Q&A with Dr. Philip Rubin, Incoming FABBS President
January 13, 2022
Philip Rubin, PhD
What inspired you to become President of the FABBS board?
My experience with FABBS goes back over twenty years. I first became aware of the organization in 2000, when I took a leave from my position as a senior scientist at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, CT, where I was doing psychological research and computational modeling related to the biological bases of speech and other cognitive activities, to serve as the Director of the
read moreQ&A with David Johnson, Former Executive Director
January 21, 2021
As we commemorate 40 years of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS), we have invited former FABBS Executive Directors to reflect on their time in the role.
In this Q&A, we spoke with David Johnson, who served as Executive Director from 1988-2000, with insights on the growth of behavioral and social science at federal agencies over time.
During your tenure, federal agencies took significant steps to advance the behavioral and
read moreDr. Ruby Takanishi, Founding Executive Director of FABBS – In Memoriam
September 10, 2020
With heavy hearts, we mourn the passing of Dr. Ruby Takanishi, the founding Executive Director of FABBS.
As we commemorate 40 years of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences, we will be asking the former FABBS Executive Directors to reflect on their time in the role.
We lost Dr. Takanishi before we had the opportunity to speak with her directly. Reflections for this profile were drawn from: SRCD Oral History with Ruby
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