Adel C. Najdowski, PhD, BCBA-D
Research and Development
Manager

Phone #: (818)
345-2345 ext. 224
Fax #: (818)
758-8015
E-mail address: A.Najdowski@centerforautism.com
Biography:
Started
with CARD: March 2005
Education:
MA, Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, December 2001
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, December 2004
Interests:
- Teaching higher level skills to children with autism
- Assessment and curriculum design for children with autism
- Evaluation of procedures used in early intensive behavioral intervention programs
- Feeding disorders
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals:
Barnoy, E.L., Najdowski, A.C., Tarbox, J., Wilke, A.E., & Nollet, M.D. (in press).
Replication of a multicomponent intervention for diurnal bruxism in a young
child with autism.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Boyce, T.E., & Najdowski, A.C. (2003). Assessing preference for self-charting of
academic skills by elementary school students. European Journal of Behavior
Analysis, 4, 97-104.
Dixon, D.R., Tarbox, J., & Najdowski, A. (2009). Social skills in autism spectrum
disorders. In Matson, J.L. (Ed.) Practitioners Guide to Social Behavior and Skills in
Children. New York: Springer.
Mintz, C., Wallace, M.D., & Najdowski, A.C. (in press). Reinforcer identification and evaluation
of choice within an educational setting. Journal of Behavioral Education.
Patel, M.R., Carr, J.E., Kim, C., Robles, A., & Eastridge, D. (2000). Functional analysis
of aberrant behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement: Assessments of specific
sensory reinforcers. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 21, 393-407.
Tarbox, J., Wilke, A. E., Najdowski, A. C., Findel-Pyles, R. S., Balasanyan, S., Caveney,
A. C., Chilingaryan, V., King, D. M., Niehoff, S. M., Slease, K., & Tia, B. (in press). Comparing
indirect, descriptive, and experimental
functional assessments of challenging behavior in
children with autism. Journal of Physical and Developmental Disabilities.
Tarbox, R.S.F. & Najdowski, A.C. (2008). Discrete trial training as a teaching
paradigm. In J.K. Luiselli, D.C. Russo, W.P. Christian, & S.M. Wilczynski (Eds.),
Effective Practices for Children with Autism: Educational and Behavioral Support
Interventions that Work. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc.
Tarbox, R.S.F., Najdowski, A.C., Wilson, G.R., & Ghezzi, P.M. (accepted with
revisions). An Evaluation of a Multi-Component Treatment for Eye Stereotypy.
Behavioral Interventions.
Wallace, M.D., & Robles, A.C. (2003). Differential reinforcement of other behavior and
differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. In W.O’Donohue, J.E. Fisher, & S.C.
Hayes (Eds.), Cognitive behavior therapy: Applying empirically supported techniques
in your practice (pp. 136-143). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Wallace, M.D., & Najdowski, A.C. (2009). Differential reinforcement of other behavior
and differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. In W. O’Donohue, J.E. Fisher, &
S.C. Hayes (Eds.), Cognitive behavior therapy: Applying
empirically supported techniques in your practice (2nd edition). Hoboken, NJ:
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.