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University of Alaska Anchorage
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Dr. Todd R. Risley |
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Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Washington
M.S., University of Washington
A.B., San Diego State University |
A contributor to research in the care and treatment of children and
disabled persons, Dr. Risley has authored more than 100 professional articles and book
chapters and five books and monographs which have been widely cited and reprinted. He is
known for his early work with autistic and other severely disabled children, for his later
and continuing work on living environments for children and adults, and for his
organization of human services programs. He has introduced many new procedures or concepts
to the professional literature, including time out, incidental teaching, correspondence
training, engagement measures, multiple baseline research designs, and applied behavior
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While controversy persists over the nature
of intelligence and the efficacy of welfare programs, Meaningful Differences refocuses the
debate with incredible findings. This remarkable work establishes a scientifically
substantiated link between children's early family experience and their later intellectual
growth -- a link that exists regardless of a child's race. |
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