School of Psychology

Applied Behavioral Analysis Program

Research and Publications

To learn more about the research interests of our faculty, visit the Faculty page.

Representative faculty publications (“ * ” indicates student author)

2012

Betz, A. M., Fisher, W. F., Roane, H. S., Mintz, J. C., & Owen, T. M. (In press). A component analysis of reinforcer-schedule thinning during functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Pollard, J. S., Betz, A. M., & Higbee, T. S. (2012). A Script-Fading procedure to promote unscripted bids for joint attention in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 387-393.

Roane, H. S. & Betz, A. M. (2012). Behavior Analysis. In V. S. Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (2 nd ed.). Elsevier Press: Kidlington, UK

*Boudreau, J., & Harvey, M. T. (in press). Increasing recreational initiations for children who have ASD using video self modeling. Education and Treatment of Children.

VanDerHeyden, A. M., & Harvey, M. T. (in press). Using data to advance learning outcomes in schools. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.

Salinas, C. M., & Webbe, F. M. (2012). Sports neuropsychology in diverse athlete populations: Contemporary findings and special considerations. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 6.

*Long, R., Wilder, D., Betz, A., & Dutta, A. Effects of and preference for pay for performance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Wilder, D., *Fischetti, A., Myers, K., *Leon-Enriquez, Y., & *Majdalany, L. The effects of response effort on compliance among preschool children. Behavioral Interventions.

*Fischetti, A., Wilder, D., Myers, K., *Leon-Enriquez, Y, *Sinn, S., & Rodriguez, R. Increasing compliance among children with autism: A model of intervention progression form least-to-most intrusive and complex. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

*Alison, J., Wilder, D., Chong, I., Lugo, A., Pike, J., & *Rudy, N. A Comparison of Differential Reinforcement plus Escape Extinction versus Noncontingent Reinforcement plus Escape Extinction to Treat Food Selectivity in Children with Autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

*Loughrey, T., *Coxon, G., & Wilder, D. The Use of Video Modeling, Prompting, and Feedback to Increase Credit Card Promotion in a Retail Setting. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Wilder, D., Myers, K., *Fischetti, A., *Leon, Y., *Nicholson, K. & *Allison, J. (2012). An analysis of modifications to the three-step guided compliance procedure necessary to achieve compliance among preschool children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 121-136.

Wilder, D. A., Myers, K., *Nicholson, K., *Allison, J., & Fischetti, A. (2012). Further evaluation of rationales to increase compliance among preschool children. Education and Treatment of Children, 35, 111-122.

2011

Pollard, J. S., Betz, A. M., & Higbee, T. S. (in press). A Script-Fading procedure to promote unscripted bids for joint attention in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Betz, A., Higbee, T., Kelley, K. N., Sellers, T. P., & Pollard, J. S. (2011). Increasing response variability of mand frames with script training and extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 357- 362.

Roane, H. S. & Betz, A. M. (in press). Behavior Analysis. In V. S. Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (2 nd ed.). Elsevier Press: Kidlington, UK

Betz, A. M. & Fisher, W. W. (2011). Functional Analysis: History and Methods. In W. W. Fisher, C. C. Piazza, & H. S. Roane (Eds.). Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

DeLeon, I.G., Gregory, M.K., Frank, M.A., Allman, M.J., Wilke, A.E., Carreau, A.B., & Triggs, M.M. (2011). Examining the influence of contingency on changes in reinforcer value. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 543-558.

Mortimer, B. J. P., Zets, G. A., Cholewiak, R. W., & Webbe, F. M. (2011). Vibrotactile pattern perception as a method for the assessment of brain dysfunction. Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual International Conference, Boston, MA.

Webbe, F. M. (2011). Sport neuropsychology and cerebral concussion. In J. K. Luiselli and D. D. Reed (Eds.), Behavioral Sport Psychology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Performance Enhancement (pp. 177-197). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

*Cummings, T., Webbe, F., & Puente, A. E. (2011). Alzheimer’s disease. In C. A. Noggle, R. S. Dean & A. M. Horton (Eds.). The encyclopedia of neuropsychological disorders (pp. 64-68). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Hsieh, H., Wilder, D., & *Abellon, E. (2011). The effects of behavioral skills training on caregiver implementation of incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 199-203.

