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Behavior Analysis in Practice- The Podcast (BAPcast) is a podcast focused on narrowing the research-practice gap and demystifying the research process. Each episode explores a different topic in behavior analysis/applied behavior analysis (ABA) by interviewing authors of recent papers published in the journal Behavior Analysis in Practice.
Behavior Analysis in Practice- The Podcast (BAPcast) is a podcast focused on narrowing the research-practice gap and demystifying the research process. Each episode explores a different topic in behavior analysis/applied behavior analysis (ABA) by interviewing authors of recent papers published in the journal Behavior Analysis in Practice.
Episodes

Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Shanna Bahry & Peter Gerhardt join us to talk about their paper, The Ethics of Actually Helping People: Targeting Skill Acquisition Goals that Promote Meaningful Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Megan Ellsworth
- Jesse Perrin
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article: The Ethics of Actually Helping People: Targeting Skill Acquisition Goals That Promote Meaningful Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Behavior Analysis in Practice (springer.com)
- Links: Make it Meaningful | Creating Programs That Matter
References
Bahry, S., Gerhardt, P. F., Weiss, M. J., Leaf, J. B., Putnam, R. F., & Bondy, A. (2023). The ethics of actually helping people: Targeting skill acquisition goals that promote meaningful outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice 16, 672–695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00757-x

Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Crystal Slanzi & Tyra Sellers join us to talk about their paper, Paying for Supervision: Barriers, Solutions, and Opportunities
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Megan Ellsworth
- Jesse Perrin
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article: Paying for Supervision: Barriers, Solutions, and Opportunities | Behavior Analysis in Practice (springer.com)
- Links:
- Leblanc, Sellers, & Ala’i – Building and Sustaining Meaningful and Effective Relationships as a Supervisor and Mentor - Sloan Publishing - supervision
- Kazemi, Rice, & Adzhyan – Fieldwork and Supervision for Behavior Analysts: A Handbook - com: Fieldwork and Supervision for Behavior Analysts: A Handbook: 9780826139122: Kazemi PhD BCBA-D, Ellie, Rice MA BCBA, Brian, Adzhyan PsyD LEP BCBA-D, Peter: Books
References
Irwin Helvey, C., Thuman, E. & Cariveau, T. (2022). Recommended practices for individual supervision: considerations for the behavior-analytic trainee. Behavior Analysis in Practice 15, 370–381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00557-9
Kazemi, E., Rice, B., & Adzhyan, P. (2019). Fieldwork and supervision for behavior analysts: A handbook. Springer Publishing Company.
Leblanc, L. A., Sellers, T. P., Ala’i, S. (2020). Building and sustaining meaningful and effective relationships as a supervisor and mentor. Sloan Publishing Company.
Sellers, T. P., Alai-Rosales, S., & MacDonald, R. P. F. (2016). Taking full responsibility: The ethics of supervision in behavior analytic practice. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(4), 299–308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-016-0144-x
Sellers, T. P., LeBlanc, L. A., & Valentino, A. L. (2016). Recommendations for detecting and addressing barriers to successful supervision. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(4), 309–319. https://doi.org/10.1007/2Fs40617-016-0142-z
Sellers, T. P., Valentino, A. L., & LeBlanc, L. A. (2016c). Recommended practices for individual supervision of aspiring behavior analysts. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(4), 274–286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-016-0110-7
Slanzi, C.M., Sellers, T. (2023). Paying for supervision: Barriers, solutions, and opportunities. Behavior Analysis in Practice 16, 363–373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00727-3

Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Abigail Blackman & Florence DiGennaro Reed join us to talk about their paper, A Survey of Staff Training and Performance Management Practices: An Update
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Megan Ellsworth
- Jesse Perrin
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article: A Survey of Staff Training and Performance Management Practices: An Update | Behavior Analysis in Practice (springer.com)
- Other Links:
References
Blackman, A. L., DiGennaro Reed, F. D., Erath, T. G. & Henley, A. J. (2023). A survey of staff training and performance management practices: An update. Behavior Analysis in Practice 16, 731–744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00762-0
DiGennaro Reed, F. D., & Henley, A. J. (2015). A survey of staff training and performance management practices: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 8(1), 16–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0044-5

Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Anthony Defulio & Rosemarie Davidson join us to talk about their paper, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based Contingency Management Intervention for Buprenorphine Adherence
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Megan Ellsworth
- Jesse Perrin
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based Contingency Management Intervention for Buprenorphine Adherence | Behavior Analysis in Practice (springer.com)
References
Dallery, J., Defulio, A., & Raiff, B. R. (2023). Digital contingency management in the treatment of substance use disorders. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 10(1), 51–58. https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322221144648
DeFulio A. (2022). Dissemination of contingency management for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 46(1), 35–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00328-z
Defulio, A., Brown, H. D., Davidson, R. M., Regnier, S. D., Kang, N., & Ehart M. (2023). Feasability, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone-based contingency management intervention for buprenorphine adherence. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 16(2), 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00730-8
Dinsmoor K. (1987). "Money's the cheapest thing we've got"?. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 48(3), 472–475. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1987.48-472
Higgins, S.T., Delaney, D.D., Budney, A.J., et al. (1991). A behavioral approach to achieving initial cocaine abstinence. American Journal of Psychiatry, 148, 1218-1224. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.148.9.1218
Higgins, S.T., Budney, A.J., Bickel, W.K., et al. (1993). Achieving cocaine abstinence with a behavioral approach. American Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 763-769. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.5.763
Higgins, S.T., Budney, A.J., Bickel, W.K., et al. (1994). Incentives improve outcome in outpatient behavioral treatment of cocaine dependence. Archives of General Psychiatry, 51, 568-576.https://doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950070060011

Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Sarah Frampton & Judah Axe join us to talk about their paper, A Tutorial for Implementing Matrix Training in Practice
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Jesse Perrin
- Jacob Oliveira
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article
- References
Bergmann, S., Van Den Elzen, G., Kodak, T., Niland, H., & Dawson, D. (2022). Comparing matrix training procedures for children with autism spectrum disorder. Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 38(1), 24-53.
Curiel, E. S., & Curiel, H. (2021). Teaching receptive money identification skills using matrix training: A preliminary investigation. Behavioral Interventions, 36(3), 572–582. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1794
Curiel, E. S., Sainato, D. M., & Goldstein, H. (2016). Matrix training of receptive language skills with a toddler with autism spectrum disorder: A case study. Education and Treatment of Children, 39(1), 95–109.
Curiel, E. S., Sainato, D. M., & Goldstein, H. (2018). Matrix training for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder and other language delays. Journal of Early Intervention, 40(3), 268–284. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053815118788060
Curiel, E. S., Axe, J. B., Sainato, D. M., & Goldstein, H. (2020a). Systematic review of matrix training for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Focus on Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities, 35(1), 55–64. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088357619881216
Curiel, E. S., Curiel, H., & Li, A. (2020b). Generative time telling in adults with disabilities: A matrix training approach. Behavioral Interventions, 35(2), 295–305. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1714
Frampton, S. E., & Axe, J. B. (2022). A tutorial for implementing matrix training in practice. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 16(1), 334–345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00733-5
Palmer D. C. (2012). The role of atomic repertoires in complex behavior. The Behavior Analyst, 35(1), 59–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392266

Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Casey Clay joins us to talk about their paper, Advancing Methods in Animal‑Assisted Intervention: Demonstration of Starting Points in Clinical Practice for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Jesse Perrin
- Evan Switzer
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article
- References
- Clay, C. J., Schmitz, B. A., Hogg, A. D., Keicher, E. S., Clohisy, A. M., & Kahng, S. (2022). Advancing methods in animal-assisted intervention: Demonstration of starting points in clinical practice for children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 16(1), 145–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00704-w
- Jorgenson, C. D., Clay, C. J., & Kahng, S. (2020). Evaluating preference for and reinforcing efficacy of a therapy dog to increase verbal statements. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(3), 1419–1431. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.668

Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Wendy Machalicek and Dana Cohen-Lissman join us to talk about their paper, Sustaining Personal Activism: Behavior Analysts as Antiracist Accomplices
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Jesse Perrin
- Megan Ellsworth
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article
- References
- Machalicek, W., Strickland-Cohen, K., Drew, C., & Cohen-Lissman, D. (2021). Sustaining personal activism: Behavior analysts as antiracist accomplices. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15(4), 1066–1073. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00580-w

Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Julia Ferguson and Joe Cihon join us to talk about their paper, Toward Efficiency and Effectiveness: Comparing Equivalence‑based Instruction to Progressive Discrete Trial Teaching
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Jesse Perrin
- Evan Switzer
- Jacob Oliveira
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article
- References
- Ferguson, J. L., Cihon, J. H., Majeski, M. J., Milne, C. M., Leaf, J. B., McEachin, J., & Leaf, R. (2022). Toward efficiency and effectiveness: Comparing equivalence-based instruction to progressive discrete trial teaching. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15(4), 1296–1313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00687-8

Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Elizabeth Houck and Joseph Dracobly join us to talk about their paper, A Practitioner’s Guide for Selecting Functional Communication Responses
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Jesse Perrin
- Jacob Oliveira
- Sarah Sudhoff
- Biancé Ferrucci
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article
- References
Carr, E. G., & Durand, V. (1985). Reducing behavior problems through functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18, 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1985.18-111
Falcomata, T. S., Roane, H. S., Feeney, B. J., & Stephenson, K. M. (2010). Assessment and treatment of elopement maintained by access to stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43(3), 513–517. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2010.43-513
Fritz, J. N., Iwata, B. A., Hammond, J. L., & Bloom, S. E. (2013). Experimental analysis of precursors to severe problem behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46(1), 101–129. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.27
Greer, B. D., & Shahan, T. A. (2019). Resurgence as choice: Implications for promoting durable behavior change. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(3), 816–846. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.573
Grow, L. L., Kelley, M. E., Roane, H. S., & Shillingsburg, M. A. (2008). Utility of extinction‐induced response variability for the selection of mands. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41(1), 15-24.https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2008.41-15
Harding, J. W., Wacker, D. P., Berg, W. K., Winborn-Kemmerer, L., Lee, J. F., & Ibrahimovic, M. (2009). Analysis of multiple manding topographies during functional communication training. Education & Treatment of Children, 32(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1353/etc.0.0045
Houck, E. J., Dracobly, J. D., & Baak, S. A. (2022). A practitioner's guide for selecting functional communication responses. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 16(1), 65–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-022-00705-9
Najdowski, A. C., Wallace, M. D., Ellsworth, C. L., MacAleese, A. N.,& Cleveland, J. M. (2008). Functional analyses and treatment of precursor behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41(1),97–105.https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2008.41-97
Randall, K. R., Greer, B. D., Smith, S. W., & Kimball, R. T. (2021). Sustaining behavior reduction by transitioning the topography of the functional communication response. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(3): 1013–1031. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.824
Ringdahl, J. E., Falcomata, T. S., Christensen, T. J., Bass-Ringdahl, S. M., Lentz, A., Dutt, A., & Schuh-Claus, J. (2009). Evaluation of a pre-treatment assessment to select mand topographies for functional communication training. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30(2), 330–341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2008.06.002

Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Malika Pritchett and Shahla Ala’i-Rosales join us to talk about their paper, Social Justice is the Spirit and Aim of an Applied Science of Human Behavior: Moving from Colonial to Participatory Research Practices
Show Notes
- Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors.
- Acknowledgments
- Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- Assistant Producers
- Jesse Perrin
- Hannah Grey
- Organizational Support
- ABAI
- Behavior Analysis in Practice
- Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
- https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx
- Music
- Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude
- Link to Article
- Links from Talk
- References
Benjamin, R. (2019). Assessing risk, automating racism. Science, 366(6464), 421–422. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz3873.
Fawcett, S. B., Schultz, J. A., Collie-Akers, V., Holt, C. M., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2016). Community development for population health and health equity. In P. Erwin & R. Brownson (Eds.), Scutchfield and Keck’s principles of public health practice (4th ed., pp. 443–460) Cengage Learning.
Henrich, J., Heine, S. J., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). The weirdest people in the world? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33(2–3), 61–83. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x0999152x.
Heward, W. L., Critchfield, T. S., Reed, D. D., Detrich, R., & Kimball, J. W. (2022). ABA from a to z: Behavior science applied to 350 domains of socially significant behavior. Perspectives on behavior science, 45(2), 327–359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00336-z
Maparyan, L. (2012). The womanist idea. Routledge.
Pritchett, M., Ala'i-Rosales, S., Cruz, A. R., & Cihon, T. M. (2021). Social justice is the spirit and aim of an applied science of human behavior: Moving from colonial to participatory research practices. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 15(4), 1074–1092. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00591-7
Schwartz, I. S., & Kelly, E. M. (2021). Quality of life for people with disabilities: Why applied behavior analysts should consider this a primary dependent variable. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 46(3), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1177/15407969211033629
Wolf M. M. (1978). Social validity: The case for subjective measurement or how applied behavior analysis is finding its heart. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 11(2), 203–214. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1978.11-203
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41252-023-00352-3
