Jonathan Tarbox

Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, BCBA-D

Director of Research and Development

Phone #: (818) 345-2345 ext. 256

E-mail address: J.Tarbox@centerforautism.com

Biography:

Started with CARD: December 2004

Interests:

Recovery from autism
Behavioral analysis of complex human behavior (e.g., language, cognition, social skills)
Behavioral theory & philosophy
Interdisciplinary research
Graduate training initiatives
International training and dissemination of behavior analysis

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Barnoy, E. L., Najdowski, A. C., Tarbox, J., Wilke, A. E., & Nollet, M. D. (in press). Evaluation of a multicomponent intervention for diurnal bruxism in a young child with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Granpeesheh, D., Dixon, D.R., Tarbox, J., Kaplan, A.M. & Wilke, A.E. (In Press). The effects of age and treatment intensity on behavioral intervention outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2009.06.007.

Granpeesheh, D., Tarbox, J., & Dixon, D. (in press). Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Records in 38 Cases of Recovery from Autism. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry.

Granpeesheh, D., Tarbox, J., & Dixon, D. (in press). Applied Behavior Analytic Interventions for Children with Autism: A Description and Review of Treatment Research. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry.

Granpeesheh, D., Tarbox, J., Dixon, D., Peters, C. A., Thompson, K., & Kenzer, A. (in press). Evaluation of an elearning tool for training behavioral therapists in academic knowledge of applied behavior analysis. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Granpeesheh, D., Tarbox, J., Dixon, D., Wilke, A. E., Allen, A., & Bradstreet, J. J. (in press). Randomized trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Kahng, S., Tarbox, J., & Wilke, A. E. (2001). Use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 93-96.

Najdowski, A.C., Chilingaryan, V., Bergstrom, R., Granpeesheh D., Balasanyan S., Aguilar, B., and Tarbox J. (in press). Comparison of data collection methods in a behavioral intervention program for children with pervasive developmental disorders: A replication. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Najdowski, A. C., Wallace, M. D., Penrod, B., Tarbox, J., Reagon, K., & Higbee, T. S. (2008). Caregiver-conducted experimental functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 459-465.

Rhine, D., & Tarbox, J. (2009). Chewing gum as a treatment for rumination in a child with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 381-385.

Tarbox, J. & Hayes, L. P. (2005). Verbal behavior and behavioral contrast in human subjects. Psychological Record, 55, 419-437.

Tarbox, J., Madrid, W., Augilar, B., Jacobo, W., & Schiff, A. (in press). Using a Chaining Procedure to Increase Complexity of Echoics in Children with Autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Tarbox, J., Wallace, M. D., & Tarbox, R. S. F.. (2002). Successful generalized parent training and failed schedule thinning of response blocking for automatically maintained object mouthing, Behavioral Interventions, 17, 169-178.

Tarbox, J., Wallace, M. D., Tarbox, R. S. F., Landaburu, H. J., & Williams, W. L. (2004). Functional analysis and treatment of low-rate problem behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities. Behavioral Interventions, 19, 1-18.

Tarbox, J., Wilke, A. E., Findel-Pyles, R. S., Bergstrom, R. M., & Granpeesheh, D. (in press). A comparison of electronic to traditional pen-and-paper data collection in discrete trial training for children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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., Wallace, M. D., Penrod, B. P., & Tarbox, J. (2007). Effects of three-step prompting on compliance with caregiver requests. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 703-706.

Tarbox, R. S. F., Tarbox, J., Ghezzi, P. M., Wallace, M. D., Yoo, J. H. (2007). The effects of blocking mouthing of leisure items on their effectiveness as reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 761-765.

Yoo, J. H., Tarbox, J., & Granpeesheh, D. (2008). Using stimulus fading to teach a young child with autism to ingest wireless capsule endoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 67, 1203-1204.

Publications in Edited Scientific Texts

Dixon, D.R., Garcia, M.J., Granpeesheh, D., & Tarbox, J. (in press). Differential diagnosis in autism spectrum disorders. In Matson, J.L. (Ed.) Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Handbook. New York: Springer

Dixon, D.R., Tarbox, J., & Najdowski, A. (in press). Social skills in autism spectrum disorders. In Matson, J.L. (Ed.) Practitioners Guide to Social Behavior and Skills in Children. New York: Springer.

Hayes, L. J., & Tarbox, J. (2007). Ethics and values in behavioral perspective, in J. W. Jacobson, J. A. Mulick, & J. Rojahn (Eds.), Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. New York: Springer.

Olive, M. L., Tarbox, J., & Boutot, E. A. (in press). Teaching Students With Autism Using The Principles Of Applied Behavior Analysis. In B. Myles and E. A. Boutot (Eds.), Autism Education and Practice. Pearson.

Tarbox, J., & Hayes, L. J. (2003). Differential reinforcement of low-rate behavior, in W. O'Donahue, J. Fisher, & S. Hayes (Eds.), Empirically Based Practices in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (pp. 129-135). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Tarbox, J., Tarbox, R. S. F., & O’Hora, D. (2009). Non-relational and relational instructional control. In Rehfeldt, R. & Barnes-Holmes, Y. (Eds.), Derived Relational Responding: Applications for Learners with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities. New Harbinger.

Publications in Non-Technical Outlets

Granpeesheh, D., & Tarbox, J. (2008). Applied behavior analysis and autism. In Richard Day Gore (Ed.), Voices of Autism: The Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort, and Strength. New York, NY: LaChance Publishing.

Granpeesheh, D., & Tarbox, J. (2008). Applied behavior analysis: Addressing cognitive and emotional development in children with autism. Autism Advocate, 53, 44-48.