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 *
4/7 Olgun, D., Deshais, M. A., Kahng, S., & LaRue, R. H. (2026). Reducing social media use via contingency management: A replication and extension. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(2), e70061. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70061
(Open access) In a replication, contingency management reduced engagement with social media, but did not increase engagement in alternative activities
Behavior Analysis in Practice
Norris, H.M., Mitteer, D.R., Hurd, A.M. et al. Correction: Integrating Client and Implementer Preferences During Functional Communication Training with Discriminative Stimuli. Behav Analysis Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-026-01165-1
(Open access) The correction seems to be entirely related to correcting superscript text (for SD and Sdelta)
Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice
4/5 Austin, J. L. (2026). The importance of saying “yes”: Embracing opportunities to expand the reach of behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000329
Jennifer Austin on the power of “yes” in her career
Behavioral Interventions *
4/10 Almarzooqi, Jenan, JosephRicciardi, TriciaChoy, et al. 2026. “The Teacher as Performance Manager of Behavioral Data Collection in the Classroom,” Behavioral Interventions: e70091. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70091
The authors trained special ed teachers to use Performance Management strategies ("prompting, checking, praising, and correcting, in vivo") to improve data collection in their classrooms
Singer-Dudek, Jessica, HungChang, JenniferLongano, and R. D.Greer. 2026. “The Effects of Peers Versus Adults on Observational Conditioning-By-Denial,” Behavioral Interventions: e70100. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70100
The authors used a peer or adult in an intervention designed to condition a neutral stimulus as a reinforcer. First, present the stimulus to the other person, while continually withholding it from the target individual. In this study, only when given to a peer (and not an adult) did the stimulus become a conditioned reinforcer
Behavior Modification *
4/8 Lewis, T. K., & Cariveau, T. (2026). Preliminary Demonstration of Concurrent-Chains Progressive Ratio Schedules to Measure Magnitude of Relative Preference. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455261434869
Concurrent chain schedules can test for preference; in this study, one chain schedule had a progressive ratio. 2/4 participants reached a break point in the PR schedule, revealing more information about preferences
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions *
4/5 Dickinson, S., Rosinski, L., Ferron, J. M., & Agazzi, H. (2026). Addressing Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior and Parenting Stress Through Group Behavioral Parent Training: Effects of Socioeconomic Risk and Homework Completion. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007251389296
Parent training homework completion negatively correlated with socioeconomic stress (e.g., poor parents don't do the homework), but strangely it did not seem to correlate with child behavior problems
4/8 Carpenter, M. E., Snodgrass, M. R., Walker, V. L., Pinczynski, M., & Harris, R. (2026). Participation of Students With IDD in Social Validity Assessment of Function-Based Interventions in School Settings: A Prevalence Review. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007251389667
In 142 studies using a single-case design in schools from 2006-2022, only 11 reported social validity data from the subject
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
4/10 Coleman, A., Fitzwater, B.M., Harden, P.A. et al. Child Autism Spectrum Disorder Following Maternal Abuse and Trauma History. J Autism Dev Disord (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-026-07326-z
In a retrospective review of medical records of two pediatric practices in two different states, women who reported any history of abuse prior to their pregnancy were 2-3 times more likely to have a child diagnosed with ASD
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
Upcoming:
Personal Narratives on the Behavior Analysis of Human Language and Cognition: Stories from Around the World, Harte et al. (Eds.) (Jul 2026)
WAVE Prosocial Assessment and Curriculum, Rehfeldt & Dixon (Pre-order)
Digital Technologies in Behavior Science: Theoretical and Practical Applications, Crone-Todd, Hantula, Layng (Eds.) (Pre-order Feb 25, 2026)
AIM Navigators, Dixon (Pre-order)
Promoting Language for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Verbal Behavior Guide for Practitioners, Vladescu & Kissamore (Eds.)
Navigating Ethics in Behavior Analysis: Dealing with Gray Areas, Carr
Podcasts
ABA Inside Track
Golden Grab Bag (Spring Grab Bag 2026)
Behavioral Observations
Train Smarter, Not Harder: Heart Rate Zones, VO2 Max, and Better Fitness: Session 329 with Nick Green
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI
Applied Behavioral Musicology: Classic Behavior Analysis Publications, In Song
Tom Critchfield and Derek Reed create ABA songs using AI? It's certainly something
Licensing & professional organizations
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Federal Audits of Medicaid-Autism Oversight Are a ‘Black Eye,’ Likely to Ignite Profound Change
ABA is expensive. It has drawn increasing scrutiny, particularly in the several states where it has consumed a majority of Medicaid funding (such as Indiana). And in a time where the mere existence of fraud in a large industry seems to spark large-scale (astroturfed) movements to cut funding (see this nonsense). It remains to be seen whether there will be a course-correction (better reporting of outcomes, cost controls) or a complete backlash.
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
You aren’t the only one who just sits in the car before or after a long day, AP News
This is not entirely as complicated as the interview subjects make it out to be. In a classic article, the work habits of Congress are described as being analogous to a fixed interval schedule. That is to say: pigeons in a cage pressing a lever for grains of feed is not directly applicable to the average human behavior – yet the pigeon could be an example of a basic process.
This is not a convincing argument to some people (even Jack Michael), but consider that the “processing” metaphor used in this article – and frequently in others – is a computer analogy that has no evident basis.
Continuing education
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Brill’s patented psychoanalytic behaviorist cure
