EAHB SIG ACTIVITIES

The Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Special Interest Group conducts several activities each year designed to highlight scholarly contributions to the field. See below for more information on our Distinguished Contributions Award and Student Paper Competition.

Distinguished Contributions AWARD

Each year, SIG members vote on nominees for our Distinguished Contributions Award. The goal of this award is to recognize the contributions of behavioral scientists whose work has helped to define EAHB as an interesting and viable area of study. This award is presented each year at the ABAI annual convention.

Past awardees:

2003 – Dr. Alan Baron

2004 – Dr. Murray Sidman

2005 – Dr. Joe Brady

2006 – Dr. Joe Spradlin

2007 – Dr. A. Charles Catania

2008 – Dr. David Schmitt

2009 – Dr. Grayson Osborne

2010 – Dr. Travis Thompson

2011 – Dr. Jack Michael

2012 – Dr. Howard Rachlin

2013 – Dr. Nate Azrin

2014 – Dr. Harry Mackay

2015 – Dr. Deisy de Souza

2016 – Dr. Carol Pilgrim

2017 – Dr. Philip Hineline

2018 – Dr. Mike Perone

2019 – Dr. Kate Saunders

2022 – Dr. Tim Hackenberg

2023 – Dr. Julio de Rose

2024 – Dr. Bryan Roche

2025 – Stay tuned!

Student Paper Competition

The EAHB SIG leadership is thrilled to kick off this year’s Student Paper Competition! We invite all current and recent undergraduate and graduate students who have conducted research in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior to submit their work for consideration.

Undergraduate or graduate students who have completed empirical or theoretical papers in the experimental analysis of human behavior are invited to submit their papers to the EAHB-SIG student paper contest. This contest seeks to reward EAHB scholarship on basic research topics. All papers submitted are sent to reviewers with expertise in the topic area of the student paper (many of the reviewers serve on the editorial board of top behavioral journals). All student authors receive their reviews (regardless of award status). As such, this is an excellent opportunity for talented students to receive early peer-review experience. Email inquiries to EAHBsig@gmail.com.

✨ Great news: Your paper does NOT need to be submitted for publication to qualify — we want to see your best research, regardless of where it is in the publication process!

Submissions are due February 15, 2025.

We can’t wait to see the innovative and impactful work you’ve been doing!