Sample Publications from the past 5 years

Sloman, K.N., Vollmer, T.R., Tate, S.A., & Lloveras, L.A. (in press).  Self-injury. In J.L. Matson (Ed.). Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism.

Slanzi, C.M., Vollmer, T.R., Iwata, B.A., Kronfli, F.R., Pabst Williams, L., & Perez, B. (2022, early view).  Further evaluation of the no-interaction condition as a screening for behavioral function. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Morris, S.L., & Vollmer, T.R. (2022, early view). Applying the matching law to the social time allocation of children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Lloveras, L.A., Slanzi, C.M., & Vollmer, T.R. (2022, early view). New (old) perspectives on self-injurious and aggressive biting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Vollmer, T.R., Bacotti, J.K., & Lloveras, L.A (2022, early view).  Extinction and differential reinforcement. In J.B. Leaf (Ed). Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism. Springer.

Morris, S.L., & Vollmer, T.R. (2022, early view). Increasing social time allocation and concomitant effects on mands, item engagement, and rigid or repetitive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Kronfli, F.R., Vollmer, T.R., Parks, M.E., & Hack, G.O. (2022). A brief assessment to identify sensitivity to a conversational partner’s interest. Behavior Analysis in Practice.

Peters, K.P., Grauerholz-Fisher, E. Vollmer, T.R., & Van Arsdale, A. (2022). An evaluation of the overjustification hypothesis: A replication of Deci (1971). Behavior Analysis; Research and Practice.

Bacotti, J.K., Vollmer, T.R., & Peters, K.P. (2022). Parents are people too: Implementing empirically based strategies during daily interaction. Behavior Analysis in Practice.

Peters, K.P., Vollmer, T.R., Donaldson, J.M., & Walker, S.F. (2022) Assessment of academic task engagement. Education and Treatment of Children.

Lloveras, L.A., Tate, S.A., Vollmer, T.R., & Peters, K.P. (2022). Training behavior analysts to conduct functional analyses using a remote behavioral skills training package. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55, 290-304.

Lloveras, L.A., & Vollmer, T.R. (2021, early view). An analysis of timeout calling in college basketball. The Psychological Record.

Kronfi, F.R., Lloveras, L.A., & Vollmer, T.R. (2021). Multiple applications of the matching law to observe shifts in problem behavior: a proof-of-concept study. Behavioral Interventions, 36, 764-777.

Ibanez, V.F., Peters, K.P, & Vollmer, T.R. (2021). A comparison of re-presentation and modified chin prompt to treat different topographies of liquid expulsion. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 1586-1607.

Morris, S.L, & Vollmer, T.R. (2021). Evaluating the function of social interaction for children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 1456-1467.

Perez, B.C., Morris, S.L., Bacotti, J.K., & Vollmer, T.R. (2021). Evaluating bowel movements, self-initiations, and problem behavior with the emergence of urinary continence. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 1111-1125.

Conine, D.E., Morris, S.L., Kronfli, F.R., Slanzi, C.M., Petronelli, A.K., Kalick, L., & Vollmer, T.R. (2021). Comparing the results of one-session, two-session, and three session MSWO preference assessments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 700-712.

Vollmer, T.R., Athens, E.A., Fernand, J.K. (2021).  Developing function-based extinction procedures for problem behavior.  In Fisher, W., Piazza, C., & Roane, H.S. (eds).  Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis 2ndEdition. Guilford Publications, Inc. New York. 331-336.  

Bacotti, J.K., Grauerholz-Fisher, E., Morris, S.L., & Vollmer, T.R. (2021). Identifying the relationship between feedback preferences and performance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 668-683.

Ibanez, V.F., Peters, K.P., St Paul, J.A., & Vollmer, T.R. (2021). Further evaluation of modified-bolus placement methods during initial treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 287-308.

Pizarro, E.M., Vollmer, T.R., Morris, S.L. (2021). Evaluating skills correlated with discriminated responding in multiple schedules.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 334-345.

Deshais, M.A., Phillips, C.L., Wiskow, K., Vollmer, T.R., & Donaldson, J. (2020). A comparison of imitation training using concurrent versus delayed prompting. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 20(3), 132-147.

Joslyn, P.R., Austin, J.L., Donaldson, J.M., & Vollmer, T.R. A practitioner’s guide to the good behavior game. (2020). Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 20, 219-235.

Morris, S.L., & Vollmer, T.R. (2020).  Evaluating the function of social interaction using time allocation as a dependent measure: A replication and extension. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 2405-2420.

Conine, D.E., Vollmer, T.R., Barlow, M.A., Grauerholz-Fisher, E.,  Dela Rosa, C & Petronelli, A. (2020) . Assessment and treatment of response to name for children with autism spectrum disorder: Toward an efficient intervention model. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 2024-2052.

Perez, B.C., Bacotti, J.K., Peters, K.P, & Vollmer, T.R. (2020). An extension of commonly used toilet-training procedures to children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 2360-2375.

Mehrkam, LR., Perez, B.C., Self, V.N., Vollmer, T.R., Dorey, N.R. (2020) Functional analysis and operant treatment of food guarding in a pet dog. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 2139-2150.

Slanzi, C.M., Graziano, M., D’Angelo, G., Vollmer, T.R., & Conine, D.E. (2020). Relative preferences for edible and leisure stimuli in individuals with autism: A replication in Italy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53,  2429-2439.

Vollmer, T.R., Kronfli, F.R., & Slanzi, C.M (2020). Treatment of aggression and property destruction inIndividuals with Dual Diagnosis. J. Matson (Ed). Handbook of Dual Diagnosis: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. 565-579. Springer, Switzerland.

Morris, S.L., Vollmer, T.R. (2020).  A comparison of picture and GIF-based preference assessments for social interaction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 1452-1465.

Vollmer, T.R., Peters, K.P., Kronfli, F.R., Lloveras, L.A., & Ibanez, V.F. (2020). On the definition of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 1299-1303.

Deshais, M.A., & Vollmer, T.R. (2020). A preliminary investigation of fixed and repetitive models during object imitation training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 973-996.

Morris, S., & Vollmer, T.R. (2020). A comparison of methods for assessing preference for social interactions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 918-937.

Conine, D.E., Vollmer, T.R., Bolivar, H.A. (2020). Response to name in children with autism: Treatment generalization, and maintenance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 744-766.

Wunderlich, K. L., Vollmer, T. R., Mehrkam, L. R., Feuerbacher, E. N., Slocum, S. K., Kronfli, F., & Pizarro, E.(2020). The stability of function of automatically reinforced vocal stereotypy over time. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 678-679.

Joslyn, P.R., & Vollmer, T.R. (2020). Efficacy of teacher-implemented good behavior game despite low treatment integrity. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 465-474.https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.614

Morris, S. & Vollmer, T.R. (2020). Evaluating the stability, validity, and utility of hierarchies produced by the Social Interaction Preference Assessment. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 522-535.https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.610

Kronfli, F.R., Vollmer, T.R., Fernand, J.K., Bolivar, H.A. (2020). Evaluating preference for and reinforcing efficacy of fruits and vegetables compared with salty and sweet foods. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 385-401.https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.594

Vollmer, T.R., Peters, K.P, Kronfli, F., & Grauerholz-Fisher, E. (2020). Applied Behavior Analysis. Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development (Volume 2). S. Hupp & J. Jewell (eds). Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Vollmer, T.R., Deshais, M.A., & Pizarro, E. (2019). Restraint and Seclusion. In J.L. Matson (ed). Handbook of Intellectual Disabilities: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice. (pp. 263-274). Springer. Cham, Switzerland.

Joslyn, P.R., Vollmer, T.R., & Kronfli, F (2019). Interdependent group contingencies reduce disruption in alternative high school classrooms. Journal of Behavioral Education, 28, 423-434.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-019-09321-0

Grauerholz-Fisher, E., Vollmer, T.R., Peters, K.P., Perez, B.C., & Berard, A. (2019). Direct Assessment of quality of care in an Applied Behavior Analysis center. Behavioral Interventions, 34, 451-465.https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1680

Slocum, S. K., Vollmer, T. R., & Donaldson, J. M. (2019). Effects of delayed time‐out on problem behavior of preschool children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(4), 994–1004. https://doi: 10.1002/jaba.640

Morris, S., & Vollmer, T.R. (2019). Assessing preference for types of social interactions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52, 1064-1075.https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.597

Phillips, C. L., Vollmer, T. R., & Porter, A. (2019). An evaluation of textual prompts and generalized textual instruction‐following. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(4), 1140–1160. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.649

Conine, D. E., Vollmer, T. R., & Bolívar, H. A. (2019). Response to name in children with autism: Treatment, generalization, and maintenance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. https://doi: 10.1002/jaba.635

Joslyn, P. R., Vollmer, T. V., & Kronfli, F. K. (2019). Reducing disruptive behavior with group contingencies in alternative high school classrooms. Journal of Behavioral Education.

Conine, D. E., & Vollmer, T. R. (2019). Relative preferences for edible and leisure items in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52, 557-573https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.525

Traub, M.R., & Vollmer, T.R. (2019). Response latency as a measure of behavior in the assessment of elopement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 422-438.https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.541

Vollmer, T.R., Deshais, M., Sloman, K. N., & Borrero, C.S.W. (2018). Behavioral assessment of self-injury. In J. Matson (ed). Assessing childhood psychopathology and developmental disabilities (pp.263-288). Springer, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93542-3_15

Vollmer, T. R., Normand, M. N., & Joslyn, P. R. (2018). Behaviorism. In G. Ritzer (Ed.), Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology.

Eslava, V.H., Fernand, J.K, Vollmer, T.R., & Slocum, S.K. (2018). Changes in response topographies of escape-maintained aggressive behavior across functional analysis sessions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 521-527. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.464

Rubow, C., Vollmer, T.R., & Joslyn, P.R. (2018). Effects of the good behavior game on students with emotional/behavioral disorders and staff in an alternative school. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 382-392. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.455

Slocum, S.K., Grauerholz-Fisher, E, Peters, K.P, & Vollmer, T.R. (2018). A multicomponent treatment for thinning reinforcer delivery during NCR schedules. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.427