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The Task Force on Public Policy was created to examine ways for behavior analysts to be more functional citizen scientists in the policymaking arena. This report informs readers about the contexts and processes of policymaking; and it outlines issues regarding the roles of behavior analysts in creating policy-relevant conceptual analyses, generating research data, and communicating policy-relevant information. We also discuss a possible role for the professional association in enhancing analysis, research, and advocacy on policies relevant to the public interest.

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  1. Department of Human Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA

    Stephen B. Fawcett, Mare J. Czyzewski, Gerald T. Hannah, R. Mark Mathews & Edward K. Morris

  2. University of Colorado Health Science Center, Aurora, USA

    Gail S. Bernstein

  3. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

    Brandon F. Greene

  4. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    Brian A. Iwata

  5. DePaul University, Chicago, USA

    Leonard A. Jason

  6. University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA

    Amy Otis-Wilborn

  7. Family Outreach, Helena, MT, USA

    Tom Seekins

  8. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

    Richard A. Winett

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Report of the Association for Behavior Analysis Task Force on Public Policy. Stephen B. Fawcett served as the Task Force chairperson and Edward K. Morris served as Council Liaison.

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Fawcett, S.B., Bernstein, G.S., Czyzewski, M.J. et al. Behavior Analysis and Public Policy. BEHAV ANALYST 11, 11–25 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392450

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