ABA this week

04/26/26-05/02/26

Scholarly publications

Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis
(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis *
4/29 Gilroy, S. P., Tincani, M., & Podlesnik, C. A. (2026). Recommendations and guidance for enhancing systematic reviews of single-case experimental design research. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(3), e70064. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70064
Recommendations for conducting a literature review of SCEDs

Behavior and Social Issues
4/29 Bowman, K.S., Tereshko, L.M., Marshall, K.B. et al. Behavior Analysts’ Perceptions of and Experiences in Interprofessional Collaboration. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-026-00252-w
In a survey, behavior analysts believe that their colleagues lack collaboration skills, but report that they engage in frequent collaboration

Behavior Modification *
4/29 MacNaul, H., & Nguyen, A. (2026). Response Interruption and Redirection for Stereotypy: A Quality Review and Ethical Considerations. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455261434871
(Open access) In a literature review, using strict criteria (from WWC), 42 articles using RIRD to reduce stereotypy were examined. Most reduced stereotypy and were rated as acceptable by the participants

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior *
4/27 Denner, M., Toegel, F., Holtyn, A. F., & Silverman, K. (2026). Employment outcomes of abstinence-contingent wage supplements for adults experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(3), e70104. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70104
Among impoverished adults, providing an employment stipend dependent on abstinence from alcohol increased abstinence, increased employment, and reduced poverty. In this study, a further analysis of the data found that most of the abstinence group found a job, and most were able to earn enough to be above the poverty line

4/29 Palmer, D. C., Ayres, J. J. B., & Millard, W. J. (2026). In Memoriam: John W. Donahoe, 1932–2026. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 125(3), e70101. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.70101
Donahoe’s own words, followed by those of his students. His most-cited work appears to be A Selectionist Approach to Reinforcement

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions *
4/30 Calvert, H. G., Lowe, M., Anderson, N., Lewis, T., & Turner, L. (n.d.). Supporting SWPBIS Implementation in Rural Schools: Mixed Methods Findings and Actionable Strategies From a 3-Year Trial. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007261435196
(Open access) In a 3 year-long randomized trial of school-wide PBIS in 40 rural schools in Idaho, findings include that in-person visits are highly valued, but that most of the same barriers in any implementation apply (e.g., buy-in, turnover, etc.)

The Analysis of Verbal Behavior
4/27 Vesely, S.E., Frampton, S.E. The Use of Self-Study and Matrix Training to Teach Sign Language. Analysis Verbal Behav (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-026-00228-2
(Open access) 3 adults used a self-study series of videos to teach sign language according to a matrix; 2 participants learned 6 targets, which lead to 30 untrained compound targets, while 1 participant required additional training

4/28 Sayo, H., Cengher, M. The Effect of Preference on the Acquisition of Echoics and Transfer Across Verbal Operants. Analysis Verbal Behav (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-025-00225-x
3 preschoolers were trained on preferred and neutral echoics. While they learned the echoics in all cases, 2/3 participants mastered the preferred echoics more quickly. Tacts emerged across conditions, while mands did not

The Psychological Record
4/27 Ardila-Sánchez, J.G. A Commentary on “Observing How Groups Shape Individual Behavior”: Scope, Precision and Scientific Aims. Psychol Rec (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-026-00679-y
(Open access) The author discusses Guerin’s model of behavioral systems

4/29 Garcia, Y. Editorial. Psychol Rec (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-026-00681-4
Introducing the first issue of 2026

Journal of Behavioral Education
4/27 Larsen, E., Caldarella, P., Wills, H. . et al. Improving Behavior in a Middle School Art Classroom using CW-FIT. J Behav Educ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-026-09628-9
(Open access) CW-FIT is essentially a version of the Good Behavior Game; when a middle-school art teacher implemented it in a classroom of 36 students, their on-task behaviors increased, despite the fact that the teacher’s fidelity was uneven

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Book publications

Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market

Upcoming:
Personal Narratives on the Behavior Analysis of Human Language and Cognition: Stories from Around the World, Harte et al. (Eds.) (Jul 2026)
WAVE Prosocial Assessment and Curriculum, Rehfeldt & Dixon (Pre-order)
Digital Technologies in Behavior Science: Theoretical and Practical Applications, Crone-Todd, Hantula, Layng (Eds.) (Pre-order Feb 25, 2026)
AIM Navigators, Dixon (Pre-order)
Promoting Language for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Verbal Behavior Guide for Practitioners, Vladescu & Kissamore (Eds.)
Navigating Ethics in Behavior Analysis: Dealing with Gray Areas, Carr

Recent:
2025
2024
2023

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Podcasts

ABA Inside Track
Peer Mediation (DUAL-DIAGNOSIS)

All Things Behavior
Guest Editorial: The Power of the Science of Behavior in Today’s Literacy Crisis with Shannon Hammond and Denise Ross

Functional Relations
#42 - The Status of Radical Behaviorism w/ Dr. Bill Ahearn

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Blogs

Generally these are produced by professionals

ABAI
The Molar View of Behavior
A guest post by William Baum

Conference Tips From and For Students of Behavior Analysis

Mickey Keenan Says There’s More To Science Than Being Right
Tom Critchfield introduces a video from Mickey Keenan about good dissemination

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Licensing & professional organizations

ASAN
What RFK Jr. said to Congress shows he doesn’t understand disability policy
Could easily cut two words from the end of this sentence

ASAN Alarmed by IACC Process Without Public Input

Reasons You Didn’t Realize You’re Autistic

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Business world

Autism services, behavioral health, etc.

12 new behavioral health study findings to know

“Nearly half of the U.S. states were found to meet 25% or less of their estimated mental health workforce needs, according to a March report from Inseparable. At least 14 states reported “catastrophic shortages” in their psychiatric hospitals, 17 reported such shortages in community mental health providers, and 13 in behavioral health crisis systems. Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa and Nebraska reported catastrophic shortages across all three.”

While there are implications that funding sources are finding ABA to be too expensive, perhaps more funding would attract more workers?

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Accidentally behavior analysis

A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis

‘Relentless’ focus on literacy undermines reading for pleasure, says report, The Guardian
The popular movement towards “whole language” reading – a technique which, overall, does not work – caused many children to be poor readers. When a person is bad at something, do they enjoy doing it? Paradoxically, the sentiment that children should enjoy reading before they can read results in poor teaching and a failure to enjoy reading.

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Continuing education

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Flashback

Beyond Freedom and Dignity in 1872

In the first issue of The Popular Science Monthly, an article by sociologist E.B. Tylor from May 1872 discusses the philosophy of M. Quetelet, a Belgian statistician. While the philosophy of a Belgian statistician from 1872 is bound to have some…problems, it seems that M. Quetelet was quite forward-thinking about human freedom: