Expanding the role of behavior analysts

Authors

• Claudia Drossel, Eastern Michigan University
• Thomas J. Waltz, Eastern Michigan University
• Alexandros Maragakis, Eastern Michigan University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2021

Department/School

Psychology

Publication Title

Applications of Behavior Analysis in Healthcare and Beyond

Abstract

Our goal is to highlight the applicability, the implementation, and the utility of behavior analysis across a wide range of socially meaningful domains. While a relatively narrow specialization in neurodevelopmental disorders has become the norm, historically behavior analysts trained broadly and took experimental methods from the lab to health service settings and beyond. The following introduction pays homage to these beginnings and calls attention to the behavior analysts who held concurrent leadership positions within behavior analysis and psychological organizations from 1966 to 1975. Since then, the impact of behavior analysis has grown steadily.

Comments

C. Drossel, T. J. Waltz, and A. Maragakis are faculty members in EMU's Department of Psychology.

Recommended Citation

Drossel, C., Waltz, T. J., & Maragakis, A. (2021). Expanding the role of behavior analysts. In A. Maragakis, C. Drossel, & T. J. Waltz (Eds.), Applications of behavior analysis in healthcare and beyond (pp. 3–11). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57969-2_1