James E. Carr, Ph.D., BCBA 
  Associate Professor
   Department of Psychology
   Auburn University
 


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Educational Background

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

1996    Ph.D. in Psychology (Cognitive & Behavioral Science)
            Advisor: Jon S. Bailey, Ph.D.

1995     M.S. in Psychology (Cognitive & Behavioral Science)
             Advisor: Jon S. Bailey, Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA

1991    B.A. in Psychology
            Advisor: Iver H. Iver sen, Ph.D.

Professional Interests


Developmental Disabilities
 Other Interests
Functional assessment & treatment of problem behavior
 Verbal behavior
Reinforcer identification
 Assessment & treatment of tic disorders
Skill acquisition
 Basic behavioral processes
Intensive behavioral treatment of autism Behavior-analytic research methods


Professional Certification

  - BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST (Certification # 1-01-0604)

 

Recent Publications


ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

Carr, J. E., & Fox, E. J.  Using video technology to disseminate behavioral procedures: A review of Functional analysis: A guide for understanding challenging behavior (DVD).  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Daly, E. J., Wells, N. J., Swanger-Gagne, M. S., Carr, J. E., Kunz, G. M., & Taylor, A. M.  Evaluation of the multiple-stimulus without replacement stimulus preference assessment method with students with behavior disorders using activities as stimulus events.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 

Esch, B. E., Carr, J. E., & Grow, L. L.  Evaluation of an enhanced stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure to increase early vocalizations of children with autism.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 

Grow, L. L., Carr, J. E., Gunby, K. V., Charania, S. M., Gonsalves, L., Ktaech, I. A., & Kisamore, A. N.  An evaluation of the effects of treatment integrity failures on acquisition during instruction using the system of least prompts with children with autism.  Journal of Behavioral Education.

Grow, L. L., Carr, J. E., & LeBlanc, L. A.  Treatments for attention-maintained problem behavior:  Empirical support and clinical recommendations.  Journal of Evidence-Based Practices for Schools. 

Gunby, K. V., Carr, J. E., & LeBlanc, L. A.  Teaching abduction prevention skills to children with autism.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Heinicke, M. R., Carr, J. E., & Mozzoni, M. P.  Using differential reinforcement to decrease academic response latencies of an adolescent with acquired brain injury.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Karsten, A. M., & Carr, J. E.  The effects of differential reinforcement of unprompted responding on the skill acquisition of children with autism.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

LeBlanc, L. A., Gravina, N., & Carr, J. E.  Training issues unique to autism spectrum disorders.  In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Practitioner’s guide to applied behavior analysis for children with autism spectrum disorders.  New York:  Springer.

Lechago, S. A., Carr, J. E., Grow, L. L., Love, J. R., & Almason, S. M.  Mands for information generalize across establishing operations.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 

Love, J. R., Carr, J. E., Almason, S. M., & Petursdottir, A. I.  Early and intensive behavioral intervention for autism:  A survey of clinical practices.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Love, J. R., Carr, J. E., & LeBlanc, L. A.  Functional assessment of problem behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders: A summary of 32 outpatient cases.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Shabani, D. B., Carr, J. E., & Petursdottir, A. I.  A laboratory model for studying response-class hierarchies.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
2009

Carr, J. E., LeBlanc, L. A., & Love, J. R.  (2009).  Experimental functional analysis of problem behavior.  In W. T. O’Donohue & J. E. Fisher (Eds.), Cognitive behavior therapy:  Applying empirically supported techniques in your practice (2nd ed.) (pp. 211-221).  Hoboken, NJ:  Wiley.

Cummings, A. R., & Carr, J. E.  (2009).  Evaluating progress in behavioral programs for children with autism spectrum disorders via continuous and discontinuous measurement.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42. 

Severtson, J. M., Carr, J. E., & Lepper, T. L.  (2009).  Noncontingent reinforcement is an empirically supported treatment for problem behavior exhibited by individuals with developmental disabilities.  Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30, 44-57.

2008

Karsten, A. M., & Carr, J. E.  (2008).  Behavioral contributions to Teaching of Psychology:  An annotated bibliography.  The Behavior Analyst, 31, 23-37.

Lechago, S. A., & Carr, J. E.  (2008).  Recommendations for reporting independent variables in outcome studies of early and intensive behavioral intervention for autism.  Behavior Modification, 32, 489-503.

Miguel, C. F., Petursdottir, A. I., Carr, J. E., & Michael, J.  (2008).  The role of naming in stimulus categorization by preschool children.  Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 89, 383-405.

Petursdottir, A. I., Carr, J. E., Lechago, S. A., & Almason, S. M.  (2008).  An evaluation of intraverbal training and listener training for teaching categorization skills.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 53-68.

Woods, D. W., Himle, M. B., Miltenberger, R. G., Carr, J. E., Osmon, D. C., Karsten, A. M., Jostad, C., & Bosch, A.  (2008).  Durability, negative impact, and neuropsychological predictors of tic suppression in children with chronic tic disorder.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 237-245.

2007
Carr, J. E., & LeBlanc, L. A.  (2007).  Autism spectrum disorders in early childhood:  An overview for practicing physicians.  Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 34, 343-359.

Dillon, C. M., & Carr, J. E.  (2007).  Assessing indices of happiness and unhappiness in individuals with developmental disabilities: A review.  Behavioral Interventions, 22, 229-244.

Potoczak, K., Carr, J. E., & Michael, J.  (2007).  The effects of consequence manipulation during functional analysis of problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 719-724.

Stewart, K. K., Carr, J. E., Brandt, C. W., & McHenry, M. M.  (2007).  An evaluation of the conservative dual-criterion method for teaching university students to visually inspect AB-design graphs.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 713-718.
Stewart, K. K., Carr, J. E., & LeBlanc, L. A.  (2007).  Evaluation of family-implemented behavioral skills training for teaching social skills to a child with Asperger’s Disorder.  Clinical Case Studies, 6, 252-262.


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James E. Carr, Ph.D., BCBA
Department of Psychology
226 Thach Hall
Auburn University, AL  36849-5214
334.844.6482 (phone)
334.844.4447 (fax)
carr@auburn.edu


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