Master's Theses
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Delay and denial tolerance training for automatically maintained behavior, David Baker
Using a visual imaging treatment package to establish remembering in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Meacha L. Coon
Teaching staff to implement reinforcer assessments, Kaytlin Dann
Use of denial and delay tolerance training in the treatment of automatically maintained behavior, Dewey DeLisle
Behavioral persistence during intervention, Alex Elfont
Production of Pyrex coated metal micro-wires from a preform and its applications, Suhrud Ghatpande
Optimizing ocean import minimum quantity commitment (MQC) fulfillment for North American ports of discharge, Stephen D. Giarrusso
Use of social referencing to teach safety skills to adolescents with autism, Fiona Goh Shi Zhen
Using antecedent strategies to teach implementation of the brief response restriction preference assessment, Kelly A. James
Concurrent schedules of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior in the treatment of problem behavior without extinctions, Emma R. Jehle
Use of video models and checklists to teach a problem-solving strategy when an item is missing from the environment to individuals with autism, Ashley Kucharski
Direct assessment of the impact of delated imitation training on video modeling performance, Alicia Zhi Hoon Lim
Evaluation of teaching errors related to prompt dependence, Kory Madden
Negative reinforcer magnitude manipulations without extinction for treating escape-maintained problem behavior, Jacqueline P. Marra
Increasing leisure item engagement in individuals with restricted interests, Abbie E. McVarish
Evaluation of the early markers of autism tool in low-risk infants, Patricia Piotrowska
Assessing observational learning with video models in children diagnosed with autism, Leslie Quiroz
Teaching children with autism to initiate joint attention using social reinforcers, Alessandra Rannazzisi
Examining procedures for training echoic responses, Nicole Scharrer
Analysis of flow generated by piezoelectric actuator driven oscillating beams, Ganesh Sharma
Increasing procedural integrity using two different training models: video modeling and didactic instruction, Brandi Todaro
Further evaluation of the effects of motivating operations on skill acquisition, Kelly Trucksess
Evaluation of an indirect assessment for identifying tasks to include in functional analysis, Holly Wiggins
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Exchange schedules affect the reinforcing efficacy of tokens, Brenna M. Anderson
Further evaluation of the effects of motivating operations on skill acquisition, Rachel Sara Barron
Comparison of segmented video modeling and video prompting for teaching response chains, Fannie Chen
Preference stability across assessment methods and stimulus arrays, Angela Elcan
Establishing stimulus control of motor stereotypy, Caroline Fearnley
Matching visual stimuli : does similarity matter?, Kelsey Flynn
Examining stereotypy when prompting appropriate behavior : reinforcement and response interruption and redirection, Rebecca A. Foster
Decision tree based approach for assessing inventory control under demand fluctuations, Yash Ulhas Gokhale
Use of social referencing to respond in the context novel stimuli, Jenna Gray
Increasing leisure item engagement in individuals with restricted interests, Valerie Hall
Effects of reinforcement magnitude on resistance to extinction, Kathryn Hartman
Thinning the schedule of high-quality reinforcement for prompted responses in a differential reinforcement procedure, Margaret Hawk
Generality of preference assessments, Amanda Kwok
Delay to reinforcement: an evaluation of skill acquisition, Sara C. Look
Matching in a gamified remote preparation, Veronica Medina
Effects on resurgence of multiple and single mand training, Jacob Pagano
Response interruption and redirection as a treatment for stereotypy via telehealth, Adrienne M. Reyerson
Numerical study of the effect of indentation patterns in prestressed concrete prisms using high performance computing, Cy J. Ryding
Assessment and treatment of stereotypy in infants at risk of ASD, Morgan Scully
Teaching joint attention using multiple exemplar training, Elizabeth Sloan
Establishing conditioned reinforcers via a schedule thinning procedure, Jeremy A. Steward
Liquid water droplet dynamics in a PEM fuel cell channel exposed to acoustic vibrations, Preston Ryan Stolberg
Generation of contextually relevant stimulus control for initiation of leisure activities, Elaina Strampach
Evaluation of inter-session duration in treating problem behavior during practice dental demands, Julia Szalwinski
Examining procedural variations of delivering competing stimuli in the treatment of stereotypy, Julia Touhey
Teaching parents to use graduated guidance via video modeling, Victoria Weisser
Displacement of healthful reinforcers in preference assessments: comparing the reinforcing efficacy of healthful foods and snack foods, Karen Yoshida
