Master's Theses
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Conducting preference assessments using video conferencing software : a comparison of gifs and still shots, Humberto Sanchez
A-CSA : variations in the delivery of stimuli in treating stereotypy, Alexis Shostek
Evaluating the effects of outcome-specific consequences in teaching categories to individuals with autism, Daniela Silva
Promoting generalization of hand washing with general case instruction, Zalika M. Tyrell
Using fading to increase cooperation with medical and hygiene procedures, Christian Yensen
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Teaching social initiations using textual scripts and video modeling, Kaitlyn Arnold
Using video modeling to train parents to implement joint attention procedures, Soo Leng Beh
Comparing procedures for training staff to create single-subject design graphs using GraphPad Prism, Sydney Joshua Berkman
Comparing the reinforcing efficacy of tokens and backup reinforcers, Stephanie A. Bonfonte
Establishing a broad-based leisure repertoire through shifting preference of newly acquired activities, Adela Castellon
Teaching a generalized repertoire of helping others, Megan Cicolello
Evaluation of behavior sampling procedures for event recording, Melissa L. Clark
Effects of programmed errors on skill acquisition during a match-to-sample task, Nikki Conrod
Establishing stimulus control of motor stereotypy, Britney Creed
Behavioral variability in selection of play items : assessment and treatment, Thomas G. Farnsworth
Evaluating the use of redirection procedures in the treatment of inappropriate sexualized behavior, Lauren M. Fish
Treating meal refusal related to competing protective equipment, Chelsea R. Fleck
Comparison of discontinuous data-collection methods in applied settings, Ashleigh Gilman
Reduction of rapid eating in children with autism : generalization of a pager prompt, Joshua E. Goldsmith
Comparison of abbreviated and extended functional analyses, Lee S. Griffith
Comparison of differential reinforcement procedures of treating automatically reinforced behavior, Chelsea Hedquist
Prompting independent leisure using environmental cues in adolescents with autism, Audrey L. Holt
Do children with autism spectrum disorders prefer predictable schedules?, Dana F. Kelsey
Assessing preference for treatments to decrease inappropriate sexualized behavior in individuals with autism, Adelyn Kishbaugh
Increasing cooperation with activity transitions, Geguel F. Landestoy
Using multiple exemplar training to promote the generalization of waiting, Joshua T. Lee
Generalization of prepositional direction-following, Pay Wan Ling
Comparing the effectiveness of video modeling and video prompting with children with autism, Jennifer Morison
Effects of qualitative reinforcement schedule transitions, Andrew E. Nuzzolilli
Training staff to implement behavior management guidelines for individuals with developmental disabilities, Jessica Raney
Effects of increasing the molar rate of training sessions on response acquisition, Clara B. Steece
Assessment and treatment of disruptive behavior maintained by escape from dental procedures, Natalie M. Stepanik
Using a self-guided training package to teach implementation of functional analysis conditions, Elin Drofn Thorvaldsdottir
Further evaluation of enhanced written instructions, Shannon Ward
Procedures for increasing vocational independence in children with autism, Laura E. Wilhelm
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Identifying effective procedures for reducing arranging and ordering, Kaitlin Andrews
Evaluating the effects of motivating operations on skill acquisition, Rebecca A. Arsenault
Effects of delayed reinforcement of alternative behavior on food stealing, Kelly A. Benhart
Effects of consequences in latency-based functional analyses, Adam Bressler
Assessing anxiety in children with autism, Amanda Bullard
Functional analysis of problem behavior occurring during transitions from activity to activity, Stacy Jessica Cohen
Effects of differential consequences on preference assessment, Tabitha Collins
Design of a multi-element transducer for large volume acoustophoretic phase separation, Jason P. Dionne
Feasibility study on the efficacy of an acoustophoretic blood filtration system, Brian P. Dutra
Increasing procedural integrity with graduated guidance through video modeling, Eleanor Giles
Combined-category preference assessments : do edible and leisure items displace attention?, Nicole Goldberg
Experimental study of nitinol wire arrangements as servo-biomimetics for facial muscles, Nasir Ghazi Hariri
Comparing the use of video and pictorial stimuli in paired stimulus preference assessments, Elizabeth Harlan
Training therapists and parents how to implement joint attention procedures, Brianna Holohan
Comparison of matrix training and non matrix training of imitation of actions with objects, Asa Run Ingimarsdottir
Design of a control system for acoustophoretic filtering, Jason T. John
