EDUCATION
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Ph.D (1984) & MA (1977) in Psychology from Western Michigan University
Area of Study: Behavior Analysis (applied, experimental, and theoretical)

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BA (1971) in Psychology and Sociology from Western Illinois University

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
bulletProfessor of Psychology: September 1984 to present
California State University, Stanislaus, Psychology Department
bulletChair of the Psychology Department: July 1998 to August 2001
California State University, Stanislaus
bulletLicensed Psychologist (California License # PSY 15725): June 1998 to present
bulletBoard Certified Behavior Analyst (Certification # 1-00-0052): June 2000 to present
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
bullet Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA)
bulletCalifornia Association for Behavior Analysis (CAL-ABA) --- President (1990)
bulletThe Analysis of Verbal Behavior -- Editorial Board (1991 to 1999)
bulletThe Behavior Analyst -- Editorial Board (1996 to 1999)
EXAMPLES OF  PUBLICATIONS
bulletHesse, B. E. & Potter, W (2004) A behavioral look at the training of Alex: A review of Pepperberg's the Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 20, 141-151.
bulletHesse, B. E. & Novak, G (2001) On the origins of complexity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24, 540-541.
bulletHesse, B. E. (1993) The Establishing Operation revisited. The Behavior Analyst, 16,215-217.
bulletHesse, B. E. (1992) College instruction in Behavior Analysis. Japanese Journal of Behavior Analysis, 7, 95-105.
bulletCarroll, R. & Hesse, B. E. (1987) The effects of alternating mand and tact training on the acquisition of tacts. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 5, 55-65.
EXAMPLES OF  PRESENTATIONS

Allen, L.E. & Hesse, B. E. (2008, May) The Effects of Delayed Reinforcement as Differential Outcomes in Delayed Matching-to-Sample in Pigeons. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Association of Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Hesse, B. E. (2007, May) Preference for Differential Terminal Link Stimuli in a Two Link Concurrent Chains Procedure. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Association of Behavior Analysis, San Diego, CA.

Hesse, B. E. (2001, May) Delaying the Terminal Link Stimulus Onset in Concurrent Chains Schedules, Poster presentation at the meeting of the Association of Behavior Analysis, New Orleans, LA.

Hesse, B. E., Bell, M. C., & Williams, B. A. (1996, May) Some factors responsible for different extinction patterns in chain schedule performance. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Association of Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA.

Hesse, B. E. (1993, October) Teaching Behavior Analysis at the College Level. Invited presentation at the meeting of the Japanese Association for Behavior Analysis, Tokyo, Japan.

Hesse, B. E. (1992, May) Some Establishing Operations for the use of Aversive Control. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA.

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