Richard W. Malott is a professor emeritus of psychology at Western Michigan University[1] and a member of the board of directors at the Judge Rotenberg Center. He is a former president of Association for Behavior Analysis International.
Biography
editRichard Malott was born October 3, 1936. He grew up in Converse, Indiana,[2] and received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University in 1958, followed by a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1963.[3] He began his professional career as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Denison University in 1963.[2] He is currently a Professor Emeritus at Western.[3]
Professional work
editMalott and his colleague Jack Michael [citation needed]provided services at the Croyden Avenue School, a center for autistic and cognitively impaired students in Kalamazoo County.[4] Malott founded the Kalamazoo Autism Center in 2008.[5]
Richard W. Malott is a member of the board of directors of the Judge Rotenberg Center. He is a former president of Association for Behavior Analysis International.[6]
Controversies
editMalott has been involved in a leadership role at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center since at least 2009.[7] In 2012, a video showing a patient face down and screaming while receiving electric shocks for up to six hours was aired on Fox News. The institution has faced a United Nations Human Rights inquiry,[8] a U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation,[8] and allegations of torture.[9] The U.N. Human Rights Council inquiry determined that patient rights had "...been violated under the UN Convention against Torture and other international standards" in 2013.[8] During a California Association for Behavior Analysis conference in 2018, Malott gave a keynote address in which he used derogatory gender-based and race-based language. Following the conference, the ABAI released a statement condemning the address.[10] A change.org petition calling for Malott to be censured was started shortly after, and amassed over 2,500 signatures.[11]
Works
edit- Moran, . J., & Malott, (2004) Evidence-based educational methods. Academic Press, 2004. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1206 libraries.[12]
- Malott, R. W. & Suarez-Trojan, (2004) Principles of behavior (fifth edition). : Prentice Hall.
- Malott, R. W., Malott, M. E., & Trojan, E. W. (2004). Principios elementales comportamiento (cuarta edicion). : Prentice Hall.
- Malott, R. W., Whaley, W., Malott, M., Sugiyama, N., & Shimamune, S. (1994) Elementary principles of behavior (Japanese edition). .
- Whaley, L. & Malott, R. W. (1981). Principios elementares do comportamento. Vol. 1 & 2 Translators: Maria Amelia Matos, Maria Lucia Ferrara, Cibele Freire Santoro, and Antonio Jayro Motta Fagundes. : EPU.
- Glenn, S. S., Grant, L. Whaley, L., & Malott, R. W. (1976) Introduction to the science of psychology. : Behaviordelia.
- General, L., Malott, R. W., and Whaley, W. (1976) Introduction to the concepts of psychology. : Behaviordelia.
- Malott, R. W., (1973) Humanistic behaviorism and social psychology. : Behaviordelia.
- Malott, R. W., General, A., & Snapper, V. B. (1973) Issues in the analysis of behavior. : Behaviordelia.
- Malott, R. W., (1972) Contingency management in education and other equally exciting places. : Behaviordelia.
- Malott, R. W., (1972) How I learned to relate to my laboratory rat through humanistic behaviorism: A laboratory manual. : Behaviordelia.
References
edit- ^ "Emeriti". Western Michigan University. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ a b "Why is Dick so Weird? (Autobiography)". Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ a b "Richard Malott | Psychology | Western Michigan University". Wmich.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "WMU News - Professor debuts center for developmentally delayed children". www.wmich.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ "New home for Kalamazoo Autism Center to formally open". Western Michigan University. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ "Board of Directors". judgerc.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ Buffa, Brendan (2020-09-15). "WMU Professors Defend Involvement in Controversial Educational Center". Western Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ a b c Mendez, Juan (2020-09-15). "Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" (PDF). United Nations.
- ^ Pilkington, Ed (2018-11-16). "'It's torture': critics step up bid to stop US school using electric shocks on children". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "ABAI Council Board Statement" (PDF). ABAI International. 2020-09-15.
- ^ "Do not give Dick Malott the stage or any awards at ABAInternational". Change.org.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)[unreliable source?] - ^ Daniel J. Moran; Richard W. Malott (2004). Evidence-based educational methods. OCLC 57004816.