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My research interests include functional analysis of
problem behavior in academic and residential settings; basic
behavioral processes maintaining desirable and undesirable
behavior, such as schedules of reinforcement, stimulus
control, and establishing operations; behavioral treatment of
problem behavior based on concurrent schedules of
reinforcement as well as antecedent stimuli; and analysis of
academic performance of students with behavior problems.
See "When the 'best
way' doesn't work."
Selected research grants and awards funded (last 5
years)
“Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Behavior Problems”
funded by U.S. Department of Education ($1,000,000) 10/04-10/08 MN
PI at Minnesota site (Multi-site grant with Vanderbilt and Virginia
Commonwealth University). Collaborators: Symons (MN), Wehby
(Vanderbilt), and Sutherland (VCU)
“The Influence of Social Context on Early Aggression” funded by
the National Institute of Mental Health ($50,000) Principal
Investigator 10/03-10/05
Selected publications
Lee, R., McComas, J., & Jawar, J. (2002). The effects of
differential reinforcement on varied verbal responding by individuals with
autism to social questions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 35,
391-402.
McComas, J. J., Goddard, C., & Hoch, H. (2002).
The effects of leisure activities during academic work breaks on
task engagement and negatively reinforced destructive behavior.
Education and Treatment of Children, 25, 103-112.
Hoch, H., McComas, J. J., Thompson, A. L., &
Paone, D. (2002). Concurrent reinforcement schedules: Behavior
change and maintenance without extinction. Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis, 35, 155-169.
Hoch, H., McComas, J. J., Johnson, L. A.,
Faranda, N., & Guenther, S. L. (2002). The effects of magnitude and
quality of reinforcement on choice responding during play
activities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 35, 171-
181.
Symons, F. J., Hoch, J., Dahl, N., & McComas, J.
J. (2003). Sequential and matching analyses of adaptive and aberrant
behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 267-270.
McComas, J. J., Thompson, A., & Johnson, L.A.
(2003). The effects of presession attention on problem behavior
maintained by different reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior
Analysis, 36, 297-307.
Murphy, E. S., McSweeney, F. K., Smith, R. G., &
McComas, J. J. (2003). Dynamic changes in reinforcer effectiveness:
Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications for applied
research. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 421-438.
Johnson, L., McComas, J. J., Thompson, A., &
Symons, F. J. (2004). Obtained versus programmed reinforcement:
Practical considerations in the treatment of escape-reinforced
aggression. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37,
239-242.
McComas, J. J., Johnson, L., & Symons, F. J.
(2005) Teacher and peer responsivity to pro-social behavior of high
aggressors in preschool. Educational Psychology, 25, 223 -
232.
Complete
vitae [.pdf]
December 2005
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