Thomas E. Boyce, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Behavior Analysis
Director, Center for Behavioral Safety Research
Director, Center for Advanced Learning



Phone: (775) 784-6828 Ext: 2028
Office: Mack Social Science Room 409
Email: teboyce@unr.edu

Current Interests

Selected Recent Publications

Bumstead, A., Boyce, T.E., Roman, H.R., & Maglieri, K. (in press). Implementing behavior-based safety: An evaluation of cultural differences and data-based decisions in varied settings. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Houchins, N. & Boyce, T.E. (in press). Using feedback to increase safety among direct-care staff in the context of rules differing in specificity. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Berens, K.N., Boyce, T.E., Doney, J., & Berens N. (in press). Exploring the relations between fluent performance and learning outcomes: Technological Innovations in Precision Teaching. Journal of Precision Teaching and Celeration.

Boyce, T.E. (in press). Expanding the content of OBM: A case for establishing, not abandoning, our philosophical foundation. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Boyce, T.E. (2002). The power is in parsimony: A commentary on Goltz operant analysis of power interpretation of resistantce to change. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 22, 89-96.

Boyce, T. E., & Hineline, P.N. (2002). Interteaching: A strategy for enhancing the user-friendliness of behavioral arrangements in the college classroom. The Behavior Analyst, 25, 215-226.

Boyce, T. E., & Roman, H.R. (2002). Institutionalizing behavior-based safety: Theories concepts, and practical suggestions. The Behavior Analyst Today, 3, 76-82.

Boyce, T. E., & Geller, E. S. (2002). An instrumented vehicle assessment of problem behavior and friving style: Do young males take the most risks? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 34, 51-64.

Boyce, T. E., & Geller, E. S. (2002). Using the P.T. Barnum effect to teach critical thinking: Applications for a course in psychological research methods. Teaching of Psychology, 29, 316-318.

Bio

Thomas E. (Ted) Boyce, Ph.D. received his doctorate in applied experimental psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University under the direction of E. Scott Geller. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Behavioral Safety and Director of the Center for Advanced Learning at the University of Nevada, Reno. As part of two federally-funded research grants, Dr. Boyce has worked with a variety of industries including: American Electric Power, Coca-Cola Bottling, Domino´s Pizza, Federal Mogul, Hydro Aluminum, Lockheed Martin, Lubrizol, and the Omaha Public Power District. He has also consulted with the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, Virginia and Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, West Virginia Highway Safety Program, and the Federal Highway Administration. Recent work has included development and implementation of behavior-based safety for the mining industry, and development and evaluation of a behavior-based customer satisfaction rating system for service industries.

Dr. Boyce co-authored the report Searching for Safety Metrics, commissioned by the Monsanto Corporation, and a book chapter entitled A Process Blueprint: Timeline and Phases of Implementation (in Scott Geller´s Step by Step Methods to Improve Your Workplace (2nd ed.), Neenah, WI: J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.). Dr. Boyce also has published in prestigious academic journals, including Accident Analysis and Prevention, Environment and Behavior, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, and Journal of Safety Research.

As Director of UNR´s Center for Advanced Learning, Dr. Boyce has helped to build an active after school Precision Teaching program that serves 25-30 clients each academic semester, and in an active 8-week summer program. An 18-month grant from the Washoe County School District Title IX Indian Education program was completed in August of 2001 with excellent results. Various studies investigating issues related to improving the clinical practice and methodological rigor of Precision Teaching are on-going and provide a wealth of data. Several manuscripts are pending.

Dr. Boyce is a seasoned lecturer and public speaker, an active grant writer, and acknowledged expert in the application of behavioral science to prevent injury. He is President of the Behavioral Safety Network, Action Editor of the Behavioral Safety Section of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies website, Co-Editor of the International Journal of Behavioural Safety, and Consulting Editor with the Journal of Precision Teaching and Celeration. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association, international Association for Behavior Analysis, California Association for Behavior Analysis, and the Organizational Behavior Management Network. He was recently elected a full member of Sigma Xi, the scientific research honor society. In concert with the principles of applied behavioral science, Dr. Boyce´s endeavors are learning-based, but outcome oriented.