- Julie Vargas
Julie S. Vargas (born 1938 in
Minneapolis ,Minnesota ) is an author and educator. She is the daughter ofB.F. Skinner .Dr. Vargas received a bachelors in music from
Radcliffe College , a masters in music education fromColumbia University , and a Ph.D. in educational research from theUniversity of Pittsburgh . She served as a faculty member atWest Virginia University where she and her husband, Ernest A. Vargas, taught for more than 30 years in the College of Human Resources and Education.She wrote "Writing Worthwhile Behavioral Objectives" in 1973 and "Behavioral Psychology for Teachers" in 1977, both with
Harper & Row . She is the co-author of "Teaching Behavior to Infants: A Manual for Childcare Workers and Parents" with Charles C. Thomas, 1990. Her more recent publications have been articles, including two 2005 entries onB. F. Skinner in Volumes I and III of "The Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy".Dr. Vargas is President of the B. F. Skinner Foundation, in
Cambridge, Massachusetts and is currently working on a text related toapplied behavior analysis for educators.Bibliography
*cite book |coauthors=Bernice Stewart, Julie S. Vargas |title=Teaching Behavior to Infants and Toddlers: A Manual for Caregivers and Parents |origyear=1990 |accessdate=2008-03-18 |publisher= C.C. Thomas|isbn=0398056382
*cite book |last=Vargas |first=Julie S. |title=Applied Behavior Analysis for Educators |accessdate=2008-03-18 |publisher=Lawrence Erlbaum Associates |isbn=0805857877
*cite book |last=Vargas |first=Julie Skinner |title= Item Selection Techniques for Norm-referenced and Criterion-referenced Tests |origyear=1969 |accessdate=2008-03-18 |publisher= University of PittsburghExternal links
* [http://www.juliesvargas.com/ Julie Vargas's personal website]
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