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 Volume 18, Issue 2 (25 articles, 4 open access)
Most intriguing: The Public Policy Advocacy Actions Checklist: Success Stories from Three States
Increasingly necessary as the federal government abdicates responsibility
7/25 Wilson, J.D., Federico, C.A., Perrin, J. et al. Treatment of Challenging Behavior During Physical Transitions: A Case Study. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01086-5
Transitions from high-preference to low-preference activities can be challenging. The authors intervened by putting a moderately preferred activity in between, which was effective in reducing challenges
Curiel, E.S.L., Anaple, A.L. Efficacy of Response Cards in College Classrooms: A Systematic Literature Review. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01084-7
Response cards are...cards that students can raise to participate or answer questions (e.g., a card with "yes" and "no" or green and red on either side). There is limited evidence in college classrooms, but they result in minor increases in quiz scores, plus are superior to hand-raising and control in about 2/3 of studies
Klick, S. Book Review: Nonlinear Contingency Analysis. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01081-w
The first section of the book appears here; it is directly related to Goldiamond's constructional approach
Perspectives on Behavior Science
7/25 Killeen, P.R. Twiddling Bits. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00467-z
Appears to be a conference presentation regarding two different presentations: one on selectionism and one on AI
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions *
7/24 Ayres, R., Blair, K.-S. C., & Kwak, D. (2025). Coaching School-Based Professionals to Facilitate Implementation of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce With Teachers for Students With Externalizing Behavior. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007251335913
Across 6 student-teacher dyads in 3 different schools, a manualized intervention was taught (Prevent-Teach-Reinforce), consisting of an FA and function-based treatment. Teachers implemented the intervention with fidelity and student behavior improved
European Journal of Behavior Analysis
7/24 Carnett, A., Neely, L., & Holloway, K. (2025). A multi-phase assessment for selecting an augmentative and alternative communication modality. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2025.2537989
(Open access) An indirect assessment composed of learner preferences and environment (a helpful flowchart is in the methods section) resulted in differential preferences for 6 learners. They appeared to prefer the selected modality, and learned the initial mands
DiSanti, B. M., Eikeseth, S., & Eldevik, S. (2025). Comparing Modified Structured Mix and Modified Counterbalanced Random Rotation procedures to teach auditory-visual conditional discriminations to neurotypical individuals. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15021149.2025.2537990
(Open access) 5 neurotypical subjects were taught a listener response to arbitrary stimuli. One condition was modified structured mix (mass trials, intermixing, random rotation), and the second condition was modified counterbalanced random rotation (random rotation only). Both worked, but random rotation was more efficient and had better maintenance
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 317 - Professional Collaboration (Special Education Teacher Edition) w/ Carolyn Beaumier
Behavioral Observations
Dissociative Identity Disorder through a Behavior Analytic Lens: Session 307 with Brady Phelps
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI
On Learned Beliefs about Regularities in Evaluations and Judgments
A repeated statement is viewed as inherently more truthful than novel information? Explains a lot…
OAR
Inclusive Summer Ideas for Your Autistic Child
Licensing & professional organizations
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Centene Flags Surging ABA Costs as Medicaid Pressures Mount
Nebraska and Indiana cut rates. Now Centene want to cut rates and limit hours, which you can see in this potentially AI-generated slop sentence:
“That population transitioned with inadequate rates, and with the continuity of care provision, limiting the use of managed care strategies to effectively manage services and associated costs,” London explained.
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Upended by Meth, Some Communities Are Paying Users to Quit, NYT
In exactly the way we have summarized contingency management:
The approach has been around for decades, but most clinics were uneasy about adopting it because of its bluntly transactional nature.
The problem is that it works better than anything else, so critics are stuck arguing against it from a philosophical position while ignoring outcomes. Still, many people are starting to –
Many believe that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, who overcame his heroin addiction with a 12-step program and has praised approaches that threaten to jail people who refuse treatment, would be unlikely to endorse a financial rewards-based strategy.
Shit!
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive is back to posting free events: 7/29, 7/30
The “EABA Summer School series” is happening weekly, starting 7/8, and looks interesting.
Flashback
That time a racist weirdo posted in the journal Behavior and Philosophy
