SABA 2023 International Development Grant: Krystal Kennedy

Dr. Kennedy and her behavior analysis team at Tennessee Technological University will use SABA funding and additional university funds to deliver a series of free behavior-based trainings in Ghana. She will be visiting Accra, Cape Coast, and Kumasi across a two-week period. Attendees will include IBAs, Cape Coast College of Education faculty and students, educators, and families. Dr. Kennedy’s PhD teaching assistant, Vandyck Adade-Yeboah, is a Ghana native who will also assist with the trainings. Training topics are based on identified needs including positive behavior supports, classroom strategies and supports using behavior analysis principles, disability awareness, and assessment. IBAs will receive ACE trainings at no cost. The training is scheduled for February 1-15, 2024.