Interests
Discrimination learning
Instructional design and emergent performances
Preference and reinforcement
Stimulus control
Stimulus equivalence
Functional analysis and treatment of challenging behavior
Courses Taught
PSY-504-01 Autism and Related Disabilities
PSY 506-41 Evidence-Based Teaching
Publications
Book Chapters
Johnson, C. (In press). Choice and preference assessments. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Handbook of ABA for Children with Autism: Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment. Springer Nature.
Johnson, C., & Graff, R. B. (2023). Stimulus preference assessments. In J. L. Matson (Ed.) Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis: Integrating Research into Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19964-6_21
Journal Articles
Looi, I. & Johnson, C. (2022). Examining the effects of behavioral skills training on social praise delivery in Malaysian classrooms. Journal of International Special Needs Education, 25(2), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.9782/JISNE-D-20-00055
Johnson, C., Iversen, I., Kenyon, P, Holth, P., & de Souza, D. (2020). Murray Sidman: A life of giving. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(3),1290-1298. https://doi.org.wne.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/jaba.718
Castelluccio, N. T., & Johnson, C. (2019). Using stimulus preference assessments to identify preferred break environments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52, 772-787.
Johnson, C., Meleshkevich, O., & Dube, W. V. (2014), Merging separately established stimulus classes with outcome-specific reinforcement. Journal of the Experimental Analysis Behavior, 101, 38-50. doi: 10.1002/jeab.61
Dickson, C. A., MacDonald, R. P. F., Mansfield, R., Guilhardi, P., Johnson, C., & Ahearn, W. H. (2013). Social Validation of the New England Center for Children-Core Skills Assessment. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013, 10.1007/s10803-013-1852-5.
Steinhilber, J., & Johnson, C. (2007). The effects of brief and extended stimulus availability on preference. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 767-772.
Dudley, L.L., Johnson, C., & Barnes, R.S. (2002). Decreasing rumination using a starchy food satiation procedure. Behavioral Interventions, 17, 21-29.
Johnson, C., & Sidman, M. (1993). Conditional discrimination and equivalence relations: Control by negative stimuli. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 59, 333-347.