Details
December 10 & 11, 2026
Location
Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor
300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Accommodations
If an accommodation or assistance for individuals with disabilities is needed, please email info@mdaba.org with your request by November 18.
Health and Safety
MABA is dedicated to maintaining all attendees healthy and safe. Please do not attend the events if you are sick or are exhibiting any symptoms.
Program
Check out our 2025 Conference Program!
2026 Speakers
Workshops (Thursday, December 10th)
Maria Valdovinos, Ph.D. BCBA-D
Drake University
Adam Ventura, Ph.D., BCBA
Intraverbal AI
Featured Conference Speakers (Friday, December 11th)
Dorothea Lerman, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA-TX
University of Houston- Clear Lake
Judah Axe, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Research at Behavioral Connections and Simmons University
Malika Pritchett, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
University of Kansas
Amy Gravino, M.A.
Center for Adult Autism Services at Rutger’s University
Emily Sullivan, Ph.D.
University of Rochester Medical Center
New Events This Year
These events will be held on Thursday, December 10th from 9am-4pm. More information will be shared soon.
BCBAs in Schools Panel
Hosted by Ivymount School
Luncheon for SIG Legislation and Advocacy in MD
Hosted by MABA & Anne McHugh, CASP Liaison
Practitioner Series
Hosted by Achieving True self Autism Services
We have a great line-up of Invited Speakers this year! You can view their Bios, Abstracts, and Learning Objectives here.
Continuing Education
BACB and APA CEUs are offered for the Conference and Workshops. BehaviorLive will be used during the events to track BACB CEs. Be sure to download the BehaviorLive App prior to the events!
Click here for BehaviorLive Instructions.
A paper form will be available for those interested in obtaining APA CEUs.