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Department of Psychology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Research


  1. ABA with Learners of Diverse Backgrounds and Abilities


    Our research in the area of socially-significant behavioral interventions focuses on (1) skill acquisition with a focus on generative learning and (2) strategies for addressing and mitigating disruptive behaviors in natural environments. This work is conducted in educational, clinical and community settings. [Image by  Freepik]


  2. Staff and Caregiver Support


    We are interested in evaluating methods of improving staff and caregiver implementation of behavioral interventions across settings, including home and school. When working with caregivers, our research team works in partnership with community partners and other stakeholders to develop interventions that will meet the needs of the community. When working with schools or behavior analytic service providers, we work closely with stakeholders to ensure our coaching and strategies are conducted in a culturally responsive manner. [Image by storyset on Freepik]


  3. Cultural Responsiveness in Behavioral Science


    This area of inquiry seeks to expand the knowledge base of cultural responsiveness within behavior analysis in the areas of behavioral assessment, service delivery, training of students, mentorship, and supervision (see supervision course to which Dr. Jimenez-Gomez contributed). We are interested in cultural adaptations of behavioral interventions (e.g., to Spanish-speaking populations). We often collaborate with other scholars in behavior analysis invested in this work, including Dr. Lauren Beaulieu and a group of Latino/a scholars. [Image by pikisuperstar on Freepik]


  4. Translational Research on Reinforcement and Decision Making


    We are particularly interested in (1) examining the discriminative and strengthening properties of stimuli, both in laboratory settings and with clinically-relevant participants and (2) using choice tasks to evaluate decision making related to ethics, and the impact of cultural variables. We collaborate with Dr. Chris Podlesnik on research evaluating relapse of challenging behavior, reinforcement processes, and sensitivity to social consequences in preclinical and clinical studies. We also collaborate with Drs. Jon Pinkston and John Rapp exploring synchronous schedules of reinforcement in a laboratory preparation. [Image by storyset on Freepik]