Behavior Analysis in Practice- The Podcast

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Behavior Analysis in Practice- The Podcast (BAPcast) is a podcast focused on narrowing the research-practice gap and demystifying the research process. Each episode explores a different topic in behavior analysis/applied behavior analysis (ABA) by interviewing authors of recent papers published in the journal Behavior Analysis in Practice.

  1. Oct 26

    All Things Behavior Re-Release: Social Validity and Contemporary Applied Behavior Analysis with Tim Vollmer and Janae' Pendergrass

    Thanks for tuning in to hear our conversation with Tim Vollmer and Janae' Pendergrass about their paper, "Social Validity and Contemporary Applied Behavior Analysis", published in Perspectives on Behavior Science.  If you liked this episode, check out All Things Behavior on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or search "All Things Behavior" wherever you get your podcasts.    Show Notes Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/allthingsbehaviorpodcast Acknowledgments Host: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Co-host and Executive Producer: Megan Ellsworth, M.S., BCBA https://salve.edu/our-mission/faculty-staff-directory/megan-ellsworth Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Music My Oasis by raspberrymusic (Vladislav Kurnikov) https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZYRMFkdPfK4prEJu5hcgR That Elegant Chill Vibe by Pulse Sound https://audiojungle.net/user/pulse_sound/portfolio Link to Article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40614-025-00452-6 Links from Talk Sen and colleagues’ “Issues of Consent and Assent in Pediatric Neurosurgery”: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00381-020-04907-w Allen and colleagues’ “Neurodiversity-affirming Applied Behavior Analysis”: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-69171-001 Bhattacharya and colleages’ “Experiencing Independence: Perspectives from Autistic Adults”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40178784/ Burney and colleagues’ “Rethinking the Place of Qualitative Methods in Behavior Analysis”: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40614-022-00362-x Morris and colleagues’ “Participant Assent in Behavior Analysis: Considerations for Participants with Autism and Developmental Disabilities”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jaba.859 Morris and colleagues’ “Toward a Further Understanding of Assent”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jaba.1063

  2. Oct 5

    All Things Behavior Re-Release: The Status of Radical Behaviorism with Jim Johnston and Bill Ahearn

    Thanks for tuning in to hear our conversation with Jim Johnston and Bill Ahearn about their paper, "The Status of Radical Behaviorism", published in Perspectives on Behavior Science.  If you liked this episode, check out All Things Behavior on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or search "All Things Behavior" wherever you get your podcasts.    Show Notes Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/allthingsbehaviorpodcast Acknowledgments Host: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Co-host and Executive Producer: Megan Ellsworth, M.S., BCBA,LBA https://salve.edu/our-mission/faculty-staff-directory/megan-ellsworth Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Music My Oasis by raspberrymusic (Vladislav Kurnikov) https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZYRMFkdPfK4prEJu5hcgR That Elegant Chill Vibe by Pulse Sound https://audiojungle.net/user/pulse_sound/portfolio Link to Article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40614-026-00495-3 Links from Talk Hank Schlinger and Matt Norman's "Radical Behaviorism: A Primer for the Professional and the Person": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40614-026-00504-5?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nonoa_20260506&utm_content=10.1007/s40614-026-00504-5 Jim Johnston's Talking About Behavior: https://talkingaboutbehavior.com/  Dave Palmer's "A Behavioral Interpretation of Memory": https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232602125_A_behavioral_interpretation_of_memory

  3. Sep 21

    All Things Behavior Re-Release: A Discussion of ABAI's Response to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal with Alice Shillingsburg, Julie Kornack and Gordon Bourland

    Thanks for tuning in to hear our conversation with Alice Shillingsburg, Julie Kornack and Gordon Bourland about ABAI's letter to the editors of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal discussing recent media coverage of ABA service delivery and billing practices. If you liked this episode, check out All Things Behavior on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or search "All Things Behavior" wherever you get your podcasts.  Show Notes Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/allthingsbehaviorpodcast Acknowledgments Host: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Co-host and Executive Producer: Megan Ellsworth, M.S., BCBA,LBA https://salve.edu/our-mission/faculty-staff-directory/megan-ellsworth Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Music My Oasis by raspberrymusic (Vladislav Kurnikov) https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZYRMFkdPfK4prEJu5hcgR That Elegant Chill Vibe by Pulse Sound https://audiojungle.net/user/pulse_sound/portfolio Link to Letter https://media.abainternational.org/BestPractices/Letter%20to%20editors.pdf

  4. 08/18/2025

    Farewell and New Beginnings

    Check out this episode to hear our send-off, thanks, and excitement about a new podcast.

