On August 5, 2021, we lost a pioneer and ardent champion of positive behavior support (PBS). Dr. Meme Hieneman died on that date following a long and valiant struggle with cancer. Meme left a close and loving family, including husband Brad and sons Jake and Steven, as well as legions of colleagues, students, and the many beneficiaries of her dedicated efforts on behalf of individuals with significant behavioral challenges and their families. Meme was strong, creative, diligent, and inspiring, and she was never afraid to take on the most daunting of challenges. Meme’s contributions to PBS were many, but the characteristics we will miss the most were her spirit, her optimism, her smile, and her friendship. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Central Florida, and working in a program for individuals with severe disabilities, Meme went on to earn her master’s and doctoral degrees in special education from the University of South Florida. Her graduate education coincided with the early development of PBS, and her dissertation research was the first study to illuminate factors that were important for the achievement of successful outcomes in community-based behavioral support (Hieneman & Dunlap, 2000, 2001). Her early and ongoing efforts in PBS were grounded in these findings, focusing largely on training and dissemination. Furthermore, as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, she was instrumental in yoking the disciplines of PBS and applied behavior analysis (e.g., Hieneman, 2015). Consistent with her emphasis on home and community contexts, Meme soon adopted a concentration on families and the role of parents in behavior support. Recognizing a need for practical resources, she wrote an important guidebook for parents, with clear information about PBS and its use in resolving behavior difficulties in home settings (Hieneman, Childs, & Sergay, 2006). She also contributed a series of family-friendly articles for Parenting Special Needs Magazine and an online education and support program for parents through IRIS Educational Media. As a researcher, Meme was a key participant in a multi-site randomized evaluation of a parent intervention that combined PBS and optimism training (Durand, Hieneman, Clarke, Wang, & Rinaldi, 2013). Although Meme was an accomplished writer and researcher, her primary contributions were as a teacher, consultant, and mentor. She always sought to do good things for practitioners, students, the PBS community, family members, and the people they supported. She established the Home and Community Network of the Association for Positive Behavior Support and she served for many years as its president and chair. She was an instructor and faculty member with the University of South Florida and Purdue University Global, and she was an extraordinarily active consultant, helping numerous organizations to implement effective management and PBS intervention strategies. Above all, Meme was a revered mentor and a powerful inspiration for hundreds, serving as few others have to disseminate the effective technology, the dedication, and the heart of PBS. Dr. Meme Hieneman lived a rich life with grace, intelligence, and humanity. She left the world a better place. We are grateful for her substantial contributions, and we will miss her.

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悼念：玛丽·艾伦 (Meme) Hieneman (1965–2021)

2021 年 8 月 5 日，我们失去了积极行为支持 (PBS) 的先驱和热心拥护者。Meme Hieneman 博士在与癌症进行了长期而勇敢的斗争后于当天去世。Meme 离开了一个亲密而充满爱的家庭，包括丈夫 Brad 和儿子 Jake 和 Steven，以及众多同事、学生，以及她为有重大行为挑战的个人及其家人所做的努力的许多受益者。Meme 坚强、富有创造力、勤奋且鼓舞人心，她从不害怕接受最艰巨的挑战。Meme 对 PBS 的贡献很多，但我们最怀念的特质是她的精神、她的乐观、她的微笑和她的友谊。在中佛罗里达大学获得心理学学士学位后，Meme 在为严重残疾的人开展项目后，继续在南佛罗里达大学获得特殊教育硕士和博士学位。她的研究生教育与 PBS 的早期发展相吻合，她的论文研究是第一项阐明对基于社区的行为支持取得成功结果很重要的因素的研究 (Hieneman & Dunlap, 2000, 2001)。她在 PBS 的早期和持续努力都基于这些发现，主要侧重于培训和传播。此外，作为董事会认证的行为分析师，她在 PBS 和应用行为分析的学科中发挥了重要作用（例如，Hieneman，2015 年）。与她对家庭和社区环境的强调一致，Meme 很快将注意力集中在家庭和父母在行为支持中的作用。认识到对实用资源的需求，她为父母写了一本重要的指南，其中包含有关 PBS 及其在解决家庭环境中的行为困难方面的明确信息（Hieneman、Childs 和 Sergay，2006 年）。她还通过 IRIS 教育媒体为 Parenting Special Needs Magazine 和家长在线教育和支持计划撰写了一系列适合家庭的文章。作为一名研究人员，Meme 是对结合 PBS 和乐观训练的家长干预进行多站点随机评估的关键参与者（Durand、Hieneman、Clarke、Wang 和 Rinaldi，2013 年）。尽管 Meme 是一位多才多艺的作家和研究人员，但她的主要贡献是作为一名教师、顾问和导师。她总是力求为从业者、学生、PBS 社区、家庭成员和他们支持的人做好事。她建立了积极行为支持协会的家庭和社区网络，并担任了多年的主席和主席。她是南佛罗里达大学和普渡大学全球分校的讲师和教员，她是一位非常活跃的顾问，帮助众多组织实施有效的管理和 PBS 干预策略。最重要的是，Meme 是一位受人尊敬的导师，也是数百人的强大灵感，因为很少有人不得不传播有效的技术、奉献精神和 PBS 的核心。Meme Hieneman 博士过着优雅、智慧和人性的丰富生活。她让世界变得更美好。