School of Psychology

Applied Behavioral Analysis Program

Research and Publications

The behavior analysis laboratory is located in a stand-alone building on the Florida Tech main campus. The laboratory houses a treatment room and an office/experimental room separated by an enclosed observation area with one-way mirrors and speaker system. Hand-held and laptop computers running behavioral observation software are available for data collection. To learn more about the research interests of our faculty, visit the Faculty page.

Posters

Using a Token Economy to Increase Academic Skills of Adjudicated Youths


*Weeks, L. R., Harvey, M. T., & Harvey, A. C.

Using a Token Economy System to Increase Academic Skills of Adjudicated Youths

Video Self Modeling Poster

*Boudreau, J. P., Harvey, M. T., & Rich, P.

Video Self Modeling on the Acquistion of Initiation Behaviors

 

Representative faculty publications (“*” indicates student author)

2009

*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.

2008

Becker, S. A., & Webbe, F. M. (2008). Emerging technologies for aging in place. In N. Wickramasinghe & E. Geisler (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Healthcare Information Systems. Hershey, PA: Medical Information Science Reference, Inc.

Becker, S. A., & Webbe, F. M. (2008). The potential of hand-held assistive technology to improve safety for elder adults aging in place. In K Hendriksen, J. B. Battles, M. A. Keyes, & M. L. Grady (Eds.) Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches: Vol. 4. Technology and Medication Safety. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Roberts, C., Harvey, M. T., May, M., Valdovinos, M. G., Patterson, T. G., Couppis, M. H., & Kennedy, C. H. (2008). Varied effects of conventional antiepileptics on responding maintained by negative versus positive reinforcement. Physiology and Behavior, 93, 612-621.

*Scherrer, M., & Wilder, D. (2008). The use of training to increase safe tray carrying among cocktail servers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 131-135.

Wilder, D. A., *Saulnier, R., *Beavers, G., & *Zonneveld, K. A. (2008). Contingent Access to Preferred Items Versus a Guided Compliance Procedure to Increase Compliance Among Preschoolers. Education and Treatment of Children, 31, 297-306.

Wilder, D. A., *Schadler, J., Higbee, T., Haymes, L, Register, M., & Bajagic, V. (2008). Identification of olfactory stimuli as reinforcers in individuals with autism: A preliminary investigation. Behavioral Interventions, 23, 97-103.

2007

*Gouboth, J., Wilder, D., Booher J. (2007). The effects of signaling stimulus return during treatment with noncontingent reinfrocement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 725-730.

Mahoney, D., Purtilo, R., Webbe, F., Alwan, M., Barucha, A., Adlam, T., Jimison, H., Turner, B., & Becker, S. (2007). In home monitoring of persons with dementia: ethical guidelines for technology research and development. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 3, 217-226.

*Squires, J., Wilder, D., *Fixsen, A., *Hess, E., *Rost, K., *Curran, R., & *Zonneveld, K. (2007). Antecedent-based descriptive analysis and improvement of employee performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27(3), 1-13.

Webbe, F. M. Sport neuropsychology. (2007). In A. M. Horton and D. Wedding (Eds.), The neuropsychology handbook, 3rd ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Wilder, D. A., *Harris, C., *Reagan, R., & *Rasey, A. (2007). Functional analysis and treatment of noncompliance by preschool children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 173-177.

Wilder, D. A., *Rost, K., & *McMahon, M. (2007). The accuracy of managerial prediction of employee preference: A brief report. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27(2), 1-14.

Wilder, D. A., & Wong, S. (2007). Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. In P. Sturmey (Ed.), The handbook of functional analysis in clinical psychology. New York, NY: Elsevier Press.

Wilder, D,., *Zonneveld, K., *Harris, C., *Marcus, A., *Reagen, R. (2007). Further analysis of antecedent interventions on preschooler's compliance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 535-539.

2006

Doran, S. M., Harvey, M. T., & Horner, R. H. (2006). Sleep and developmental disorders: Assessment, treatment, and outcome measures. Mental Retardation, 44, 13-27.

*Heering, P. & Wilder, D. A. (2006). The use of dependent group contingencies to increase on-task behavior in a general education classroom. Education and Treatment of Children, 29, 459-468.

