Infant, Toddler, and Life Skills Lab
The ITLS Lab was proud to represent five of our ongoing research lines at the 2025 Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Conference in Washington, DC.
Graduate students Anna, Chloe, and Courtney each presented their current projects.
Anna shared updated data on evaluating behavioral mechanisms that enhance infant cry discrimination.
Chloe presented new findings from our line of research assessing preference in infants.
Courtney delivered a comprehensive review of evidence-based strategies used to teach pretend play skills to autistic children.
We were also thrilled that two of our post-baccalaureate researchers, Evelin and Maila, made the trip to present their impressive projects:
Evelin presented a review of strategies and tactics to promote the generalization and maintenance of prosocial skills.
Maila presented the lab’s first qualitative study exploring caregiver perceptions of high-quality autism services.
The lab is incredibly proud of Evelin and Maila for this milestone achievement and the professionalism they demonstrated throughout the conference.
Dr. McKeown was also fortunate to have received the John Mabry Early Career Research Grant from the Verbal Behavior SIG, which will fund the lab's next qualitative project understanding codeswitching with autistic adults.
Thank you to everyone who provided the ITLS lab with feedback at ABAI. We’re already looking forward to seeing everyone again next year at ABAI 2026 in San Francisco!
