William Ahearn PHD
Title Assistant Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Psychiatry
Address New England Center for Children
33 Turnpike Road
Southborough MA 01772
Telephone 508-482-1015 x3132
Publications
1. Colón CL, Ahearn WH, Clark KM, Masalsky J. The effects of verbal operant training and response interruption and redirection on appropriate and inappropriate vocalizations. J Appl Behav Anal. 2012; 45(1):107-20.
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2. Finn HE, Miguel CF, Ahearn WH. The emergence of untrained mands and tacts in children with autism. J Appl Behav Anal. 2012; 45(2):265-80.
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3. Mahoney AM, Miguel CF, Ahearn WH, Bell J. The role of common motor responses in stimulus categorization by preschool children. J Exp Anal Behav. 2011 Mar; 95(2):237-62.
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4. Parry-Cruwys DE, Neal CM, Ahearn WH, Wheeler EE, Premchander R, Loeb MB, Dube WV. Resistance to disruption in a classroom setting. J Appl Behav Anal. 2011; 44(2):363-7.
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5. Bancroft SL, Weiss JS, Libby ME, Ahearn WH. A comparison of procedural variations in teaching behavior chains: manual guidance, trainer completion, and no completion of untrained steps. J Appl Behav Anal. 2011; 44(3):559-69.
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6. Ahearn WH. What Every Behavior Analyst Should Know About the "MMR Causes Autism" Hypothesis. Behav Anal Pract. 2010; 3(1):46-50.
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7. MacDonald R, Sacramone S, Mansfield R, Wiltz K, Ahearn WH. Using video modeling to teach reciprocal pretend play to children with autism. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009; 42(1):43-55.
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8. Pence ST, Roscoe EM, Bourret JC, Ahearn WH. Relative contributions of three descriptive methods: implications for behavioral assessment. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009; 42(2):425-46.
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9. Herscovitch B, Roscoe EM, Libby ME, Bourret JC, Ahearn WH. A procedure for identifying precursors to problem behavior. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009; 42(3):697-702.
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10. Miguel CF, Yang HG, Finn HE, Ahearn WH. Establishing derived textual control in activity schedules with children with autism. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009; 42(3):703-9.
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11. Miguel CF, Clark K, Tereshko L, Ahearn WH. The effects of response interruption and redirection and sertraline on vocal stereotypy. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009; 42(4):883-8.
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12. Libby ME, Weiss JS, Bancroft S, Ahearn WH. A Comparison of Most-to-Least and Least-to-Most Prompting on the Acquisition of Solitary Play Skills. Behav Anal Pract. 2008; 1(1):37-43.
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13. Ahearn WH, Clark KM, MacDonald RP, Chung BI. Assessing and treating vocal stereotypy in children with autism. J Appl Behav Anal. 2007; 40(2):263-75.
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14. Meany-Daboul MG, Roscoe EM, Bourret JC, Ahearn WH. A comparison of momentary time sampling and partial-interval recording for evaluating functional relations. J Appl Behav Anal. 2007; 40(3):501-14.
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15. Ahearn WH, Clark KM, DeBar R, Florentino C. On the role of preference in response competition. J Appl Behav Anal. 2005; 38(2):247-50.
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16. Dube WV, Macdonald RP, Mansfield RC, Holcomb WL, Ahearn WH. Toward a behavioral analysis of joint attention. Behav Anal. 2004; 27(2):197-207.
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17. Ahearn WH. Using simultaneous presentation to increase vegetable consumption in a mildly selective child with autism. J Appl Behav Anal. 2003; 36(3):361-5.
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18. Ahearn WH, Clark KM, Gardenier NC, Chung BI, Dube WV. Persistence of stereotypic behavior: examining the effects of external reinforcers. J Appl Behav Anal. 2003; 36(4):439-48.
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19. Ahearn WH, Castine T, Nault K, Green G. An assessment of food acceptance in children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified. J Autism Dev Disord. 2001 Oct; 31(5):505-11.
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20. Ahearn WH, Kerwin ME, Eicher PS, Lukens CT. An ABAC comparison of two intensive interventions for food refusal. Behav Modif. 2001 Jul; 25(3):385-405.
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21. Neuman P, Ahearn WH, Hineline PN. Pigeons' choices between fixed-ratio and linear or geometric escalating schedules. J Exp Anal Behav. 2000 Jan; 73(1):93-102.
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22. Cohen-Almeida D, Graff RB, Ahearn WH. A comparison of verbal and tangible stimulus preference assessments. J Appl Behav Anal. 2000; 33(3):329-34.
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23. Geckeler AS, Libby ME, Graff RB, Ahearn WH. Effects of reinforcer choice measured in single-operant and concurrent-schedule procedures. J Appl Behav Anal. 2000; 33(3):347-51.
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24. Kerwin ML, Ahearn WH, Eicher PS, Swearingin W. The relationship between food refusal and self-injurious behavior: a case study. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 1998 Mar; 29(1):67-77.
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25. Field DP, Tonneau F, Ahearn W, Hineline PN. Preference between variable-ratio and fixed-ratio schedules: local and extended relations. J Exp Anal Behav. 1996 Nov; 66(3):283-95.
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26. Ahearn WH, Kerwin ML, Eicher PS, Shantz J, Swearingin W. An alternating treatments comparison of two intensive interventions for food refusal. J Appl Behav Anal. 1996; 29(3):321-32.
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27. Kerwin ME, Ahearn WH, Eicher PS, Burd DM. The costs of eating: a behavioral economic analysis of food refusal. J Appl Behav Anal. 1995; 28(3):245-60.
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