Ban S. Haidar

Ban S. Haidar

Contact Information

Department of Psychology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
603 E. Daniel Street
Psychology Building, Room 711
Champaign, IL 61820

Research Areas

Teaching Assistant Professor
BCBA, LBA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0218-6553

Recent Publications

Haidar, B., Alqunaysi, R., Meadan, H., Martin Loya, M. R., & De Alwis, M. (2026). Cultural Adaptation of a Caregiver Training Program for Arabic-Speaking Families: Feasibility and Social Validity. Behavior Modification: Special Issue on Natural Change Agents. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455261444277

Haidar, B., & Meadan, H. (2025). Navigating the Transition: Behavior Analysts’ Insights on Supporting Autistic Children Moving from Intensive Behavior Intervention to Public School. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01092-7 

Haidar, B., & Meadan, H. (2024). Consequence does not equal punishment, Early Childhood Education Journal: Special Issue on Effective Practices. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01813-7 

Price, R., Martin, M. R., Folkerts, R., & Haidar, B. (2024). Behavior analysis forums and the ethical landscape of social media behaviors. Behavior Analysis in Practice: Special Issuehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00921-5

Haidar, B., & Meadan, H. (2024). Examining parental stress and autism in the early days of the pandemic: A mixed-methods study. Disabilities, 4(1), 144-162https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities4010010(invited submission)

Haidar, B., & Meadan, H. (2023). Covid-19 pandemic experience for families of young children with autism. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilitieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-023-09933-5

McGuire, S. N., Martin, R. M., Meadan, H., Adams, N. B., Haidar, B., Griffin, C., & Folkerts, R. (2022). Black, Mexican American, and White caregiver practices to prevent challenging behavior. Early Childhood Education Journalhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01403-5

Lee, J. D., Hacker, R. E., Meadan, H., & Haidar, B. (2022). Challenging behaviors online modules for parents of young children with disabilities: A pilot feasibility study. Education and Treatment of Children, 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43494-02100067-x

Adams, N. B., McGuire, S. N., Meadan, H., Martin, M. R., Terol, A. K., Haidar, B., & Fanta, A. S. (2021). Impact of challenging behavior on marginalized and minoritized caregivers of children with disabilities. Topics in Early Childhood Special Educationhttps://doi.org/10.1177/02711214211052087

Chung, M. Y., Lee, J. D., Meadan, H., Sands, M. M., & Haidar, B. (2021). Building professionals’ capacity: The cascading coaching model. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 24(4), 313-324https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007211039295

Haidar, B., Folkerts, R., Miranda, D. R. G., Gilmartin, E., & Meadan, H. (2024). Conquering challenges in social media recruitment for education research. February newsletter, Division for Research, Council for Exceptional Children, FOCUS on Research, 37(1). Retrieved from https://cecdr.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/dr_newsletter_february2024_v3.pdf