Comparison of the effects of DRO and DRL schedules on problem behavior, Julienne LeBlanc
Effects of pre-session exposure to reinforcers on correct responding and problem behavior of children with autism, Charlotte C. Mann
Relative predictive validity of preference assessment types for leisure engagement during unstructured downtime, Paige R. Marquis
3D framework of acoustophoretic particle filtration systems, Ari Mercado
Acquisition of a play skill using backward chaining with and without a brief auditory stimulus, Nicole Connor Moore
Using matrix training to promote generalization of responding to greetings, Chelsea Muscoe
Generation of contextually relevant stimulus control for initiation of leisure activities, Stephanie Muse
Comparison of positive and negative reinforcement in treatment of aggression maintained by social avoidance, Zoe Newman
Children in responsive play, Caitlin O'Reilly
Generalization effects of mixed-trial and interspersed-mixed-trial tabletop procedures, Sheila Pickett
Increasing attending and compliance to on-screen instruction during telehealth sessions, Elizabeth Prescott
Effects of child responding on teaching implementation of skill-building procedures, Christopher Rapelye
Evaluating a training package for backward changing procedures, Christina Rodriguez de Vera
Teaching children with autism to orient to social stimuli, Sylvia S. Sng
Increasing medical adherence for individuals with autism, Hailee A. Stuesser
Assessment and treatment of multiple stereotypies using the augmented competing stimulus assessment, Courtney L. Webber
When teaching leisure isn't enough: increasing preference for leisure activities by embedding natural reinforcers, Fatima Zaidi
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Abbreviated functional analysis and treatment, Bradley J. Assenzio
Comparison of echoic teaching methods, Sarah Camp
Evaluation of three strategies for presenting activity transmissions, Colton J. Cassanelli
Displacement and undervaluation of healthful foods by snack foods in preference assessments and caregiver surveys, Molly Courtemanche
Evaluation of the stimulus functions of tokens under clinically common schedule values, Joshua M. Jackson
Examining treatment for stereotypy in naturalistic contexts, Mariah Jacobs
Identifying reinforcers for use in treatment of automatically reinforced behavior, Jeffrey S. Kalles
Comparison of differential reinforcement procedures for treating automatically reinforced behavior, Jason Keeler
Evaluation of a brief response restriction preference assessment, Alan J. Kinsella
Toward an applied quantification of effort: correspondence between a concurrent-operants demand assessment and a progressive-ratio scale, Lindsay A. Lloveras
Functional analysis and treatment of immediate echolalia, Sarah Lundstrom
Treatment of anxiety in children with autism, Brittany N. Noyes
Effects of variability constraints in the form of lag schedules on structure diversity in a virtual block building environment, Lauren Palmateer
Training direct-care staff to implement differential reinforcement of alternative behavior protocols using a distance learning training package, Jessica Sawicki
Examining the role of peer attention in maintaining problem behavior using indirect questionnaire, direct observation, and functional analysis, Jeffrey Schram
Assessment and treatment of inappropriate sexualized behavior for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, Samantha Sterbenz
Evaluating the effects of motivating operations on reinforcer assessment outcomes, Sarah St. Germain
The Oxbow Rivalry, Cory Strait
Comparison of preference assessment methods, Amanda L. Verriden
Using video modeling to teach parents how to expand their child's play and language, Alison Wright
Implementing parent training to produce skills in the home environment, Margaret A. Yost
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
On the utility of matrix training for teaching action-object relations to an adolescent with autism : a comparative analysis, Lydie Biedron
Facilitating discriminated responding within concurrent chains arrangements for an adolescent with autism, Zachary Bird
Observational learning and children with autism, Madeline J. Budzen
Conditioning brief stimuli via a schedule thinning procedure, Sara L. Daugherty
Comparison of two NCR procedures without extinction for escape-maintained problem behavior, Caleb Davis
Teaching parents to implement video modeling, Angela M. DeCormier
Examining the effects of simultaneous video modeling on teaching a multi-step exercise routine, Rachael Dillon
Teaching social initiations using a video modeling procedure, Meredith Dorr
Effects of intercomponent intervals on pausing in rich-lean transitions, Whitney Eakin
Comparison of momentary time sampling procedures within a clinical setting, Nicole Forbes
Response patterns during token schedules of reinforcement with adolescents diagnosed with autism, Kathryn R. Glodowski
