Scholarly publications
Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis
(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis *
4/8 Zonneveld, K. L. M., Rasuratnam, N., & Vladescu, J. C. (2025). The influence of video prompting with embedded safety checks to teach child passenger safety restraint skills. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70002
(Open access) It worked and the skills maintained at a 4 week follow up
4/11 Kaur, J., Kranak, M. P., Mitteer, D. R., Melanson, I. J., & Fahmie, T. A. (2025). A scoping review of consecutive controlled case series studies. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70006
The authors identified 76 consecutive controlled case studies, though most were retrospective
Behavior Analysis in Practice
4/9 Brown, K.R., Helvey, C.I., Kranak, M.P. et al. Functional Analysis Decision-Making Considerations. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01057-w (Open access) A comprehensive introduction to functional analysis Aguilar, M., Samaj, K. & Joslyn, P.R. A Preliminary Demonstration of a Dependent Group Contingency in Alternative Education. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01055-y
According to the authors, this may be the first published study using a dependent group contingency in an alternative education setting
4/10 Yensen, C.P., Pendergrass, J.A., Smith, S.W. et al. Teaching Practitioners to Use the Bristol Stool Form Scale. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01052-1
Constipation, particularly with nonverbal adults, can be fatal. This training took 1 hour, mainly a discussion and then practice with feedback, and the participants maintained the skill for 6 months
Perspectives on Behavior Science
4/7 Kearns, D.N. A Review of Behavioral Economic Manipulations Affecting Drug versus Nondrug Choice in Rats. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00445-5
(Open access) An extensive review of choice in rat behavior
4/8 Morris, C. Private Equity in Behavior Analysis: A Reckoning. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00446-4
Morris, no stranger to this topic, writes about his perspective on private equity. I wonder what AI thinks about private equity...
Behavioral Interventions *
4/10 Pane, H.M., Agana, T.R.T., Sidener, T.M., Reeve, S.A., Kisamore, A.N. and Nirgudkar, A.S. (2025), Teaching Toy Play Skills to Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review of the Literature. Behavioral Interventions, 40: e70016. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70016
The authors review the literature and make recommendations on how to teach play
Behavior Modification *
4/12 Khokhar, N., Cox, A. D., Ayvaci, A., Thillainathan, T., & Stellato, S. (2025). Research Patterns in the Treatment of Adults With Problem Behavior and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Quantitative Systematic Review. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455251332545
(Open access) The authors reviewed 76 papers on treatment of adults and found that the most effective studies used a package rather than a single treatment element, and the studies were not methodologically rigorous
Journal of Behavioral Education
4/6 Ampuero, M.E., Robertson, R.E. Comparing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Behavioral Skills Training and a Brief Performance Feedback Intervention During the Training of Paraeducators Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Behav Educ (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-025-09588-6
(Open access) BST is a gold-standard training method for performance, but it is time consuming. This intervention was brief performance feedback, wherein the performer was given feedback about correct and incorrect steps in a task analysis, and it was comparable in efficacy to BST with less time needed. Written instructions only were significantly less effective
Maurilus, E.N., Greer, R.D. Establishment of Preference for Math Activities over Play-Doh® in Four Preschool Students. J Behav Educ (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-025-09587-7
Students were given math instruction, which established preference over Play-Doh for some students; the remaining students required stimulus-stimulus pairing to establish a preference for math
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
4/8 Training to code therapeutic interactions in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: The utility of a video-based Behavior Skills Training
BST worked well, but some participants were under 90% accuracy during maintenance
4/11 Masculinity, Social Connection, and Loneliness: A Contextual Behavioral Science Approach to Men’s Social Relationships and Intimacy
(In press) Loneliness in men may be related to rigid rule adherence
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
Upcoming:
Handbook of Operant Behavioral Economics, Reed, Kaplan & Gilroy (Eds.) (Available Jul. 1, 2025)
Ethical Decision Making in Applied Behavior Analysis, Schwartz & Kelly (Available now)
New this quarter:
Leadership and Management Practices in Human Services Organizations, Gardner et al.
Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for Behavior Technicians and Other Practitioners, 4/E, Wallace & Mayer
Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change, 6/E, Mayer, Wallace, & Sulzer-Azaroff
Using Functional Analysis in Psychotherapy, Niklas Törneke
Handbook for Behavioral Skills Training, Edition 1, Sturmey & Maffei-Almodovar
Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd Edition), Bailey & Burch
Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis: Bridging Theory and Application (2nd Edition), Conners & Capell (Eds.)
Talk Behavior to Me: The Routledge Dictionary of the Top 150 Behavior Analytic Terms and Translations, Samuel
The Behavior of Social Justice, Parks et al.
A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior, Jessel & Sturmey (Eds.)
Handbook of Organizational Performance, Volume II, D. Johnson & C. Johnson (Eds.)
Recent:
Podcasts
ABA Inside Track
Episode 306 - Hoppin' Down the Grab Bag Lane (Spring 2025 Grab Bag)
Behavioral Observations
Improving Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Session 296 with Brandon Franklin
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI
A blog was posted but appears to have been deleted.
Licensing & professional organizations
ASAN
Trump and Kennedy Spouting Dangerous Autism Misinformation
BACB
Inside the BACB: Understanding the Updates to the 2027 BCBA and BCaBA Requirements
This is a “podcast,” which is actually the CEO of the BACB, Dr. Jim Carr, reading a statement. He attempts to provide more of a rationale for ending DEI requirements. Again, it amounts to caving to threats (or, more likely, potential threats) from state and federal government organizations. New York and California public schools have not agreed to comply with actual orders from the federal government, while the president of Wesleyan University is standing up for their values.
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Kennedy sets September deadline to identify cause of rising US autism rates, Reuters
Spearheaded by one of the extremely red slur-users in the current admin, money will be sunk into discovering the cause of autism while cutting funds to care for the autistic. One of two things will occur: 1) they will settle on publishing actual scientific information, leaving us in the same place where we started, or 2) vaccines. Or perhaps in September we’ll have results “in two weeks.”
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Fight over phonics: Will California require the ‘science of reading’ in schools?, Cal Matters
For a close look at the battle between effective practices and philosophy, look no further than this article. Some people are arguing that phonics is not appropriate for ESL students (???), while schools that have used phonics-based curriculum see results:
Last year at Bonita Unified, near Pomona in Los Angeles County, which uses a phonics-based program called Benchmark, English learners scored nearly three times higher than their peers statewide.
Continuing education
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