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
9/15 Mattson, S.L., Spinks, H.M. Practical Resources for Embedding Opportunities to Practice Dissemination-Related Skills Into Coursework and Supervision Experiences. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01090-9
The authors describe activities and provide resources to improve dissemination skills
9/18 Pizzella, D., Light-Shriner, C. Defining Collaborative Practices in Behavior Analysis. Behav Analysis Practice (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01089-2
In 253 survey results from behavior analysts, the authors find 4 themes important to collaboration: "(1) valuing the expertise of all team members, including families; (2) focusing on student-centered activities aligned with goals; (3) communicating respectfully and working together; and (4) making data-based decisions."
Perspectives on Behavior Science
9/15 Wasserman, E.A. Decoupling Design from Darwinian and Skinnerian Selection. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00476-y
(Open access) The author argues that the word "selection" in Darwin's writing can lead people to think of nature as a conscious selector -- a designer -- with aforethought. This carries forward into Skinner's selection, and is perhaps a reason for continuing mentalism in both fields
9/19 Kangas, B.D. Reverse Translation. Perspect Behav Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-025-00478-w
Most translational studies use an animal model of a behavior, then tested for predictive power on humans. Reverse translation takes human patterns of behavior and compares it to animal models, which can aid in pharmacological discovery
Behavior and Social Issues
9/15 Roose, K., Mattaini, M. & Cihon, T. Protect, Resist, and Build: Activism and Advocacy. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-025-00225-5
Does culturo-behavioral science have a duty to protect community, resist injustice, and build just systems? Yes
Behavior Modification *
9/18 Ravinder, U., Bhola, P., Mehta, U. M., Thirthalli, J., Penn, D. L., & Roberts, D. L. (2025). Adaptation Process of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) in an Indian Context for Persons with Schizophrenia. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455251369724
Social Cognition and Interaction Training was adapted to Indian culture, and the authors describe this process
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions * Volume 27 Issue 4 (7 articles, 1 open access)
Most intriguing: Are There Generalization Effects to the Home Context From the School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) Model?
(Open access) In Norway, a random selection of 4th graders, some of whom were at-risk, were followed with parent surveys for 4 years. School-wide PBIS interventions had no apparent effect on the children or the parents. Could PBIS be missing a generalization component?
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior
9/15 Ferrari, C., Lewon, M. Context and Meaning in Acts of Translation and Interpretation. Analysis Verbal Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-025-00223-z
The authors conduct a conceptual analysis of translating a speaker or writer
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
9/19 A pilot feasibility and acceptability study of an online compassion-focused group therapy intervention to treat comorbid eating disorders and PTSD symptoms
(In press) "Compassion-focused therapy" delivered online to a 21-person group helped alleviate symptoms of eating disorders and PTSD
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)
Analyzing Ethics Questions from Behavior Analysts: A Student Workbook (2nd Edition), Bailey & Burch (Pre-order)
Navigating Ethics in Behavior Analysis: Dealing with Gray Areas, Carr (Pre-order)
Principles of Behavior (9th Edition), Malott (Pre-order)
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 322 - (SUPERVISION) What Do We Actually Know About Supervision? w/ Dr. Natalie Andzik + Dr. Michael Kranak
Behavioral Observations
Culturally Sensitive Approaches to ABA Treatment: Session 311
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI
Reinforcement Created Humans. It Could End Us Too.
1) People selling "AI" have a vested interest in making it sound dangerous -- because that makes it sound important and effective. Note how CEOs of "AI" companies will talk about how there's a good chance that their tech will destroy the Earth. It's got what plants crave!. 2) "AI" seems pretty incredible until you realize that it has likely been trained on hundreds of thousands of pirated books and enormous swaths of the internet, using absurd amounts of electricity and water, all to do work that is inferior to human experts. Does this last point matter; that is, do you buy artisan handmade socks, or the cheapest 18-pack made in a sweatshop? The food is terrible, but such large portions! 3) This article looks at several possibilities for AI, not all bad
Licensing & professional organizations
BACB
Call for 2026 Hemingway Award Nominations
Not that Hemingway
ASAN
ASAN Reiterates: MAHA Strategy Is Dishonest & Dangerous
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
A Cascade of Bad News, from Modern Healthcare (this week alone!):
Yet rural patients are actually less likely to use telehealth
Emergency rooms and nursing homes are too crowded
And continuing our posting spree about funding source problems:
A managed care organization in Georgia may be deliberately delaying payments
Someone, somewhere has to be able to make a living off of healthcare.
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
Inside a ‘Hell on Earth’ in Oklahoma, NYT
This is a sad story about systematic abuse in a supported-living facility, with some mild descriptions of said abuse. This is not a behavior analysis story per se. However it calls back to our piece on Bailey & Burch’s story about forming an ethics code. Our point: “bad actors” are not the problem – bad systems are.
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive is back to posting free events: 9/24
Flashback
Skinner on the inspiration for “The Behavior of Organisms”
