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 *
8/17 O'Neill, P., Rey, C. N., Eilers, T., & Craig, A. R. (2026). Parametric evaluation of procedural fidelity level with combined errors during differential reinforcement of other behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(4), e70077. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70077
(Open access) Errors of commission (e.g., reinforcing the wrong behavior) and omission (e.g., failing to reinforce the correct behavior) were combined to test the effectiveness of a DRO under different levels of fidelity. The DRO was effective at 100%, 80%, and 60% fidelity, but not at 40% or 20% fidelity
8/18 Mason, M. A., Brand, D., Burlison, S., Miguel, C. F., & Bensemann, J. (2026). The effects of rapport building on productivity and preference with a simulated work task. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(4), e70081. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70081
In an analog check-processing task, undergrads had a supervisor who engaged in rapport-building behaviors or one who did not. 7/8 students performed better on the task with the rapport-building supervisor, 6/8 reported a preference for that supervisor, and 4/7 [sic] engaged in less off-task behavior with that supervisor
8/19 Del Real, A., Kohn, C. S., & Normand, M. P. (2026). Evaluating effects of feedback on college students' self-reports of alcohol consumption and standard drink free-pours. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(4), e70080. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70080
Alcohol consumption studies often rely on self-report, but evidence shows that students can't define or accurately pour a standard-size drink. The authors gave feedback to a student about pours, which increased accuracy of 12 oz 5% ABV beer pours, but did not generalize to stronger beers
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management *
8/16 Kaplan, B. A., Reed, D. D., Laske, M. M., Graham, M. E., DiGennaro Reed, F. D., Blackman, A., & Hursh, S. R. (2026). Behavioral economics of artificial intelligence (AI) at work: Modeling demand for large language models in organizational contexts. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2026.2717085
Adults who use AI engaged in a hypothetical purchase task; preferred models had inelastic demand and less-preferred models were discounted steeply. Incredibly obvious evidence for why LLM use will drop as soon as the AI companies begin charging more (or in some cases, charging at all)
Behavioral Interventions *
8/17 Gardner, Andrew W., Sarah A. Weddle, Matthew J. Yaggie, Christina Anguiano, Alex Davidson, and Carolyn Tureaud. 2026. “ Assessment and Treatment of Anxious Avoidant Responses to Auditory Stimuli via Physiological and Behavioral Methodologies,” Behavioral Interventions: e70139. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70139
A 13 year old who doesn't like eating noises (some know this as misophonia) was observed and had galvanic skin response ("lie detector" machine) tested; when treated with progressive relaxation and competing activities, observed anxious behavior and galvanic response both declined
8/21 Vladescu, Jason C., Haleigh Conry, and Lauren K. Schnell-Peskin. 2026. “ A Systematic Review of Empirical Intraverbal Research: 2021–2025,” Behavioral Interventions: e70137. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70137
In a literature review, the authors found 50 articles from 2021-2025 that involved intraverbals. The research appears to be accelerating, and most established intraverbals under multiple control
Perspectives on Behavior Science
8/17 Johnston, J.M., Schlinger, H.D. Radical Behaviorism as a Defining Feature of Behavior Analysis: Introduction to the Special Section. Perspect Behav Sci (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-026-00519-y
(Open access) Introduction
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior *
8/16 Katz, J. L., McKearney, J. W., Barrett, J. E., Bergman, J., Catania, A. C., France, C. P., Gollub, L. R., Howell, L. L., Marr, M. J., Spealman, R. D., & Wenger, G. R. (2026). In Memoriam: William H. Morse (1928–2026). Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 126(2), e70124. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70124
He worked with Skinner at Harvard and was immensely influential. His most-cited work appears to be Concurrent activity under fixed-interval reinforcement. For more Morse, read this
8/18 Smith, S. W., Mauzy, C. R. IV, Helvey, C. I., Greer, B. D., Sullivan, W. E., Roane, H. S., & Craig, A. R. (2026). Human-operant evaluation of synthesized alternative reinforcement and resurgence. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 126(2), e70134. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70134
In a translational task, subjects used a computer program and received isolated or synthesized (e.g., 2 unrelated) reinforcers for alternative responses. Under extinction, both saw resurgence, but resurgence was greater in the synthesized condition. Presumably related to translational work on the IISCA/PFA process
The Psychological Record
8/20 Dias, C.E., Marques, E.C., dos Santos, B.M. et al. Effects of Framing Side-Effect Risks for a Hypothetical Vaccine: A Discounting Approach. Psychol Rec (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-026-00697-w
(Open access) 35 undergrads provided Likert ratings of acceptability of a hypothetical vaccine. When given information about risk, as risk increased there was a systematic decrease in acceptability
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
8/20 A Randomized Control Trial of an Online ACT-based Eco-Anxiety and Sustainable Well-Being Course for Young Adults
"Eco anxiety" has increased; the authors designed an online course that uses ACT to treat anxiety. The course worked by some measures but not others
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
Upcoming:
Nonlinear Contingency Analysis: Going Beyond Cognition and Behavior in Clinical Practice, Layng, Andronis, Codd, Abdel-Jalil (Eds.) (Nov 2026)
Case Studies and Applications in Nonlinear Contingency Analysis, Abdel-Jalil & Linnehan (Eds.) (Oct 2026)
WAVE Prosocial Assessment and Curriculum, Rehfeldt & Dixon (Pre-order)
AIM Navigators, Dixon (Pre-order)
Personal Narratives on the Behavior Analysis of Human Language and Cognition: Stories from Around the World, Harte et al. (Eds.)
Digital Technologies in Behavior Science: Theoretical and Practical Applications, Crone-Todd, Hantula, Layng (Eds.)
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
Episode 353 - (LISTENER CHOICE) Legislative Policy in Behavior Analysis
(For some reason, released early on YouTube?)
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
Licensing & professional organizations
HHS
HHS Launches First National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert Initiative
What are they actually doing? As in: what are the concrete actions? Ah, well,
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Ballmer Institute secures $125M to expand bachelor’s-level behavioral health profession, which may put bachelor’s-level techs on track to graduate ready to treat various “behavioral health” concerns. In the same publication, the same author wonders: Is the behavioral health access problem actually a quality problem? And it’s a good question: is anyone paying attention to quality metrics? And does expanding training to bachelor’s-level techs increase quality or just expand access to poor-quality treatment?
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Memories Mysteriously Survive After Brain Shutdown, And Scientists Don’t Know Why, 404 Media
Mice lose half their synapses in [artificial hibernation], making it a natural test of memory retention after a significant disruption of brain connectivity. Yet when the mice in this test awoke from their slumber, they were able to remember the location of treats in a maze that they had explored before the experiment.
Given the nature of animal memory, “location of treats in a maze” are phylogenetically important events (PIEs) – a matter of life and death. Memories of this kind, as McConnell may have discovered in flatworms, are encoded in RNA.
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