(See photos below.)

Dr. Joseph Wyatt, a member of Marshall's Department of Psychology, was invited last November to lecture at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology and at the University of Warsaw, in conjunction with the opening of a new autism center in Warsaw.

"While attending a conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis in Chicago, I made the acquaintance of several people from Poland," said Wyatt. "One was Dr. Monika Suchowierska, an expert in autism in Poland. Monika came to the United States when she was in her early twenties with the goal of becoming a translator for the United Nations. However, in her role as au pair for a family with an autistic child, she became interested in the highly successful treatment the child was receiving, i.e., discrete trial training. She was so impressed, in fact, that she made a career change and received her doctorate in human development at the University of Kansas. Since then she has revolutionized the treatment of autism in Poland."

Wyatt was invited to attend the opening of Suchowierska's autism center, which is already bursting at the seams with clients. "I was able to meet the staff, the parents and the children," said Wyatt. "I have confidence that Monika's methods will spread throughout Poland and that part of the world. It is definitely being done correctly."

When Wyatt lectured at the universities, Suchowierska was his translator. Wyatt was impressed that the students knew English so well, she was not needed after the first lecture. "I could tell from the questions they asked that they understood what I had to say. It was very helpful that Dr. Suchowierska had already translated my power point slides for the students, as well. The lectures were on "Behaviorism: Myth and Reality," "Behavioral Forensic Psychology," and "Fraudulent Therapies."

Wyatt, a graduate of West Virginia University, specializes in behaviorism, clinical psychology and forensic psychology.

Wyatt lecturing.	Wyatt speaks to students in Poland
Monica Suchowierska sporting a Marshall logo.	Wyatt with several students and therapists at the home of Monika Suchowierska.
Another view of the classroom in Poland.	Old Town, Warsaw.
Entrance to Old Town in Warsaw. This is where Eisenhower walked through the square after WWII and saw nothing but rubble.	Wyatt perusing the markets in Zakopane, Poland.
Ethnic entertainment in Zakopane, Poland.	Little girl playing with puppies at market.
Zakopane, Poland	Downtown Warsaw!