Measuring electrodermal activity in the context of shifting reinforcement contingencies, Andrea Zuchora
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Evaluating the stability of preference over time in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, Courtney Butler
Remediating overselectivity in a compound matching-to-sample task with individuals with autism, Robert Chiaccio
Use of social referencing to teach safety to toddlers with autism, Kathryn Couger
Area under the curve as a measure of demand elasticity, Lesleigh Craddock
Comparison of mixed and multiple schedules for the treatment of PICA, Denise Figueroa
Skills-based treatment for stereotypy, Ellen Gage
PUMA 200 articulating robot arm rehabilitation, Aravinth Kumar Ganesan
Backward chaining with and without a brief auditory stimulus : a systematic replication, Andrew Grimminck
Effects of category and choice on preference, Jessica Gutfleish
Teaching initiating joint attention using multiple exemplar training to toddlers diagnosed with autism, Emily Harn
Evaluating stimulus-stimulus pairing presentations : massed pairing trials in comparison to conventional pairing trials, Michael A. Heiberger
Using matrix training to promote the generalization of responding to an instruction to stop, Kaitlin Hendrickx
Evaluation of competing item treatment efficacy for problem behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement, Charlotte Jamieson
Evaluation of methods for promoting social interactions during leisure for adolescents with autism, Erin Jarvis
Comparing stimulus set size on match-to-match sample training for a child with autism spectrum disorder, Madeleine Klibonoff
Optimization of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) parameters for air-breathing fuel cells in UAV's and commercial power applications, Patrik Landor
Comparison of discontinuous data collection methods for disruptive behavior in applied settings, Megan N. Lindsey
Evaluation of strategies for teaching social skills during leisure engagement, Chantal Little
Categories of preference and their reinforcing efficacy, Christina E. Livingston
Examining the effects of behavioral skills in training on social praise deliver in Malaysian classrooms, Irene Looi
Effects of parent-implemented incidental teaching on complexity and generalization of mands, May Luong
Comparison of methods to assess the preference for work activities with an individual diagnosed with intellectual disabilities, Patrick A. Malloy
Design and analysis of nitinol-embedded silicone membranes for artificial skin, Paul C. Mazza
Evaluating behavioral skills training with parents to implement a paired-stimulus preference assessment, Alyssa McGregor
Assessing and treating anxiety in individuals with autism, Keira M. Moore
Assessment and treatment of social orienting and social referencing in children with autism, Pamela N. Peterson
Characterization of novel antennas made though additive manufacturing, Thomas Searles
Combined-category preference assessments : do edible and leisure stimuli displace social interactions?, Angelica J. Sedano
Comparing methods for teaching imitation: in-vivo versus video modeling, Arielle J. Stuhmer
Comprehensive study of protection issues related to the integration of distributed generation into the main power grid, Mohammed Ali Sumayli
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Evaluating the use of alternative reinforcers to treat problem behavior maintained by access to tangibles, Samantha Anderson
Evaluating the use of a competing item during FCT schedule thinning, Lacy Cassidy
Identifying preferred break environments for individuals with escape-maintained problem behavior, Natalie Castelluccio
Assessing the effects of a modified DRO procedure from the perspective of behavioral momentum theory, Kylee Drugan-Eppich
Training staff to conduct competing items preference assessments using enhanced written instructions, Melissa Esser
Negative reinforcer value manipulations for treating escape-maintained problem behavior, Daniel Fredericks
Assessing and teaching orienting to distress in children with and without autism, Michelle Helms
Establishing response diversity in leisure and daily routines in individuals with autism, Aimee Kidder
Evaluation of a quick transfer trails for promoting skill acquisition, Colleen Anais Larson
The Missing Piece, Rebecca MacIntosh
Teaching cooking skills using matrix training and video prompting, Lauren-Ashleigh Niemand
Effects of a brief auditory stimulus in the acquisition of leisure skill response chains, Melissa O'Donnell
Evaluation of synthesized SSP and direct reinforcement procedures on rates of echoic responding in children with autism, Kaylea A. Quinn
Identifying reinforcers for use in treatment of automatically reinforced behavior, Katherine Rousseau
Design and development of real-time hardware in the loop control experiments, Justin Rowlands
