Dr. Ghezzi's past and present research and scholarship is diverse, ranging from laboratory, quasi-laboratory and naturalistic studies in operant and respondent conditioning with humans and nonhumans to improving services and learning outcomes for young children with developmental disabilities.  Although the latter area constitutes the bulk of his current interests, they are not restricted to it.

Michele Bishop

Ken MacAleese

Scholarly Interests

  • Early intervention
  • Operant variability
  • Creativity
  • Social behavior

Scholarly Interests

  • Assessment & treatment of autism spectrum disorders
  • Assessment & treatment of pediatric feeding disorders
  • Behavioral pediatrics
  • Parent & teacher training
  • Child social behavior
  • Terminological issues in behavior analysis
Alicia MacAleese Valerie Rogers

Scholarly Interests

  • Severe behavior problems
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Parent & teacher training
  • Autism
  • Precision teaching & direct instruction
  • Assessment & intervention
  • Self-control

Scholarly Interests

  • Autism
  • Operant variability
  • Staff training
  • Self-control
  • Aberrant behaviors
  • Parent training
  • Extinction
Jennifer Castellanos Kendra Rickard

Scholarly Interests

  • Children with autism
  • Children developmental disabilities
  • Child behavior problems
  • Parent training
  • Behavior analysis in special education & typical classrooms
  • Teacher training
  • Self-management skills

Scholarly Interests

  • Precision Teaching
  • Problem Solving
  • Emergent relations
  • Behavioral analysis of the writing process
  • Variability
  • Measurement
Maria Stevenson Kerri Kaelin
Scholarly Interests
  • Precision Teaching
  • Behavior Analysis and Problem Behavior
  • Functional Behavior Assessments/Functional Analysis
  • Behavior Analysis in Autism
    Developmental Disabilities and Delays with Children
    Behavior Analysis and Education
  • Behavior Analysis and Health

Scholarly Interests

  • Behavioral education
  • Precision teaching
  • Direct instruction
  • Curriculum based measurement
  • Health (diet & exercise from a behavioral perspective)
  • Relational frame theory
Molly L. Day Daniel Sutich

Scholarly Interests

  • Children with autism
  • Verbal behavior
  • Incidental teaching
  • Staff training

Scholarly Interests

  • Early intervention
  • Parent and teacher training
  • Incentive systems
  • Gambling
  • Social skills training
  • Antecedent interventions
Molly Halligan    

Scholarly Interests

  • Autism
  • Precision teaching
  • Developmental disabilities
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Ghezzi, P. M.  (in press.)  Discrete trials teaching. Psychology in Schools.

Tarbox, R. S. F., Tarbox, J., Ghezzi, P. M., Wallace, M. D., & Yoo, H. J.  (in press).  The effects of blocking mouthing of leisure items on their effectivness as reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Ghezzi, P. M., & Bishop, M. R.  (in press).  Generalized behavior change in young children with autism.  In J. K. Luiselli, D. C. Russo, & W. P. Christain (Eds.), Effective practices for children with autism: Educational and behavior support interventions that work. New York: Oxford University Press.

Tarbox, R. S. F., Tarbox, J., Ghezzi, P. M., Wallace, M.. D., & Yoo, H. J.  (in press).  The effects of mouthing leisure items on their effectiveness as reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Tarbox, R. S. F., Ghezzi, P. M., & Wilson, G.  (2006).  The effects of token reinforcement on attending in a young child with autism.  Behavioral Interventions, 21, 155-164.

Pattee, C., Von Berg, S., & Ghezzi, P. M. (2006).  Effects of alternative communication on the communicative effectiveness of an individual with a progressive language disorder. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 29, 151-153.

Ghezzi, P. M., Wilson, G. R., & Porter, J. (2006).  The near-miss effect in simulated slot machine play.  In P. M. Ghezzi, C. A. Lyons, M. A. Dixon, & G. R. Wilson (Eds.), Gambling: Behavior theory, research, and application (pp. 155-170).  Reno, NV: Context Press.

Porter, J., & Ghezzi, P. M.  (2006).  Theories of gambling.  In P. M. Ghezzi, C. A. Lyons, M. A. Dixon, & G. R. Wilson (Eds.),  Gambling:  Behavior theory, research, and application (pp. 19-43).  Reno, NV: Context Press.

Ghezzi, P. M., Lyons, C. A., Dixon, M. A., & Wilson, G. R.  (2006).  Gambling: Behavior theory, research, and application.  Reno, NV: Context Press.

Williams, W.L., Ghezzi, P.M., & Burkholder, E. (2003).  Developmental disabilities and mental retardation.  In W. O'Donohue, D.R. Laws, & C.R. Hollin (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (pp. 489-509).  Burlington, MA: Academic Press.

Najdowski, A.C., Wallace, M.D., Doney, J.K., & Ghezzi, P.M.  (2003).  Parental assessment and treatment of food selectivity in natural settings.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 383-386.

Ghezzi, P.M., Wilson, G. R., Tarbox, R.S F., & MacAleese, K.R.  (2003). Token economy. In W. O’Donohue, J. E. Fisher, & S. C. Hayes (Eds.), Cognitive behavior therapy: Applying empirically supported techniques in your practice (pp. 436-441). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Fox, E.J., & Ghezzi, P.M.  (2003). Effects of computer-assisted fluency training on concept formation.  Journal of Behavioral Education, 12, 1-21.

For further information please contact us at:

Patrick M. Ghezzi
Department of Psychology / 296
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
USA

Phone #: (775) 682-8687
Fax #: (775) 784-1126
Email: ghezzi@unr.nevada.edu

 

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