Arthur E. Wilke

Research and Development Supervisor

Phone #: (818) 345-2345 ext. 273

E-mail address: A.Wilke@centerforautism.com

Biography:

   Started with CARD: September 2005

Interests:

• Assessing and treating challenging behavior and sleep disorders
• Conducting research associated with stability of preference in children with autism
• Conducting research on home safety for families with children with autism
• Conducting research on the relation between challenging behavior and stimulus preference

Selected Publications:

Kahng, S., Tarbox, J. J., & Wilke, A. E. (2001).  Use of a multicomponent treatment for

    food refusal.  Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis 34, 93-96.

LeBlanc, L. A., Hagopian, L. P., Marhefka, J. M. & Wilke, A. E. (Jan-Mar, 2001).  Effects

    of therapist gender and type of attention on assessment and treatment of

    attention-maintained destructive behavior.  Behavioral Interventions 16, 39-57.

Kuhn, D. E., DeLeon, I. G., Fisher, W. W., & Wilke, A. E. (1999).  Clarifying an

    ambiguous functional analysis with matched and mismatched extinction procedures. 

    Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis 32, 99-102.

Derby, K. M., Fisher, W. W., Piazza, C. C., & Wilke, A. E. (1998, Oct).  The effects if

    noncontingent and contingent attention for self-injury, manding, and collateral

    responses.  Behavior Modification 22, 474-484.