Behavior Analysis: Translational Perspectives and Clinical Practice

This is the first comprehensive volume to bridge the gap between the science of behavior and applied behavior analysis (ABA). The book demonstrates how laboratory research informs real-world interventions to facilitate behavior change, and vice versa. Most of the chapters are written by researcher–clinician collaborators, who highlight commonalities and differences in the ways they conceptualize behavior and collect, analyze, and use data. Chapters present translational perspectives on conditioning, reinforcement, extinction, choice, verbal behavior, and more. Ethical considerations in translational research are explored. Training in foundational knowledge is a key requirement for behavior analyst certification, making this a needed resource for current and future ABA practitioners.

Henry S. Roane, PhD, BCBA-D, is the Liptak Professor of Child Development, Executive Director of the Golisano Center for Special Needs, and Chief of the Division of Development, Behavior, and Genetics at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals in the fields of behavior analysis, school psychology, and pediatrics. Dr. Roane has coauthored over 100 research articles and chapters on the assessment and treatment of behavior problems and related subjects, and is coeditor of books including Behavior Analysis: Translational Perspectives and Clinical Practice and Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition. He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, and a recipient of the ABAI Nathan H. Azrin Distinguished Contribution to Applied Behavior Analysis Award from Division 25 of the American Psychological Association.

Andrew R. Craig, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Behavior Analysis Studies, and Neuroscience and Physiology; Director for Research in the Golisano Center for Special Needs; and Chair of the Behavior Analysis Studies Program at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Dr. Craig is Associate Editor for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Guest Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and an ad hoc editor or reviewer for several other journals. He serves in leadership positions in Division 25 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior. He is a recipient of the B. F. Skinner Foundation New Researcher Award from APA Division 25 and the Joseph V. Brady Significant Research Contribution Award from the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

Valdeep Saini, PhD, BCBA-D, is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Disability Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His primary research interest is the translation of basic behavioral sciences into areas of societal importance. Dr. Saini’s approach prioritizes improving the longevity of behavioral interventions by integrating the findings of laboratory research to clinical applications of behavior therapy. This research is executed in both laboratory settings and clinical contexts. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers in more than 10 different behavioral and/or psychology journals.

Joel E. Ringdahl, PhD, BCBA, is Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at the University of Georgia. Dr. Ringdahl has served as Associate Editor or Editor-in-Chief of various behavior analysis–focused journals. He has coauthored over 70 research articles and chapters on the assessment and treatment of behavior disorders in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and has served as a grant reviewer on these topics for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.