Behavioral Analysis (PhD)
Faculty
Russell Maguire, Asst. Professor, Chair, Grad Program Director, Behavior An
Ronald Allen, Associate Professor of Practice
David Palmer, Adjunct Faculty
Gretchen Dittrich, Associate Professor of Practice
Description
The Ph.D. program in Behavior Analysis is a 68-credit doctoral program designed to train and position qualified behavior analysts to make significant contributions to the science and to the community. Candidates should have the motivation and capacity to contribute to professional literature. They should also be interested in a fusion style of research wherein the findings from other disciplines are used to improve behavior analytic research. While many students in our Behavior Analysis programs are drawn from the fields of education and special education, the potential applications for this degree vary widely and include behavioral medicine, organizational behavior management, instructional design, and animal training.
Learning Outcomes
Requirements for Entry into Program
Candidates must have a Master’s degree or higher in Behavioral Education, Applied Behavior Analysis or a related field, including psychology, education, or special education, and must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
Costs, including financing and fellowships / assistantships
$1000 per credit hour
Activity Fee $52 per semester
Delivery Mode or Modes Available (full-time, part-time, locations, technologies, etc.)
Degree Requirements
Credits
This program requires 68 semester hours, the equivalent of 17 courses.
Core Courses
Cognate Courses
Concentrations, specializations, etc.
N/A
Licensure, certification, etc.
Dual (and other) degree options
Delivery Mode or Modes Available (full-time, part-time, locations, technologies, etc.)
Other program information
Collaborative Research
Students are actively engaged in professional research, teaming up with Simmons's nationally renowned faculty to implement, write, and publish research, and to present their work at national conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.
Recent research topics include:
- Learning to Ride: Pedaling Made Possible Through Positive Behavioral Interventions
- Constructed-Response Spelling and Literary Development: An Application in an Urban Classroom
- Task Analysis, Correspondence Training, and General Case Instruction for Teaching Personal Hygiene Skills
- The Effects of Word-Picture Associations on the Vocabulary Development of High School Students with Dyslexia