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 *
12/9 Wolfe, K., Dowdy, A., Ferron, J. M., & Li, R. (2026). Comparing masked and traditional visual analysis of multiple-baseline designs. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(1), e70043. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70043
(Open access) Masked visual analysis randomizes and uses statistical analysis to improve discrimination of small effects. In this study, MVA was compared to traditional visual analysis by having 36 experts rate both kinds of graphs; most raters agreed and most ratings between graph types agreed

Buckles, D., Seward, R., & Redner, R. (2026). A comparison of the Don't Stop! Game and the Step it UP! Game to increase step counts of adults with disabilities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(1), e70044. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70044
These are two variations of the Good Behavior Game, designed to increase physical activity. In 14 participants, results varied, but the majority preferred the Don't Stop! Game

Behavior Analysis in Practice
12/10 Schreck, K.A., Padron, C., Caldwell, T.D. et al. Behavior Analyst & Trainee Workloads: Baseline Reports, Ethical Implications, and Practical Solutions. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01113-5
(Open access) In a survey of 322 behavior analysts and trainees, their reported workload was higher than expected and higher than recommended. They also experienced workload-related stress

McComas, J.J., Wilczynski, S., Cerda, ML. et al. Ableism in Applied Behavior Analysis: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding and Dismantling Ableism in Practice with Autistic People. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01128-y
(Open access) A discussion of ableism and methods for abolishing it

Behavior and Social Issues
12/7 Olla, R., Houmanfar, R., Cherchi, E. et al. Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure and Q Methodology: Measurement of Choice Behavior and Sensitivity to Partner Error in an Analog Work Setting. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00231-7
Using the IRAP, the authors tested participants for previous experience with AI. In a cooperation task, people chose AI or humans, and depending on their history, were less likely to switch partner type after an error

12/9 Donnelly, M.G., Dudley, L.L., Georgan, W.C. et al. Designing Interprofessional Education Experiences to Cultivate Collaborative Repertoires in Graduate Students. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00236-2
(Open access) The authors discuss designing workshop-style training to teach collaborative skills for grad students, including barriers and solutions

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior * Volume 125, Issue 1 (4 articles, 2 open access)
Most intriguing: Thorndike's law of effect and its inconsistent description over the years
(Open access) We wouldn't have written this...but we would have liked to have written something similar!

12/9 Alesssandri, J., & Lattal, K. A. (2026). Response-force changes early in extinction with and without a changing force criterion during training. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(1), e70066. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70066
(Open access) When a specific amount of force is needed for a response (e.g., press a button with a minimum pounds-per-square-inch force), people generally adjust to the force requirement. In extinction, responses decrease, and initial force increases, then decreases

(2026), Correction to “Testing the evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics’ predictions about choice under concurrent random-ratio schedules”. J Exp Anal Behav, 125: e70076. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70076
They misplaced the apostrophe

Domjan, M. (2026). Thorndike's law of effect and its inconsistent description over the years. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(1), e70073. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70073
(Open access) A thorough history of Thorndike's Law of Effect

Willson, S., Romanowich, P., De La Mora, K. B., & Chen, Q. (2026). Test–retest reliability for a social discounting of personal information task. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(1), e70071. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70071
The authors tested 64 undergrads for social discounting, and confirmed previous findings that people are less likely to share personal information as social distance increases. The individual assessments of social discounting could potentially identify people who are likely to share personal info and thus be scammed

12/10 Arroyo Antúnez, B. E., Smith, S. W., Agnew, C. N., Derrenbacker, K. E., Sullivan, W. E., Roane, H. S., & Craig, A. R. (2026). Alternative-reinforcer magnitude effects on resurgence across successive relapse tests in mice. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(1), e70070. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70070
In a replication, large-magnitude alternative reinforcers suppress responding more quickly, but if that is reduced or terminated, resurgence is more pronounced

Journal of Behavioral Education
12/12 Krouse, K., Luh, HJ., Floress, M. et al. Emailed Support for Implementation Fidelity: The Effects of Email Prompts on Teacher Use of Behavior Specific Praise. J Behav Educ (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-025-09611-w
For 4 teachers, 3 improved BSP implementation and 2 improved correction after getting emailed prompts and emailed feedback; all 4 preferred email feedback

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
12/12 Psychological flexibility, parental competence, and prosociality in caregivers of children with special health care needs: A network analysis of family functioning and child outcomes
(In press) In an analysis of 242 parents, competence, sociability, and flexibility predict wellbeing

Book publications

Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market

Upcoming:
Navigating Ethics in Behavior Analysis: Dealing with Gray Areas, Carr (Available now)
Digital Technologies in Behavior Science: Theoretical and Practical Applications, Crone-Todd, Hantula, Layng (Eds.) (Pre-order Feb 2026)

Promoting Language for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Verbal Behavior Guide for Practitioners, Vladescu & Kissamore (Eds.) (Pre-order)
AIM Navigators, Dixon (Pre-order)

Recent:
2025

2024

2023

Podcasts

ABA Inside Track
Episode 329 - Tutorial: PECS w/ Judy Southey

Behavioral Observations
Smarter Study Strategies Using Cover, Copy, and Compare: Session 318 with Sarah Frampton

Blogs

Generally these are produced by professionals

ABAI
Calling People Out Versus Calling Them In
Tom Critchfield's final blog post? We hope not

Understanding Equity: Hake’s Analysis of Cooperation and Competition
What even is cooperation?

OAR
Driving Forward: Living Your Best Life as an Autistic Adult
A webinar recording

Licensing & professional organizations

Business world

Autism services, behavioral health, etc.

Texas AG's lawsuit alleges Epic monopolizes EHR market, restricts parent access to children's data
Electronic Health Record (EHR) software is almost universally hated, since it’s a tool for what is (often) the least interesting part of the job. This is true in medicine and in ABA. Epic, the medical EHR software that is often just barely avoiding accusations of monopolistic behavior, is finally on the hook in Texas for a lawsuit alleging that their 42% market share is monopolistic. Some day we may see the same issue with, say, CentralReach or another platform, but maybe we won’t see this specific kind of commentary:

“We will not allow woke corporations to undermine the sacred rights of parents to protect and oversee their kids’ medical well-being,” [AG Ken] Paxton said in a statement.

Accidentally behavior analysis

A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis

Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests, NPR
Previously, we wrote about the current administration deliberately destroying the flawed-but-beneficial Head Start program. A litigant claims to have received an email with approximately 200 words “to avoid” in grant requests – including “disability.” The remaining words (visible on the page linked above, on page 31 of the embedded document) reads like a conservative boogeyman IRAP; to whit, some “banned” words or phrases include:

Gulf of Mexico
Black
Socioeconomic
Gender, sex, race
Confirmation bias

Continuing education

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Flashback

Verbal behavior in 1934 (part two!)

In 1991, Julie Andresen published an accounting of the zeitgeist surrounding Skinner’s Verbal Behavior. Famously, Nim Chimpsky savaged the book, at times misunderstanding and misquoting it. But Andresen highlights a second review by Tikhomirov, characterizing it as a criticism from a Marxist perspective. Well, we have an interest in Soviet Marxist behaviorism!

We believe she mischaracterized the review somewhat. Yes, Tikhomirov criticizes Verbal Behavior. However, Tikhomirov appears to understand Skinner’s work, and asserts that language is not simply another form of behavior – it influences behavior in special ways:

Hulsey Cason argued, in 1934, that language and behavior could influence each other. Vygotsky may have established that idea first, but his book on the topic was also published in 1934, implying parallel development. So it was not a new idea, even at the time, but it has gained considerable support over the subsequent century.