  5. 08/11/2025

    S8E14: A Tutorial on Indicating Responses and Their Importance in Mand Training with Sarah Frampton and Judah Axe

    Sarah Frampton and Judah Axe join us to talk about their paper, A Tutorial on Indicating Responses and Their Importance in Mand Training.   Show Notes   Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/BApractice Acknowledgments Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Assistant Productors Megan Ellsworth Jesse Perrin Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Behavior Analysis in Practice Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx Music Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude http://www.newlatitudemusic.com Link to Article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40617-024-00965-7     References   Ampuero, M. E., Fowler, M. R., & Sheppard, M. (2025). Training caregivers to teach communication skills to their child diagnosed with autism using behavioral skills training: An assessment of booster trainings. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 25(1), 14–34. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000301

  6. 08/04/2025

    S8E13: A Survey of Why and How Clinicians Change Reinforcers during Teaching Sessions with Samuel Morris and Daniel Conine

    Samuel Morris and Daniel Conine join us to talk about their paper, A Survey of Why and How Clinicians Change Reinforcers during Teaching Sessions.   Show Notes   Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/BApractice Acknowledgments Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Assistant Productors Megan Ellsworth Jesse Perrin Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Behavior Analysis in Practice Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx Music Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude http://www.newlatitudemusic.com Link to Article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40617-023-00847-4   References   degli Espinosa, F., & Hackenberg, T. D. (2024). Token economies: Evidence‐based recommendations for practitioners. Behavioral Interventions, Article e2051. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.2051   Frampton, S. E., Axe, J. B., Davis, C. R., Meleshkevich, O., & Li, M.-H. (2024). A tutorial on indicating responses and their importance in mand training. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 17(4), 1238–1249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00965-7   Graff, R. B., & Karsten, A. M. (2012). Assessing preferences of individuals with developmental disabilities: a survey of current practices. Behavior analysis in practice, 5(2), 37–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391822   Kim, J. Y., Morris, C., Ellsworth, M. E., Liu, X., & Seacord, N. F. (2025). Choice versus no choice: Practical considerations for increasing choices. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 58(1), 100–117. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.2920   Shahan, T. A. (2017). Moving beyond reinforcement and response strength. The Behavior Analyst, 40(1), 107–121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-017-0092-y   Shireman, M.L., Lerman, D.C. and Hillman, C.B. (2016), Teaching social play skills to adults and children with autism as an approach to building rapport. Jnl of Applied Behav Analysis, 49: 512-531. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.299

  7. 07/28/2025

    S8E12: #ExploratoryAnalysisOfSentimentTowardABAonTwitter with Albert Malkin and Priscilla Riosa

    Albert Malkin and Priscilla Riosa join us to talk about their paper,  #ExploratoryAnalysisOfSentimentTowardABAonTwitter.   Show Notes   Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/BApractice Acknowledgments Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Assistant Productors Megan Ellsworth Jesse Perrin Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Behavior Analysis in Practice Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx Music Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude http://www.newlatitudemusic.com Link to Article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40617-024-00929-x   References   Burney, V., Arnold-Saritepe, A. & McCann, C.M. Rethinking the Place of Qualitative Methods in Behavior Analysis. Perspect Behav Sci 46, 185–200 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00362-x   Burney, V., Arnold-Saritepe, A. & McCann, C.M. How Can Qualitative Methods Be Applied to Behavior Analytic Research: A Discussion and Suggestions for Implementation. Behav Analysis Practice 17, 431–441 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00917-1   Houston, We Have a Narrative by Randy Olson: https://www.amazon.com/Houston-We-Have-Narrative-Science/dp/022627084X   Call for papers in Behavior and Social Issues: https://link.springer.com/journal/42822/updates/27724662

  8. 07/21/2025

    S8E11: The State of Teaching Philosophy in Behavior Analysis Training Programs with Bethany Contreras and Matthew Lewon

    Bethany Contreras and Matthew Lewon join us to talk about their paper, The State of Teaching Philosophy in Behavior Analysis Training Programs.   Show Notes   Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/BApractice Acknowledgments Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Assistant Productors Megan Ellsworth Jesse Perrin Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Behavior Analysis in Practice Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx Music Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude http://www.newlatitudemusic.com Link to Article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40617-023-00889-8     References   Day, W. F., Jr. (1998). The historical antecedents of contemporary behaviorism. In R. W. Rieber & K. Salzinger (Eds.), Psychology: Theoretical-historical perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 301–352). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/10276-012   Neuringer A. (1991). Humble behaviorism. The Behavior analyst, 14(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392543      Kirby, M. S., Spencer, T. D., & Spiker, S. T. (2022). Humble Behaviorism Redux. Behavior and social issues, 31(1), 133–158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-022-00092-4   Interbehaviorism: A Comprehensive Guide to the Foundations of Kantor's Theory and Its Applications for Modern Behavior Analysis by Linda Hayes and Mitch Fryling: https://www.amazon.com/Interbehaviorism-Comprehensive-Foundations-Applications-Behavior-ebook/dp/B08WHD5RBZ   Logic of Modern Science by J.R. Kantor: https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Modern-Science-J-Kantor/dp/0911188401     Understanding Behaviorism by William Baum: https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Behaviorism-Behavior-Culture-Evolution/dp/140511262X

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Behavior Analysis in Practice- The Podcast (BAPcast) is a podcast focused on narrowing the research-practice gap and demystifying the research process. Each episode explores a different topic in behavior analysis/applied behavior analysis (ABA) by interviewing authors of recent papers published in the journal Behavior Analysis in Practice.

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