Scholarly publications
Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis
(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)
Behavior Analysis in Practice
4/21 Silbaugh, B.C. Quality Assurance Concepts in Applied Behavior Analysis for Clinical Supervision. Behav Analysis Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-026-01178-w
While there is a lack of experimental research on improving quality provision of services, the author details universal principles of quality assurance
Bernabe, E., Colantuono, V., Freedman, B. et al. Embedding an Autism-Friendly Hospital Initiative into a Pediatric Healthcare Enterprise. Behav Analysis Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-026-01179-9
Detailing the development of an initiative that improved hospital care for autistic patients
4/24 Klinepeter, E., Reece, J., Dalton, E. et al. A Comprehensive Behavior Analytic Consultation Program in a Pediatric Acute Care Hospital. Behav Analysis Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-026-01177-x
(Open access) A description of a complete hospital program, with some helpful details (e.g., an intake flowchart)
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management *
4/24 Wine, B. (2026). The use of brief training and targeted feedback to decrease clicking on simulated phishing links. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2026.2665120
Brief training and feedback eliminated clicking on phishing links
Behavioral Interventions *
4/25 Mohamed, Raeesa, Jennifer L.Cook, Margaret A.Boggs, and John T.Rapp. 2026. “Analysis of Two Metrics for Keynote and Invited Speaker Expertise: A Replication and Extension in Canada,” Behavioral Interventions: e70104. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70104
(Open access) 63 presentations at 17 conferences in Canada from 2021-2023 were analyzed; findings include that over 50% of speakers had no topic-specific peer-reviewed publications, and over 50% of that group had no publications at all
Schreck, Kimberly A., AlishaPaxon, CortneyHelsel, and EricOrange. 2026. “Instructing and Prolonging Communication for a Young Girl With MPS IIIA Using Applied Behavior Analysis,” Behavioral Interventions: e70103. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70103
(Open access) In a single-case of a young girl with an unusual disability, AAC training increased her mands, even after a regression
Perspectives on Behavior Science
4/21 King, H.C., Nall, R.W. & Falligant, J.M. Extending a Matching-Law Based Account of Extinction Bursts to Humans. Perspect Behav Sci (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-026-00499-z
Using data from 6 individuals with disabilities, the authors examine whether a version of the matching law proposed by Shahan accounts for extinction bursts, with mixed findings
Behavior and Social Issues
4/24 Slanzi, C., Schulz, J., Chumbler, N. et al. Behavior Science Meets Public Health. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-026-00247-7
Can behavior science change public health?
Behavior Modification *
4/21 Kirby, G., Morawska, A., Mitchell, A. E., McGill, J., Coman, D., & Inwood, A. (2026). Changes in Child Behaviour Following a Brief Parenting Intervention (Triple P) for Families of Children with Phenylketonuria (PKU): A Case Series. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455261421147
(Open access) Parents developed up to 2 goals, then attended 2 2-hour group sessions. 20/23 goals were reported met at 4-month follow-up; 9 were specific to PKU but 14 were general (e.g., behavior management)
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior *
4/22 Higgins, S. T., Madden, G. J., Johnson, M., Koffarnus, M. N., Stein, J. S., Gatchalian, K. M., & Friedlander, M. (2026). In Memoriam: Our Time with Warren K. Bickel. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(3), e70102. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70102
He worked in delay discounting and addiction research, and what appears to be his most-cited article is Heroin Addicts Have Higher Discount Rates for Delayed Rewards Than Non-Drug-Using Controls
Peng, D., & Zentall, T. R. (2026). The freedom to choose may be an artifact of a preference for spatial location. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(3), e70098. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70098
Organisms prefer choice -- or do they? The authors speculate that this could actually be "a preference for a terminal-link spatial location." In their translational experiment with pigeons, they had mixed results; some pigeons preferred the initial choice condition, some were indifferent, and 1 pigeon preferred no choice
4/23 Musquez, M., & Rasmussen, E. B. (2026). Cookie-cue effects on delay discounting in binge-prone rats exposed to a restricted high-sugar diet. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(3), e70103. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70103
