Sharon Chien

 

Dr. Sharon Chien has been instrumental in helping to coordinate and fund numerous conferences in Taiwan, China, and Japan; helping to disseminate information on the fundamentals of behavior analysis, behavior analytic treatment and training, and certification to scientists, professional, and families in Asia. Because her efforts, there has been several tangible developments in behavior-analytic infrastructure in Asia, including the formation of the Taiwan Association for Behavior Analysis and the Central China Association for Behavior Analysis, new BACB course sequences in Taiwan and China, new treatment programs in Taiwan and China, the translation of key behavior analysis materials into Chinese (e.g., Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007), and the translation of the BCaBA exam into Chinese.