2022 Outstanding Mentor: Raymond G. Miltenberger

Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a professor of child and family studies and the director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Program at the University of South Florida. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Western Michigan University after completing a clinical internship at the Kennedy Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was a Professor of Psychology at North Dakota State University from 1985 to 2006. He is a Fellow and Past President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science. His current research focuses on behavioral approaches for teaching safety skills, increasing physical activity for health promotion, and enhancing sports performance. He has published over 250 journal articles and chapters and has written a behavior modification textbook, now in its sixth edition and published in six languages. Dr. Miltenberger has received numerous teaching and research awards including the APA Division 25 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Behavioral Research, the ABAI Outstanding Mentorship Award, and the FABA Award for Outstanding Contributions to Behavior Analysis.