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TCSPP Dissertations
The projects below are split into two general groups, "chaired" and "membered". The dissertations I have chaired include the projects in which I was the primary advisor and research mentor for the doctoral student. These were typically students who had been members of my research lab for multiple years and conducted multiple projects with me. Many of these researchers have become some of my dearest colleagues and friends.
The second group, those in which I was a "member only" on their dissertation committee, I had worked with that student for many years in my research lab and many times completed just as many projects as with the students who were "my" advisees. This group may be smaller, but they are no less dear to me. 

Chaired

2018

Amanda Cano – Increasing Accurate Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Reducing Injuries in the Workplace Using a Computer-based Behavioral Skills Training Package

Jennifer Bellotti – An Evaluation of Parent Training Methods to Increase Treatment Integrity

Jennifer Quigley – An Evaluation of a Response Allocation Assessment as an Alternative to Current Functional Analysis Methodologies

Lacy Knutson – Single Versus Repeated Demonstration Criteria on Reading Fluency and Retention

2019

Carrie Gray – The Effects of Reinforcer Magnitude Using Social Reinforcers on Skill Acquisition for Children Diagnosed with Autism

Ehren Werntz - An Evaluation of a More-Adaptive Treatment of Elopement Using Modern Technology for Children With Developmental Disabilities

Gena Pacitto – An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Content and Quality of Praise as a Reinforcer for Skill Acquisition in Children with and without Developmental Delays

Julyse Migan-Gandonou – An Evaluation of Delay and Effort Discounting as Behavioral Measures of Impulsivity in Preschoolers

Kozue Matsuda – An Evaluation of Behavior Skills Training for the Identification of Precursor Behaviors and Implementation of Functional Analyses on Precursor Behaviors by Japanese Teachers

Lyret Carrasquillo – An Evaluation of the Effects of Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing Trial Densities on the Rate of Vocalizations in Nonvocal Children

Mindy Cassano – An Evaluation of the Effects of the Number of Options within an Array and Time Constraints on an Individual’s Preference for Choice-making Contexts

Sarah Williams-Katuli - An Evaluation of the Periodic Service Review as an Antecedent Intervention to Train Service Coordinators in Report Reviewing

Tiva Pierce – An Evaluation of the Consistency and Accuracy of Children's Preferences for and Reinforcing Efficacy of Different Types of Attention Across Different Adults

Tricia Clement – A Behavior Analytic Approach to Analyzing the Phenomenon of Emulation

2020

Kasey Leech – An Evaluation of Variables Affecting Women’s Preferences for Human Partners vs. Sex Toys

2021

Holly Bruski – Effects of Similar and Dissimilar High-probability Request Topographies on Low-Probability Request Compliance

Kailee Sherer Price - Effects of Three Teaching Procedures on Skill Acquisition in Tacting, Receptive Identification, and Matching in Young Children with ASD

Michael Toto – An Evaluation of Discrete-Trial and Secondary Target Instruction Procedures on Olfactory Tact Acquisition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ryan Bable – Choice and Demand, Sex and Success: How Many is Too Many and What do Males and Females Like?

2022

Chelsea Morton – A Comparison of Interventions Targeting an Increase in Vocalizations in Early Learners Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Chivon Niziolek – Evaluating Preferences for Effort: The Working Smarter, Not Harder Fallacy

Crystal Fields – Breaking Biases: An Evaluation of the Effects of Error Correction on Diminishing Implicit Biases Regarding an Individual’s Abilities Based on Knowledge of a Diagnosis

Joseph Pannozzo – The Effects of Choice on Physical Activity Engagement in Elementary-Aged Children

Kelly Norris – An Examination of the Effects of Education, Perspective-taking, and Exposure on the Implicit Racial Bias of Teachers

Kristin McCoy – Want to Get Healthier?: An Evaluation of Virtual Behavior Interventions on Increasing Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Kristin Tindell – Assent Withdrawal as Reinforcer Choice Using FCT in Children with ASD

Natali Wachtman Perilo – Effects of Feedback With and Without Response Rehearsals and Feedback Preference on Performance

Nicole Kanew – A Behavior-Analytic Approach to Couple’s Therapy: An Evaluation of Functional Behavior Assessment Training and Social Validity to Address Problem Behaviors with Couples

Randi Matsas – An Evaluation of the Influence of Effort and Function of the Efficacy of High-Probability Request Sequencing at Increasing Compliance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2023

Emily Stampone - Teaching Children to Comply with Multiple Routine Examinations Using a Graduated Treatment Package

Kristyn Peterson – Too Much of a Good Thing? How the Number of Choices Impacts Participation in a Corporate Wellness Program

Lianna Brousseau – An Evaluation of the Effects of Self-Management, Accountability, and Goal Setting on Weight Loss in Adults by Use of Social Media

Pilar Bonilla – Loving-Kindness Applied Behavior Analysis: Analyzing the Effects of Mediation on Implicit Bias in Applied Behavior Analysis Staff

2024

Angelica Peeper – Establishing Preferences for Social Interaction for Children with ASD Through Stimulus-Response Pairing Procedures

Elizabeth Gennari-Crosby – The Kids are Alright: Relational Frame Theory and Implicit Racial Bias

Erica Hebert – Examining Caregiver Stress & Treatment Acceptability Using Grouped Parent Training via Telehealth

Jennifer Andoscia – Training Gluten Detection in Dogs: Methodology Using Reward-based Operant Conditioning

Jewel Parham – Enhancing Performance and Well-Being: Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) Approach on Behavior Analysts

Kayla Moore – An Evaluation of Group Contingencies in the Workplace

Maria “Louisa” Silang – An Evaluation of an Individualized Education Plan Checklist as an Antecedent Intervention to Train Administrators in IEP Compliance

Megan Anders – An Application of Concurrent Reinforcement Schedules to Initiative and Responsive Social Media Behavior

Membered

Membered

2020

Willow Hozella – The Role of Joint Control on Listener Responding Skills Necessary for Competitive Employment

2021

Erica DeBarge – Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Decrease Student Procrastination: An Investigation of Procrastination as a Function of Delay Discounting

2022

Pranali Hoyle – The Effects of a Brief Mindfulness-based Intervention on Increasing Parental Engagement in Social Play with Children

2023

Amanda Cash – An Evaluation of the Efficacy and Social Validity of Fluency Building to Train Educators in Behavioral Terminology

Rebecca Larson – Addressing Burnout and Delay Discounting Using Acceptance and Commitment Training with Registered Behavior Technicians

2024

Jamie Yoo - A Comparison of Session Percentage Accuracy Data and Trial-by-Trial Data on Tact Instruction with Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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