In a translational study, rats prone to binge eating or control rats were given two different diets: rat food only, or rat food mixed with Oreos, wherein 22.5% of their diet was sugar. After restricting sugar, the rats were tested for delay discounting of a sucrose solution; some rats were given rat food, with some rats given a very small piece of Oreo. The rats given a small piece of Oreo before the task increased their delay discounting -- but rats prone to binge eating with rat food only also increased discounting, leading the authors to conclude that exposure to small amounts of sugar could potentially prevent binge eating
Education and Treatment of Children Volume 49, Issue 1 (6 articles, 0 open access)
Most intriguing: On Banning Seclusion versus Establishing Enforceable Standards for Managing Dangerous Behavior in Schools: A Response to Krezmien and Mulcahy (2024)
Is seclusion a net negative? Yes. But, also, look at the news: teachers are clamoring for a punishment they can use
The Psychological Record
4/21 Andrews, M., Umphrey, B. A Critical Review of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts. Psychol Rec (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-026-00678-z
"The book aims to settle whether ACT qualifies as behavior analytic" -- well we can't imagine anything controversial about that
4/24 Okouchi, H. Responses under a Progressive-Ratio Schedule of Collective Reinforcement. Psychol Rec (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-026-00680-5
Pairs of undergrads pressed keys in 1 of 2 conditions: wherein individual presses or total group presses were exchangeable for money. In 6/10 groups, the individual scores were higher than the group scores, which seems to provide weak evidence that individual reinforcement is more effective than group reinforcement
Journal of Behavioral Education
4/21 Tarifa-Rodriguez, A., Virues-Ortega, J. & Calero-Elvira, A. Enhancing Academic Performance in Tertiary Education Through Social Media: A Multi-arm Randomized Controlled Trial of the BE-Social Program. J Behav Educ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-026-09629-8
(Open access) In what sounds like an online ABA program, low-performing students were randomly assigned to a control or intervention group; the intervention groups included: "self-management; cooperative learning; self-management and cooperative learning; and self-management, cooperative learning, and semi-immediate instructor feedback" delivered via Facebook groups. The complete intervention package was most effective, with effects from every other intervention group except self-management only
Diffley, S., Kubina , R., Noone, C. et al. The Social Validity of Teacher Implemented Precision Teaching: Students’ Perspectives. J Behav Educ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-026-09632-z
(Open access) In a qualitative study on precision teaching, 81 students in Ireland were interviewed about their experiences. For the most part, they enjoyed the experience
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
Assent and PECS
Behavioral Observation
Supporting Health and Wellness in Developmental Disabilities: Session 330: Brandon May, Maggie Pavone, and Kate Heersink
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
Steve Hayes
Moral Education of AI: The Tangled Web We Weave: What if making AI moral requires the same work as raising moral humans?
Hayes argues that developing "morality" in humans is more than just a set of rules -- for example, you can't simply tell young adults "this is right and this is wrong." He compares this to AI, but then he accepts what an AI company is claiming about how its AI model "behaves," which is like taking Ben's word for it that Jerry makes the healthy type of ice cream
Licensing & professional organizations
ASAN
ASAN Statement on Padilla Bill Introduction
in favor of voting by mail
IACC must do better for autistic people
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
HHS agency launches $139.4M behavioral health research initiative
Wow, cool! Let’s see what they’re researching:
“endpoints to validate the effectiveness of rapid-acting therapies such as digital interventions, neuromodulation, and neuroplastogens, including the safe use of psychedelics,”
Oh.
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
SF schools’ reading reform is failing. An expert tells us why — and how to fix it, The San Francisco Standard
The reason why: up to 1/3 of teachers aren’t actually using the new curriculum. But the more relevant problem with that figure is that there is not necessarily a consequence – the teachers are expected to use the new curriculum, but nothing happens if they don’t. In Mississippi, accountability looked (in part) like this:
We started rating every school and district with an A through F letter grade — very publicly — based on proficiency and growth in reading and math. If your school was in the lowest 25%, you could become a literacy support school, and then the state would dictate your curriculum and how that process looked. You had to go to training, coaching, all of it. And if you were an F for two consecutive years, or a D for four, the state could take over your district — remove the school board, remove the superintendent, and run it directly.
Continuing education
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