My lab group focuses on development of behavioral technologies to improve human performance in complex organizations. Research interests span a wide range of topics from fairly molecular analyses of individual behaviors in well-controlled environments to large-scale analyses of organizational behaviors in complex systems. A guiding principle is to develop viable behavioral technologies ready for transfer to users demanding tested solutions able to meet real world standards.

Technologies of interest include:

  • Instructional materials including interactive multi-media systems,
  • Incentive/reinforcement systems,
  • Data control technologies & decision-support tools.

Applications of interest include:

  • Occupational health and safety,
  • Entrepreneurial behaviors, 
  • Management/leadership behaviors, and
  • Sports & fitness.

Jared Chase

Joseph Dagen

Scholarly Interests

  • Organizational behavior management (OBM)
  • Performance Management
  • Behavioral Systems Analysis
  • Instructional Design
  • Personalized System of Instruction (PSI)
  • Feedback

 

Scholarly Interests

  • Organizational Performance
  • Sport Performance
  • Instructional Design
  • Philosophy of Science

Donny Newsome

 
Scholarly Interests
  • Mental retardation
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Organizational Behavior Management (OBM)
  • Relational Frame Theory
  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Instructional Design
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Alavosius, M. P., Adams, A.E., Ahern, D.K., & Follick, M.J. (2000). Behavioral Approaches to Organizational Safety. Chapter 15 in Austin, J. & Carr, J. (Eds.), Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis, Context Press, Reno,NV.
                                               
Alavosius, M.P., Wilk-Braksick, L., Daniels, A.C., Harshbarger, D., Houmanfar, R., & Zeilstra, J. (2002). The impact of terrorism on the US economy and business. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. 22 ,4 3-26.

Alavosius, M. P., Houmanfar, R., & Rodrigues, N.J., (2005). Unity of Purpose / Unity of Effort: Private-sector Prepardness in Times of Terror. Disaster Prevention and Management. November, 14/5. 666-680.

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Alavosius, M.P. (2003, May).  Discussant of the symposium “Determination and analysis of components essential to behavioral safety”. Presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA

Alavosius, M.P., Austin, J., DiClemente, D. (2003, May).  The paths are winding, stark and steep...there are miles to go before we sleep. Symposium paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA

Alavosius, M.P. (2003, May).  Designing BBS: Lasting solutions evolve. Address presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA

Alavosius, M.P. (2003, October). Expanding BBS solutions in order to create total organizational behavior management within an organization. Address presented at the Seventh Annual Behavioral Safety Now Conference, Reno, NV

Alavosius, M.P. (2004, January).  Expand OBM systems:  Organization, industry and market factors affecting BBS solutions. Invited address at the First Annual meeting of the Nevada Association for Behavior Analysis, Reno, NV.

Alavosius, M.P. (2004, May).  Towards a systems analysis of occupational health and safety. Address at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA

Alavosius, M.P. (2004, May).  Discussant of the symposium “Verbal networks in behavioral systems analysis”. Presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston, MA

Alavosius, M.P. (2004, September).  A citizen’s reaction to the 9/11 Commission Report. Invited address at the First Annual meeting of the Missouri Association for Behavior Analysis, St. Louis, MO.

Alavosius, M.P. (2005, January).  Unity of purpose/unity of effort:  A behavior analyst’s reaction to the 9/11 Commission Report. Invited address at the 10th meeting of the FABA/OBM Network, Sarasota, FL.

Manes, B., Puertos, G., & Alavosius, M.P. (January, 2005).  Let there be more light:  Analysis of occupational health and safety in large-scale settings. Poster presentation at the 10th meeting of the FABA/OBM Network, Sarasota, FL.

Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May).  Chairperson of the invited symposium “Cambridge Center Symposium:  Unity of Purpose, Unity of Effort:  Collective response to the 9/11 Commission Report”. Presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May).  Life in wartime:  Organizational behavior management, systems analysis, private sector preparedness. Invited symposium paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May).  Chairperson of the symposium “Applications and analyses of emerging information technologies for systemic change ”. Presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Porritt, M.L, Poling, A.D., & Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May). Behavior change via the internet.  Symposium paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Puertos, G.M., Manes, B.J, & Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May). Enabling communications with geographically dispersed organizations using customized media.  Symposium paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Crowley_Koch, B.J., Sigurdsson, S., & Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May). Interactive media to train work safety practices in dining services.  Symposium paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Manes, B.J, Puertos, G.M., & Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May). Multimedia program design for the 21st century:  A CD-Rom based distance learning system for conference volunteers.  Symposium paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Manes, B.J, Puertos, G.M., & Alavosius, M.P. (2005, May).Having tidied up, patterns reveal:  Analysis of occupational health and safety in complex settings.  Symposium paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

Alavosius, M.P. (2005, August). Life in terror: Effective behavior in the context of organizations, systems, culture and preparedness for ambiguity and terror.  Invited symposium paper presented at the Brazilian Association for Behavior Analysis, Campinas, Brazil.

For further information please contact us at:

Mark P. Alavosius, Ph.D.
Behavior Analysis Program
Psychology Department
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557

Office: (775) 682-8688
Fax: (775) 784-1126
Email: MAlavosius@aol.com 

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