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Richard Malott

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

Richard 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

Malott 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

Malott 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

References

  1. ^ "Emeriti". Western Michigan University. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. ^ a b "Why is Dick so Weird? (Autobiography)". Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. ^ a b "Richard Malott | Psychology | Western Michigan University". Wmich.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  4. ^ "WMU News - Professor debuts center for developmentally delayed children". www.wmich.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  5. ^ "New home for Kalamazoo Autism Center to formally open". Western Michigan University. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors". judgerc.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  7. ^ Buffa, Brendan (2020-09-15). "WMU Professors Defend Involvement in Controversial Educational Center". Western Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "ABAI Council Board Statement" (PDF). ABAI International. 2020-09-15.
  11. ^ "Do not give Dick Malott the stage or any awards at ABAInternational". Change.org. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)[unreliable source?]
  12. ^ Daniel J. Moran; Richard W. Malott (2004). Evidence-based educational methods. OCLC 57004816.

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