Judah B. Axe, Ph.D., BCBA
Judah B. Axe is an assistant professor at Simmons College in the Department of Education and in the area of
special education for learners with severe disabilities. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State
University in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis. Judah's research interests are in generative
approaches to instruction, motivational variables influencing social behavior, and applying the analysis of
verbal behavior to teaching children with autism. He has published articles and book chapters and made
numerous research presentations at state and national conferences. Judah's research has been recognized by
the California Association for Behavior Analysis (2006) and by the Berkshire Association for Behavior
Analysis and Therapy (2008).
Michael Cameron, Ph.D., BCBA
Dr. Michael J. Cameron, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, is an Associate Professor and the Founding
Chair of the Department of Behavior Analysis at Simmons College. Dr. Cameron earned a Master's degree in
applied behavior analysis and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Northeastern University. Dr. Cameron
serves on the editorial boards for The Behavior Analyst Today and the Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
and Applied Behavior Analysis and is a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis and the American
Psychological Association.
Ted Carr, Ph.D.
Edward Carr, PhD, Leading Professor in the Dept. of Psychology at the State University of New York at Stony
Brook, is internationally recognized for his research on new treatments for autism and related
disabilities. He is one of the co-developers of Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavior
Support, a strategy for dealing with learning and behavior issues endorsed in the Individuals With
Disabilities Education Act. Dr. Carr is the author of the best-selling book, Communication-Based
Intervention for Problem Behavior (Paul H. Brookes, 1994). He has received numerous awards including the
Applied Research Award in Behavior Analysis (American Psychological Association, 2001), the Distinguished
Research Award for Career Achievement (the Arc, Association for Retarded Citizens, 1999), and a Certificate
of Commendation (Autism Society of America, 1981). Dr. Carr is a Past President of the Association for
Positive Behavior Support. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American
Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He also serves on the Panel of Professional
Advisors of the Autism Society of America.
David Palmer, Ph.D.
David Palmer stumbled on Skinner's work by accident and was amazed by the elegance and sufficiency of his
interpretations of behavior and by the relevance of these interpretations to the puzzles of life. In the
1970s he became a street-corner apostle, hectoring anyone who would listen about the merits of behavior
analysis. He eventually pried his way into graduate school at UMass where he and his advisor, John Donahoe,
puzzled over memory, language, attention, and problem solving. One of the fruits of that collaboration was
their book, Learning and Complex Behavior. Palmer has been teaching at Smith College since 1989, and he
continues to pick away at the challenge of interpreting complex behavior with the tools of natural
science.
Julie S. Vargas, Ph.D.
Dr. Julie Vargas is currently president of the B. F. Skinner Foundation and a former president of the
Association for Behavior Analysis. She has taught third and fourth grade and worked at the high school
level. For many years she was a faculty member at West Virginia University, working mainly with practicing
and prospective teachers. Dr. Vargas is author of four books (one currently in press) as well as articles,
chapters, and encyclopedia entries. Her interests include instructional design, the life and work of B. F.
Skinner, and verbal behavior.