Sparling, J., Wilder, D., Kondash, J., *Boyle, M., *Compton, M. (2011). Effects of interviewer behavior on accuracy of children's responses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 587-592.

Wilder, D., Harris, C., Casella, S., Wine, B., & Postma, N. (2011). Further evaluation of the accuracy of managerial prediction of employee preference. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 31, 130-139.

Wilder, D. A. (2011). Noncompliance and oppositional behavior. In J. Luiselli (Ed.),Teaching and Behavior Support for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A “How To” Practitioner’s Guide. New York: Oxford University Press.

Petscher, E., Gutierrez, A., & Wilder, D. (2011). Applied behavior analysis as a treatment for Disruptive Behavior Disorder. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Disruptive Behaviors: Causes, Diagnoses, and Interventions. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

*Alison, J., Wilder, D., *Teo, H. W., *Flynn, A., & *Myers, K. (2011). The effect of the availability of a similar toy on compliance with instructions to surrendur a toy among preschoolers. Behavioral Interventions, 26(3), 167-178.

 *Fischetti, A., Wilder, D., Myers, K., *Leon-Enriquez, Y, *Sinn, S., & Rodriguez, R. (manuscript accepted for publication). Increasing compliance among children with autism: A model of intervention progression form least-to-most intrusive and complex. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

*Alison, J., Wilder, D., Chong, I., Lugo, A., Pike, J., & *Rudy, N. (manuscript accepted for publication). A Comparison of Differential Reinforcement plus Escape Extinction versus Noncontingent Reinforcement plus Escape Extinction to Treat Food Selectivity in Children with Autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

*Loughrey, T., *Coxon, G., & Wilder, D. (manuscript accepted for publication). The Use of Video Modeling, Prompting, and Feedback to Increase Credit Card Promotion in a Retail Setting. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Wilder, D., Myers, K., Fischetti, A., *Leon, Y., *Nicholson, K. & *Allison, J. (in press). An analysis of modifications to the three-step guided compliance procedure necessary to achieve compliance among preschool children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

2010

Betz, A., Higbee, T. S., & Pollard, J.S. (2010). An evaluation of the generalization effects of mands for information with children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4, 510-508.

Fante, R., Gravina, N., Betz, A., & Austin, J. (2010). Structural and treatment analyses of safe and at-risk behaviors and postures performed by pharmacy employees. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 30(4), 325-338.

Penrod, B., Wallace, M. D., Reagon, K., Betz, A., & Higbee, T. S. (2010). A component analysis of a parent-conducted multi-component treatment for food selectivity. Behavioral Interventions, 25, 207-228.

Kodak, T. & Betz, A. M. (2010). Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Munroe-Meyer Institute. In K. Siri & T. Lyons (Eds). Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism; 2010-2011. New York, NY: Skyhourse Publishing.

Harvey, A. C., Harvey, M. T., Kenkel, M. B., and Russo, D. C. (2010). Funding of applied behavior analysis services: Current status and growing opportunities. Psychological Services, 7, 202-212.

Harvey, M. T., Kline, R., Roberts, C., May, M. E., Valdovinos, M. G., Wiley, R. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2010). Parametric analysis of thermal preference following sleep deprivation in the rat. Neuroscience Letters, 485, 98-101.

Becker, S. A., & Webbe, F. M. (2010). A study on handheld technology to promote better living and aging in place for older adult caregivers. Issues in Innovation, 1, 1-26.

Webbe, F. M. (2010). Handbook of Sport Neuropsychology. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Webbe, F. M. (2010). Introduction to sport neuropsychology. In F. M. Webbe (Ed.), Handbook of Sport Neuropsychology. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Webbe, F. M. (2010). Future directions in sport neuropsychology. In F. M. Webbe (Ed.), Handbook of Sport Neuropsychology. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Webbe, F. M., & *Salinas, C. (2010). The relationship of soccer heading and neuropsychological functioning: When science and politics collide. In F. M. Webbe (Ed.), Handbook of Sport Neuropsychology. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Webbe, F. M., & *Salinas, C. (2010). Pediatric sport neuropsychology. In A. S. Davis (Ed.) Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Webbe, F., *Salinas, C., *Quackenbush, K., & *Tiedemann, S. (2010).  Personality: Contributions to Performance, Injury Risk, and Rehabilitation. In C. T. Moorman, D. T. Kirkendall, & R. J. Echemendia (Eds.), Praeger Handbook of Sports Medicine and Athlete Health: [Three Volumes]. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishing Company.

Wilder, D. A. Noncompliance and oppositional behavior. In J. Luiselli (Ed.), Teaching and Behavior Support for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A “How To” Practitioner’s Guide. New York: Oxford University Press.

Wilder, D. A., *Nicholson, K., & *Allison, J. An evaluation of advance notice to increase compliance among preschoolers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Hsieh, H., Wilder, D., & *Abellon, E. The effects of behavioral skills training on caregiver implementation of incidental teaching. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Wilder, D., *Allison, J., *Nicholson, K., *Abellon, O., and Saulnier, R. Further evaluation of antecedent interventions on compliance: The effects of ‘rationales’ to increase compliance among preschoolers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Casella, S., Wilder, D., Neidert, P., Rey, C., *Compton, M., & Chong, I. The effects of response effort on safe performance by therapists at an autism treatment facility. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Wilder, D., Harris, C., Casella, S., Wine, B., & Postma, N. Further evaluation of the accuracy of managerial prediction of employee preference. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Petscher, E., Gutierrez, A., & Wilder, D. Applied behavior analysis as a treatment for Disruptive Behavior Disorder. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Disruptive Behaviors: Causes, Diagnoses, and Interventions. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Squires, J., & Wilder, D. A. A preliminary investigation of the effects of rules on employee performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

2009

Harvey, M. T., Luiselli, J. K., Wong, S. E. (2009). Application of applied behavior analysis to mental health issues. Psychological Services, 6, 212-222.

*Salinas, C., Webbe, F. M., & *DeVore, T. (2009). The epidemiology of soccer heading in competitive youth players. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 3, 1-20.

Wilder, D. A., Register, M., Register, S., Bajagic, V., & Neidert, P. (2009). Functional analysis and treatment of rumination using fixed-time delivery of a flavor spray. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 877-882.

Wilder, D. A. (2009). A case formulation of psychosis. In P. Sturmey (Ed.), Varieties of Case Formulations. London, UK: Wiley.

LaFrance, D., Wilder, D., Normand, M., & Squires, J. (2009). Extending the assessment of functions of vocalizations in children with limited repertoires. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 25, 19-32.

Wilder, D., Austin, J., Casella, S. (2009). Applying Behavior Analysis in Organizations: Organizational Behavior Management. Psychological Services, 6(3), 202-211.

Schadler, J., Wilder, D., Blakely, E. (2009). Signaling stimulus presentation during treatment with noncontingent reinforcement. Behavioral Interventions, 24, 107-116.

Pan-Skadden, J., Wilder, D., Sparling, J., Severtson, E., Donaldson, J., Postma, N., Beavers, G., & Neidert, P. (2009). The use of behavioral skills training and in-situ training to teach children to solicit help when lost: A preliminary investigation. Education and Treatment of Children, 32, 359-370.

Miles, N., & Wilder, D. A. (2009). The effects of behavioral skills training on caregiver implementation of a guided compliance procedure. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 405-410.

Marcus, A., & Wilder, D. A. (2009). A comparison of peer video modeling versus self video modeling to teach textual responses in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 335-341.

Wine, B., & Wilder, D. A. (2009). The effects of varied versus constant high, medium, and low quality stimuli on performance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 321-326.