Michael, Jack


(1926 - )

 

Primary Areas of Study

 

Application of the principles of operant conditioning (applied behavior analysis)

     (in the fields of rehabilitation, education, counseling, nursing, other health-care professions)

 

Links

 

Personal & Professional Web site

 

Click here for a link to Jack Michael's presentation on the Important Developments in Behavior Analysis from 1980-2005.

 

Selected Papers

 

Morris, E. K.Baer, D. M.Favell, J. E.Glenn, S. S.Hineline, P. N.Malott, M. E., & Michael, J. (2001). Some reflections on 25 years of The Association for Behavior Analysis: Past, present, and future. The Behavior Analyst, 24(2), 125-146. (online here

 

Selected Books

 

Media

 

An interview with Jack Michael

 

 

Audio

 

Jack Micheal ABA '80.mp3

 

Students

Brian Iwata 

Taught the experimental analysis of behavior to high school students in a summer program at Grinnell College for a number of years.

 

Intellectual Ancestry

University of California - Los Angeles (1949, 1952, and 1955)

     Lindsley

     Gingerelli

 

Additional Information

 

Behavior Analysis History Chart - Michael, J. (1993). Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis. Kalamazoo, MI: Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis. - This chart is reprinted with permission from the Association for Behavior Analysis International (publisher)

 

 

Awards and Honors

 

Jan. 1972 - Received the Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award from the American Psychological Foundation (part of the American Psychological Association.