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
7/8 Romani, P.W., Luehring, M.C. Current Practices for the Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior: A Colorado-Based Survey. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01076-7
In a survey of 174 Colorado-based BCBAs, most use standard nonexperimental FBA to treat problem behavior. *sad trombone*
7/9 Seward, R., Redner, R. An Evaluation of Behavior Skills Training to Teach Staff to Implement the Step It UP! Game with Adults with Disabilities. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01075-8
Step It UP! is a variation of the Good Behavior Game intended to increase step count; BST and video modeling increased fidelity from 38% to 99% in 3 teachers
Perspectives on Behavior Science
7/9 Regaço, A., Harte, C., Barnes-Holmes, D. et al. Reflecting upon Similarities and Differences among the IAT, the IRAP, and the FAST: Searching for Clarity. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00466-0
(Open access) They have different qualities, with none being superior
7/10 Byrne, T. Instant Behavioral Pharmacology: How to Conduct a Multiple-Baseline Experiment with Animals in under an Hour. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00465-1
The author recommends using planaria, and you could always check out the McConnell manual or what we wrote about him
Behavior and Social Issues
7/9 Gläser, C., Bördlein, C. An Application of Behavioral Science to Improve Bicycle Safety: An Innovative Behavioral Prompting Technique. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00208-6
(Open access) In Germany, the authors distributed stickers bearing the image of the Bavarian prime minister wearing a bicycle helmet, which increased helmet-wearing by 2-3x over a short period. They also used the slogan "Looks like shit but saves my life," which should really be used everywhere
7/10 Malkin, A., Busch, L. No Conference Tote Bag is Worth This: An Analysis of Academic Border Resistance. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00209-5
Restricting academic travel between America and Canada is viewed by the authors as deliberately restricting science, and they propose frameworks for preserving open science
7/11 Kelly, S., Mahoney, A. A Systematic Literature Review of Single Subject Design Research within Foster Care. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00205-9
From 2010-2024, the authors identified 7 single-case articles that worked with kids in the foster system. Therefore the authors conclude that there is a serious need for more evidence, particularly teacher and parent training
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions * Volume 27 Issue 3 (5 articles, 1 open access)
Most intriguing: Having a Trusted Adult in School: Concurrent and Predictive Relations With Internalizing Problems Across Development
Not having a trusted adult to talk to at school can increase "internalizing" problems
7/11 Soon, K., Suter, J. C., Linkous, O., Davis, C. A., & Bruns, E. J. (2025). Adapting Community-Based Wraparound for Use as an Intensive Intervention in Schools. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007251335916
In PBIS, there are few established wraparound tier 3 (individual) interventions. The authors examine existing literature and find that all community interventions require adaptation for schools. They use experts to establish guidelines
Ronan, M., Therrien, F., Sears, S., Meyer, K., Depestre, S. C., Rhoads, C., & Simonsen, B. (2025). Reducing Restraint Through Individualized Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007251335349
PBIS was used in a psychiatric hospital in the Northwest, leading to a 76% reduction in restraint
Sears, S. L., Xu, X., & Simonsen, B. (2025). Examining the Effectiveness of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Reducing Exclusionary Discipline for Students With Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007251335351
From 2007-2023 the authors identified 10 articles that found positive effects of tier 1 (schoolwide) support on reducing exclusionary timeout
Education and Treatment of Children
7/9 Merl, N.B., Barber, K.E., Pitts, B.X. et al. The Impact of Tic Suppression on Speaking Ability. Educ. Treat. Child. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-025-00163-2
Two children with Tourette's engaged in 4 conditions: freely tic, tic during a conversation, suppress tics, or suppress tics during a conversation. Suppression with DRO did not increase self-reported stress, but it did decrease speech rate and fluency
Oliveira, J.P., Abuin, S. & Jones, S.H. Effects of Training on Educator Implementation of Trial-Based Functional Analyses: A Review. Educ. Treat. Child. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-025-00161-4
Trial-based functional analysis can be done by a teacher during classroom routines, eliminating several barriers. The authors reviewed 6 articles about training teachers to conduct TBFA, and all used BST
The Psychological Record
7/10 Regnier, S.D., Rzeszutek, M.J., Traxler, H.K. et al. The Effects of Token Economy Menu Manipulations on Token Demand. Psychol Rec (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00652-1
In a hypothetical purchasing task, participants could buy from an array of 3, 6, or 12 items, in the categories food, activities, tangibles, or mixed. Increasing the size of the array increased demand, and the least demand was the "food only" category; this may translate to token economy optimization
Hall, K., Reid, D., Keenan, M. et al. The Effects of Social Labels on the Allocation of Resources among Equivalent Stimuli: An Extended Replication. Psychol Rec (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00649-w
(Open access) Labelling a nonsense syllable "good," "bad," or "neutral" controlled how many hypothetical tokens participants assigned to each syllable
Zapparoli, H.R., Silveira, M.V., Petursdottir, A.I. et al. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Equivalence Classes in Adults with High and Low levels of Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms. Psychol Rec (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00650-3
The IRAP was administered to people who were either classified as depressed or nondepressed based on scores on the Beck Depression Inventory II. Depressed people were less accurate in matching-to-sample tasks
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
Upcoming:
AIM Navigators, Dixon (Pre-order)
A.I.M. Explorers Curriculum Book Volume 2 Mountain Climb, Dixon (Pre-order)
Handbook of Operant Behavioral Economics, Reed, Kaplan & Gilroy (Eds.)
New this quarter:
Ethical Decision Making in Applied Behavior Analysis, Schwartz & Kelly
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 315 - Social Validity of Parent Training w/ Dr. Roseanne Lesack + Dr. Jillian Wilson
BAPcast
S8E9: Evaluation of a Novel Independent Group Contingency in an Alternative School with Ray Joslyn
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI
How Are You Doing, Really? Reflections on Faculty Burnout
You could always try "job crafting"
You Passed the Exam, Now What?
Technological Tactics of an Avian Assassin (OR: What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?)
Do you have the storage space to understand your mental map
Licensing & professional organizations
ASAT
Snoezelen Rooms®: Is There Science Behind That? (No)
BFS Foundation
Dr. Judah Axe is the new President of the B. F. Skinner Foundation
New Issue of Operants (Q2 2025)
Featuring Dr. Haddock
ASAN
ACTION NEEDED! Protect Disability Employment Support
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand Autism Family Support Through Caregiver Training
While it’s true that the original Lovaas study used parents extensively as therapists and studies tend to find better outcomes with parent involvement, there are two opposing points: 1) do doctors tell a parent, “Your child needs help, so you need to become a nurse,” and 2) isn’t this another way to simply cut funds for support? The text of the bill specifically states that this is additional funding, and yet
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Memories without brains, aeon
Strong recommendation to read this one. A researcher has been studying slime mold, which leaves a substance behind when it moves. That substance, when encountered by the original slime mold, or a different slime mold, appears to signal “slime mold has been here, so there’s no more food” – and therefore, is memory separable from the environment?
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive is back to posting free events: 7/15, 7/17 (SUP), 7/22, 7/23, 7/29, 7/30
The “EABA Summer School series” is happening weekly, starting 7/8, and looks interesting.
