Jill C. Dardig is Professor Emerita of Education at Ohio Dominican University where she trained special education teachers for 30 years. At ODU she was awarded the Booth-Ferris Master Faculty Award and was selected as an ODU Centennial Person of Influence. A longtime member of the Board of Trustees of the St. Joseph Home for women with disabilities, Dr. Dardig has also served as a curriculum specialist for the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities and as a consultant at Centro da Vilariñha, a program that teaches independent living and vocational skills to teenagers and young adults with developmental disabilities in Porto, Portugal. She has been a visiting professor at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, and presented workshops for teachers and parents in Europe, South America, and Asia. Dr. Dardig has written several books and other publications about and for parents including Involving Parents of Students with Special Needs: 25 Ready-to-Use Strategies (Corwin Press, 2008). Jill has an A.B. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.Ed. and Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts.
William L. Heward is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University. Dr. Heward has taught at universities in Brazil, Japan, Portugal, and Singapore and given lectures and workshops in 23 other countries. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) and Past President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Dr. Heward co-authored the books Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd ed., Pearson, 2020) and Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (12th ed., Pearson, 2022). Combined sales for these two titles total more than one million copies. Bill has also written for the popular market. Some Are Called Clowns (Crowell, 1974) chronicled his five summers as a pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns, the last of the barnstorming baseball teams. Bill has a B.A. from Western Michigan University and an Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts.
Early in their careers, Jill and Bill helped found an early intervention program for children with autism and other disabilities in western Massachusetts. Married for 45 years, the authors live in Worthington, Ohio.
April 30, 2022 –Solvang, CA: Cambridge Center for Behavior Studies 15th Annual Conference on Autism and Related Disorders: Research-Based Solutions
May 28-30, 2022 – Boston, MA: 48th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International
July 16-17, 2022 – Sao Paulo, Brazil: Launch publication of the Portuguese translation of LMAC
August 1-4, 2022 – Penn State University: National Autism Conference
August 20, 2022 – Columbus, OH: Barnes & Noble Easton Store (author book signing)
October 5, 2022 – Kalamazoo, MI: 10th Michigan Autism Conference
October 11, 2022 – RethinkBehavioral Health webinar with Dr. Bridget Taylor
October 22-23, 2022 – Bucharest, Romania: Bucharest International ABA Conference
January 17, 2023 – The Ohio State University Department of Educational Studies
March 3, 2023 – Columbus, OH: Ohio Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Conference
March 9-11, 2023 – Long Beach, CA: CalABA 41st Western Regional Conference
March 25-26, 2023 – Manilla, Philippines: 3rd International Conference on ABA Philippines
April 2023 - Asia-Pacific ABA Network (Japan) – Qualified Behavior Analyst Certification Course (online)
April 21, 2023 – Long Beach, CA: 8th Autism Partnership Conference
April 28, 2023 – Gol, Norway: Norwegian Association for Behavior Analysis (online)
April 29, 2023 – San Antonio, TX: 38th Annual Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Conference
May 20, 2023 - Latino Association for Behavior Analysis
June 23-24, 2023 – Cagnes sur Mer, France: Best of ABA Conference
July 28-30, 2023 – Brisbane, Australia: 8th Annual Conference of the Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia
August 17-18, 2023 – Oaxaca, Mexico: 1st International Congress: Behavior Analysis Applied to Education and Developmental Issues
September 28, 2023 – Behavior Analysis Leadership Council: Online Book Discussion
October 11-13, 2023 - Worcester, MA: Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy 44th Annual Conference
December 7, 2023 – Behavior Development Solutions Webinar
February 8, 2024 – Pasadena, CA: California Association for Behavior Analysis 42nd Annual Western Regional Conference
February 15, 2024 - Sacramento, CA: California State University, Sacramento Student
March 19, 2024 – Behavior University (webinar)
April 5-6, 2024 – Albuquerque, NM: Four Corners Association for Behavior Analysis
April 11-12, 2024 – Manaus, Brazil: Second International Conference, ABA for a Better World
April 19, 2024 – Warsaw, Poland: Publication launch event for Polish translation by Fundacja Scolaris (online)
May 10, 2024 – Massachusetts Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Conference
June 7-8, 2024 - Nice, France: Best of ABA Conference 2024
September 18-21, 2024 - Miami, FL: Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Conference
October 5-6, 2024 - Bali, Indonesia: Southeast Asia Association for Behavior Analysis Inaugural Conference
October 25-26, 2024 - Bucharest, Romania: South-East European ABA International Conference
November 7-9, 2024 - Albuquerque, NM: Standard Celeration Society 36th Annual Conference
