Our Welcome
We welcome you to explore our website, even as it is undergoing reconstruction. Keep an eye out for significant future enhancements. You may also e-mail and call the department directly at absc@ku.edu and (785) 864-4840. If you would like to visit, please call ahead. We would be delighted to meet you, give you a tour of our research and training facilities, discuss our undergraduate and graduate programs, and provide academic and professional advising in applied behavioral science.
Professor Edward K. Morris, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairperson
Upcoming Events
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News and Awards
Dr. Barbara Etzel in the University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame : Barbara Etzel, University of Kansas Professor Emeritus of Human Development and Family Life, has served for many years as a wonderful teacher, scholar, and leader in the Behavioral Psychology Department at the University of Kansas. Posted Jan 20, 2012
Kaston Anderson receives Friends of the LSI Award : Kaston Anderson, Jr., was the $2500 winner as a promising early career doctoral student. Anderson is in his second year of the Ph.D. in Behavioral Psychology and a GRA with Dr. Jomella Watson-Thompson and the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development, an LSI-affiliated center. Posted Jan 19, 2012
Jason Hirst appointed Website Committee Chair : Jason Hirst was appointed chair of the Website Committee for the Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis in Fall 2011. Posted Jan 18, 2012
Veronica Howard receives poster award : Veronica Howard was honored with the "Best in Show" award for her poster presentation at the 2011 Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis conference. Posted Jan 17, 2012
KU helps build global supports for health promotion : Dr. Stephen Fawcett, Professor, and Dr. Jerry Schultz, Adjunct Professor, in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science along with colleagues from the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development, collaborated with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to develop the PAHO/WHO Guide for Documenting Health Promotion Initiatives. Posted Dec 1, 2011



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