Malow, B. A., McGrew, S. G., Harvey, M. T., Henderson, L. M., and Stone, W. L. (2006). Impact of treating sleep apnea in a child with autism spectrum disorder. Pediatric Neurology, 34, 325-328.

Webbe, F. M. (2006). Definition, Physiology, and Severity of Cerebral Concussion. In R. J. Echemendia (Ed.), Sports Neuropsychology: Assessment and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury. New York: The Guilford Press.

Wilder, D. A., *Atwell, J. (2006). Evaluation of a guided compliance procedure to reduce noncompliance among preschool children. Behavioral Interventions, 21, 265-272.

Wilder, D. A., *Atwell, J., & *Wine, B. (2006). The effects of varying levels of treatment integrity on child compliance during treatment with a three-step prompting procedure. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39, 369-373.

Wilder, D. A., *Chen, L., *Atwell, J., *Pritchard, J., & *Weinstein, P. (2006). Brief functional analysis and treatment of tantrums associated with transitions in preschool children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39, 103-107.

Wilder, D. A., *Atwell, J. (2006). Evaluation of a guided compliance procedure to reduce noncompliance among preschool children. Behavioral Interventions, 21, 265-272.

2005

Broshek, D. K., Kaushik, T., Freeman, J. R., Erlanger, D., Webbe, F. M., & Barth, J. T. (2005). Gender differences in outcome from sports-related concussion. Journal of Neurosurgery, 108(5), 856-863.

*Gravina, N., Wilder, D. A., *White, H., & Fabian, T. (2005). The effect of raffle odds on signing in at a treatment center for adults with mental illness. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 24, 31-41.

*Pampino, R., Wilder, D.A., & Binder, C. (2005). The use of functional assessment and frequency building procedures to increase internal product knowledge and data entry skills among foremen in a construction organization. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 25, 1-36

*Rodriguez, M., Wilder, D. A., *Therrien, K., *Wine, B., *Miranti, R., *Daratany, K., *Salume, G., *Baranovsky, G., & *Rodriguez, M. (2005). Use of the Performance Diagnostic Checklist to select an intervention designed to increase the offering of promotional stamps at two sites of a restaurant franchise. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 25(3), 17-35.

Therrien, K., Wilder, D. A., Rodriguez, M., & Wine, B. (2005). Antecedent Analysis and Improvement of Customer Greeting in a Restaurant. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 411-415.

Valdovinos, M., Roberts, C., & Kennedy, C. H. (2005). Functional analysis of tardive dyskinesia: Implications for assessment and treatment. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 239-242.

Valdovinos, M. G., Caruso, M., Roberts, C., Kim, G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2005). Medical and behavioral symptoms as potential medication side effects in adults with developmental disabilities. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110, 164–170.

Wilder, D. A., Normand, M., & *Atwell, J. (2005). Noncontingent reinforcement as treatment for food refusal and associated self-injury. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 549-553.

Wilder, D. A., *Therrien, K., & *Wine, B. (2005). A comparison between survey and forced-choice methods of identifying potential reinforcers among employees. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 25(4), 7-19.

2004

*Flood, W. A., & Wilder, D. A. (2004). The use of differential reinforcement and fading to increase time away from a caregiver in a child with separation anxiety disorder. Education and Treatment of Children, 27, 1-8.

Harvey, M. T., Smith, R. L., May, M. E., Caruso, M., Roberts, C., Patterson, T. G. Valdovinos, M. G., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Possible role for the 5-HT1A receptor in the behavioral effects of REM sleep deprivation on free-operant avoidance responding in rat. Psychopharmacology, 176, 123-128.

*Marmolejo, E., Wilder, D. A., & *Bradley, L. (2004). A preliminary analysis of the effects of response cards on student performance and participation in an upper division university course. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37, 405-410.

Valdovinos, M., Roberts, C., & Kennedy, C. H. (2004). Analogue functional analysis of movements associated with tardive dyskinesia. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37, 391-393.

Wong, S. E., Wilder, D. A., Schock, K., & Clay, C. (2004). Behavioral treatment of severe and persistent mental disorders in adults. In H. E. Briggs (Ed.), Evidence-based social work practice. Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.