I was first turned on to behavior analysis by Jane Howard at Cal State Stanislaus, in the late 1970s, the first of many fortunate accidents in my behavior analysis journey. I later finished my B.A. degree at UC Irvine. And while there was not much in the way of behavior analysis at Irvine, I was lucky to work with a great group of behavior analysts in an applied setting and became involved in the fledgling SoCal-ABA. Another happy coincidence at this time was attending an APA convention in Los Angeles and meeting Phil Hineline, who later became my PhD mentor at Temple University. In Phil’s lab I worked with rats and pigeons but acquired an appreciation for cross-species continuity of behavior. Following a one-year hiatus spent navel gazing back in Southern Cal, I was lucky enough to take a post-doc with Travis Thompson at the University of Minnesota, splitting time between the operant lab and the state hospital. I then had the good fortune to work for nearly two decades on the faculty in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Florida, working alongside talented and productive students and colleagues, followed by 13 years at Reed College, where I enjoyed the challenges and joys of teaching in a small liberal arts setting. I retired in 2022, and now live in southern England, where I enjoy nature walks with my two dogs and one wife, learning how to drive on the other side of the road, and watching daily drama unfold at the bird feeder in the garden.
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