Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis
From Laboratory to Clinic and Classroom
- 1st Edition - November 6, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: David J. Cox, Noor Syed, Matthew T. Brodhead, Shawn P Quigley
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 9 6 9 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 9 7 0 - 9
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Request a sales quoteThe behavior analytic research community emphasizes within-subject research methodologies to study relations between individual behavior and the environment. This is unique as behavior analytic practitioners can then replicate directly the research they read when determining whether a research finding applies to the clients with whom they work. Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis: From Laboratory to Clinic and Classroom is a reference guide for behavior analysts who conduct, supervise, or consume research specific to behavior analysis. This book is sequenced to follow the natural research process, beginning with an introduction to the history of research ethics that led to modern principles and values of scientific research ethics. The reader is taken through sequential steps from obtaining resources to support a research project through participant recruitment, conducting the study, communicating results, and supporting replication. Each chapter incorporates critical and under-discussed topics unique to research ethics in behavior analysis such as diversity, equity, and inclusion in the research process; balancing methodological rigor with clinical outcomes; aligning research and clinical goals; assessing generalization of research findings; the gray lines of assent and consent for intervention versus research; identifying and obtaining resources to support research; conflicts of interest; using technology and social media; and ethically handling data.
- Incorporates critical and under-discussed topics unique to research ethics in behavior analysis
- Reviews how to use technology and social media within your research
- Explains various approaches to communicating both negative and positive results
- Explores the gray lines of assent and consent for intervention versus research
- Written specifically for behavior analysts who conduct, supervise, or consume research specific to behavior analysis
students and professors associated with graduate coursework in behavior analysis
practitioners and administrative personnel in clinical agencies conducting applied research in behavior analysis
practitioners and administrative personnel in clinical agencies conducting applied research in behavior analysis
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. From Fuller to Fawcett: a human rights history of research ethics in behavior analysis∗
- Introduction: our growing understanding of research ethics
- Timelines of protections and the development of a science of behavior change
- Exploitation for knowledge
- Knowledge seeking with protections
- Collaborative knowledge seeking for well-being
- Shifting perspectives: context, epistemology, ontology, and axiology
- Conclusion: advancing our understanding of research ethics
- Chapter 2. Ethical principles and values guiding modern scientific research
- On terms and functions
- Principles and values of modern research ethics
- Paradigms of research oversight and decision-making
- The functional application of ethical principles and values to guide research
- Future directions
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in research
- Equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in research
- EDIA and evidenced-based practice
- Ethical decision-making to incorporate EDIA considerations during the research process
- Barriers to becoming researchers and published authors: analysis through an EDIA lens
- Conclusion and self-assessment guiding questions
- Chapter 4. On staying open: thoughts on the ethics of seeking funding for basic behavioral research
- On the danger of ethical codes
- A different path
- Utilitarian ethics
- Applying utilitarian ethics to supporting basic research
- Summation and summary
- Chapter 5. Obtaining resources to support research in applied clinical settings
- Identifying resources to conduct applied research
- Practice recommendations
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6. Subject recruitment, consent, and assent
- Introduction
- Human subjects recruitment
- Informed consent and assent
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7. Ethical considerations with balancing clinical effectiveness with research design
- Evaluating effectiveness in research and clinical practice
- Recruitment and retention
- Considerations of single-case designs for research and clinical practice
- Protocol deviations due to clinical need
- Participant safety
- Billing practices
- Concluding comments
- Chapter 8. Conducting research in applied settings: Aligning research and applied goals
- Conducting research in applied settings: aligning research with applied goals
- Ethics of conducting research in applied settings: general principles and specific codes
- Chapter 9. Data handling: ethical principles, guidelines, and recommended practices
