Thanks to the COVID pandemic, research with human subjects ground to a halt. It just wasn't safe to work with the public in the usual...

In March 2020, the world changed. At that point, I was ready to start a new study, working with a local ABA clinic. Then everything got...

I am a big fan of using technology, particularly handheld, in my research and practice. Why? As we all know, technology has become so...

I'm going to start uploading some documents to the new Educational Resources page on this site. I need to pare down the size of a couple...

I’ve changed the site a bit now that I have some time. The semester is over, and I’m done with grading. All that is left is some data...

I have been REALLY bad about maintaining this blog and website. I mean, REALLY BAD. So, let’s take a few minutes to get caught up. My...

Teaching math is a series of progressions in many different ways. You don’t just jump from identifying your numbers to calculus. Even Sir...

During my time as a doctoral student, I shifted my research away from functional living skills to academic skills for learners with more...

A friend of mine on Facebook posted this video example in an ABA page and I thought it was a great way to showcase how powerful the...

Or The Name-Dropping Episode

One of the concepts of behavior analysis that I consistently see students struggle with mastering is an explanatory fiction. On the...

It’s that time of year when everyone makes resolutions to be better people or to change some aspect of themselves. And we all know how...

I just finished my first semester as faculty in the ABA master’s program at Ball State University. Literally, I just finished grading...

I just had a great time at the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis annual conference. For the first time in several years, I wasn’t...

It really doesn’t take that long to write a blog post, right? Just jot down some thoughts into a few paragraphs. Try to sound coherent....

I am now pretty much moved and settled into our new place and ready to start my new gig as an assistant professor of ABA. When I started...

In the ABA world, negative reinforcement is defined as the removal of a stimulus that increases the future probability of a behavior...

So, after having this webpage for about a year now, I've decided that I really need to do something with it. I started it as a way to...