Scholarly publications
Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis
(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)
Perspectives on Behavior Science
10/16 McDowell, J.J. An Evolutionary Complex Systems Theory of Adaptive Behavior. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00477-x
The evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics (ETBD) is a model that aligns with real-world organisms, see here for more
Behavior Modification *
10/15 Tomlinson, C. S., Toevs, E. K., Gallagher, H. D., Angus, A., & Lindhiem, O. (2025). Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions for Mental Health: A 10-Year Update. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455251380218
The authors reviewed 79 mobile (phone-delivered, presumably an app) mental health interventions, and found "small to moderate" effects, which were greater when supplementing traditional mental health care
10/16 Omrani, A. R., Lanovaz, M. J., & Moroni, D. (2025). Machine Learning to Detect Vocal Stereotypy: Improving Duration-Based Measures. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455251380510
(Open access) The authors used machine learning to automatically track duration of stereotypy, which correlated highly with more intensive human measurement
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior *
10/17 Araiba, S. (2025). A search for language in birds in the lab and the wild. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 124(3), e70063. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70063
Given findings in behavior analysis and ethology, birds may have language. Universal grammar, indeed
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions *
10/14 Cooper, R. N., Gifford, M. R., Crook, K. C., Ringdahl, J. E., Overstreet, A. M., Hutchinson, V., & Mangum, D. (2025). An Evaluation of Reward Contingencies and Rule Statements Within the Good Behavior Game. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007251339159
In the Good Behavior Game, students are told the rules and then (typically) get rewards for "good" behavior. To test whether the contingency or the rule statement was exerting stimulus control, the authors did a traditional game (statement plus contingency) or just the rules with no reward. The contingency condition was more effective
Education and Treatment of Children
10/15 Buckman, M., Lane, K.L., Briesch, A. et al. Advancing Ci3T Professional Learning for Implementation: Perspectives on Usability and Initial Learning Outcomes. Educ. Treat. Child. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-025-00169-w
Reporting on a large, multi-year study of a PBIS system; see here for more
The Psychological Record
10/15 Seidler, D., Battle, M.C. & Drake, C.E. Examining Relations among Psychological Flexibility, Psychological Inflexibility, and Positive and Negative Outcomes of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. Psychol Rec (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00661-0
After trauma, some people experience PTSD, some people don't, and some people even experience growth (PTG). The authors examined scores of PTSD and flexibility in 266 American veterans, finding that inflexibility did predict PTSD
10/16 Hu, S., Matsuda, S. Establishing Equivalence Classes via Intraverbal Bidirectional Naming: A Replication. Psychol Rec (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-025-00659-8
Tact and intraverbal training led to MTS in Japanese students, leading the authors to conclude that equivalence class formation can result from bidirectional naming
Journal of Behavioral Education
10/15 Scheman, N., Codding, R., Briesch, A. et al. Examining the Effectiveness of a Combined Math and Relaxation Intervention for Students with Math Anxiety. J Behav Educ (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-025-09605-8
(Open access) Math anxiety and math performance have a correlation; the authors intervened on 4 fifth graders with math anxiety by introducing progressive relaxation and math tutoring. 3/4 improved their math performance, with 2/4 reducing their math anxiety
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
10/13 Mindful Self-Compassion program adapted for professional caregivers of juvenile detention facilities: A pilot mixed-method study
(In press) (Open access) A self-compassion intervention was used with employees in a juvenile detention facility in Portugal. There was a decrease in fear of being compassionate, and perceived changes in burnout
10/15 Smartphone app-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for post-traumatic stress disorder and gambling harm in veterans: A pilot feasibility study
(In press) (Open access) 24 veterans suffering from PTSD and/or gambling problems used a smartphone ACT app, and most symptoms improved for 6 weeks
Single Case in the Social Sciences
New article features
Articles will now have visible metrics
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
Upcoming:
Promoting Language for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Verbal Behavior Guide for Practitioners, Vladescu & Kissamore (Eds.) (Pre-order)
Navigating Ethics in Behavior Analysis: Dealing with Gray Areas, Carr (Pre-order)
AIM Navigators, Dixon (Pre-order)
New this quarter:
Analyzing Ethics Questions from Behavior Analysts: A Student Workbook (2nd Edition), Bailey & Burch
Principles of Behavior (9th Edition), Malott
A.I.M. Explorers Curriculum Book Volume 2 Mountain Climb, Dixon
Handbook of Operant Behavioral Economics, Reed, Kaplan & Gilroy (Eds.)
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 324 - Behavioral Artistry Revisited w/ Dr. Amy Buskzpan
Behavioral Observations
Client Assent in Behavior Analysis: Balancing Autonomy & Clinical Progress, Session 313 with Cody Morris
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
Licensing & professional organizations
BACB
Updates to RBT and ACE Provider Requirements
BF Skinner Foundation
New issue of Operants
All about Walden Two
Free version of Holland & Skinner, BDS-style
This has been available for a while now, but is currently being advertised on the BFSF website
ASAN
ASAN Condemns Mass Layoffs of Special Education Programs Workers at the US Dept. of Education
Same
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
Why Most Payers, Providers Abhor Out-of-Network Billing in Autism Therapy
Due to insurance laws effective in all 50 states, most ABA is in-network. Out of network claims are rare and expensive. ABA Centers of America, the suspiciously generic-named provider suing over (supposed) nonpayment or underpayment of claims, uses it as a strategy to (presumably) make more money, pissing off payers.
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy, The Atlantic
Mixed feelings about this article. The author concludes:
Failed education is not a matter of funding. This is true, insofar as more money does not increase student performance
Failed education is not due to smartphone access (or not solely). This is true, insofar as smartphones are not the only changing variable. Do smartphones have a deleterious effect? Maybe! This is what people have believed about new technology in every generation
Failed education is due to “low expectations.” This is not exactly true, in our opinion. Why would teachers “lower standards”? It is due to a belief that compensatory education cannot be effective – that failure is within the student. The example the author gives, of Mississippi requiring a reading test to pass the 3rd grade, also mentions that teachers now screen for reading difficulty and learn about compensatory education
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive is back to posting free events: 10/23 (ETH)
Flashback
Skinner: starvation eventually kills the rat