- Legal and regulatory landscape of data handling
- Types of data in behavior analysis
- Data collection
- Data validation
- Data analysis and dissemination
- Conclusions
- Appendix
- Chapter 10. Ethically Communicating Research Findings
- Introduction
- Review of pertinent literature
- Synthesis of literature and implications
- Practice recommendations
- Research direction
- Chapter 11. Supporting the replication of your research
- The replication crisis
- Replication and single-case experimental research
- Increasing transparency of single-case experimental research
- Generating and reinforcing a culture of openness
- Conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 6, 2022
- No. of pages (Paperback): 288
- No. of pages (eBook): 288
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323909693
- eBook ISBN: 9780323909709
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David J. Cox
David J. Cox, Ph.D., M.S.B., BCBA-D currently works as the VP of Data Science at RethinkFirst and is faculty at the Institute for Applied Behavioral Science at Endicott College. Dr. Cox has earned a M.S. in Bioethics from Union Graduate College; a PhD in behavior analysis from the University of Florida; a post-doctoral fellowship at the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and a post-doctoral fellowship at Insight! Data Science. Since 2014, Dr. Cox’s research and applied work has focused on how to effectively leverage technology, quantitative modeling, and artificial intelligence to ethically optimize behavioral health outcomes and clinical decision-making. Based on his individual and collaborative work, he has published 50+ peer-reviewed articles, three books, and 150+ presentations at scientific conferences.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief Data Officer, Behavioral Health Center of Excellence and Faculty of Behavior Analysis, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, USANS
Noor Syed
Dr. Noor Syed (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Applied Behavior Analysis, Clinical Coordinator, and founding Director of the Center for Autism Advocacy: Research, Education, and Services (CAARES) with SUNY Empire State College. She has recently been named the Turben Director of Autism Advocacy. The Center’s primary initiative is to help SUNY Empire become a fully inclusive and supportive college for those who identify as neurodiverse through a multi-tiered system of support framework. In addition, Dr. Syed coordinates a Masters of Science program in ABA through SUNY Empire. She is the Director of Anderson Center International, an organization dedicated to building compassionate, sustainable resources for evidenced-based practices globally, an Adjunct Doctoral Advisor in ABA with Endicott College, and a certified general and special education teacher. Dr. Syed also serves on the ABA Ethics Hotline. Her interests lie in compassionate care, cultural humility, and social justice through an analysis of equity, diversity, and inclusion. She received her undergraduate degree in ABA under Dr. Raymond G. Romanczyk in the Institute for Child Development at Binghamton University and completed her PhD in ABA with Dr. R. Douglas Greer at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Affiliations and expertise
SUNY Empire State College, Anderson Center International, Endicott College, PA, USAMB
Matthew T. Brodhead
Matthew T. Brodhead, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University. Like many before him, his interests in behavior analysis and autism began at Croyden Avenue School in Kalamazoo, MI. Raised in Harbor Springs, Michigan, United States, he has an undying passion for spending time in the great outdoors. When he can’t get outside, he enjoys listening to and playing music, and in a previous life, he used to tour with a funk bank. You can learn more about his work by visiting his Web site, www.mattbrodhead.com.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, USASQ
Shawn P Quigley
Shawn Quigley is the Chief Operating Office for Melmark. Dr. Quigley received his Master’s in Education at Idaho State University and then went on to Western Michigan University where he completed his Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis. Prior to joining the Melmark team, he completed a post-doctoral psychology fellowship with the University of New Mexico Medical Group. He stayed with University of New Mexico Medical Group as a manager of behavior services, working to increase access to behavior analytic providers, supporting advocacy groups, and developing state regulatory guidelines for service delivery. Dr. Quigley has worked as a direct support professional, behavior analyst, trainer, and administrator providing services in homes, schools, residential and community settings. These experiences provided a strong foundation for understanding service development, regulatory requirements, scope of competence issues, and resource allocation. Dr. Quigley actively supports the profession through practice, research, teaching, and service.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Professional Development and Clinical Training, Melmark, Berwyn, PA, USARead Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis on ScienceDirect