marcus Institute and the Director of the Severe Behavior Disorders Program Outpatient Program within The Marcus Behavior Center. Dr. Roane is also an Assistant Professor of Developmental Pediatrics the Emory University School of Medicine and holds adjunct faculty positions at Troy University and Kennesaw State University.

January 31, 2006
Dr. Debra Fein, Professor, University of Connecticut, Department of Psychology, and researcher in the area of early detection of autism

January 26 & 27, 2006
Dr. Brian Iwata, Professor, University of Florida, Psychology Department/ Director of the Florida Center on Self-Injury

January 20, 2006
Three Program Coordinators from the Northern Rhode Island Collaborative

November 22, 2005
Seven senior administrators of The Anderson School, a private school for children with autism and developmental disabilities in Staatsburg, NY

October 31, 2005
State Representative Stephen LeDuc, Fourth Middlesex District, and 8 members of the Massachusetts Legislative Children’s Caucus

October 20 & 21, 2005
Dr. Brian Iwata, Professor, University of Florida, Psychology Department/ Director of the Florida Center on Self-Injury

October 18, 2005
Bob Johnson, President and CEO of Special Olympics of Massachusetts

October 3 & 4, 2005
Dr. Jack Scott, Autism Program Area Coordinator for the Association of Behavior Analysis, and Director of the Florida Atlantic University CARD

June 13, 2005
Teo Puay Khoon, Vice President, and 4 staff from the Autism Resource Center of Singapore

May 5 & 6, 2005
Dr. Linda Hayes, President of the Association for Behavior Analysis, and Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno

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