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Bio of Dr. Carr

Dr. Carr is Leading Professor, Dept. of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Over the past 33 years, he has published numerous papers on issues related to applied behavior analysis and positive behavior support in the home, classroom, workplace, and community. Dr. Carr has lectured extensively and given workshops in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and has served on the editorial boards of 17 journals. He has been the recipient of many Federal, State, and Foundation grants as well as the Distinguished Research Award from the Association for Retarded Citizens (the Arc), a Certificate of Commendation from the Autism Society of America, and the Applied Research Award for Outstanding Contributions from the American Psychological Association (Behavior Analysis Division).

ABBREVIATED VITA

Edward Gary Carr
Department of Psychology
State University of New York
Stony Brook, New York 11794-2500
Autismcarr@sunysb.edu

Honors and Awards
    Member, Panel of Professional Advisors, Autism Society of America, 2006 -

    Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 12, Society of Clinical Psychology), 2006

    Who's Who in America, 2005

    Who's Who in American Education, 2004

    Fellow, American Association on Mental Retardation, 2004

    President, Association for Positive Behavior Support, 2003-2006

    Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 37, Child,Youth, and Family Services), 2003

    Charter Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 53, Society of Child Clinical and Adolescent Psychology), 2001

    Applied Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to Applied

    Behavioral Research, American Psychological Association (Division 25, Analysis of Behavior), 2001

    Distinguished Research Award for Career Achievement, The Arc of the United States (Association for Retarded Citizens), 1999

    Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1997

    Who's Who in the World, 1995

    Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1993

    Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1992 (Division 33, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities)

    American Men and Women of Science, 1989

    Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1989 (Division 25, Analysis of Behavior)

    Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology, 1983

    Who's Who in the Biobehavioral Sciences, 1983

    Who's Who in the East, 1983

    Certificate of Commendation, Autism Society of America, 1981

    Medical Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973-1976

    Regents Fellow, University of California at San Diego, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1969

    Ontario Scholar, 1965

Licenses
    Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Certificate #1-02-0751
    New York State Certified Psychologist - License #005909
    Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology - #1617
Teaching

2000 - Leading Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook
1985-2000Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook
1981-1985Associate Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook
1976-1981Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook
1973-1976Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of California at Los Angeles

Teacher of the Year – Dept. of Psychology, 2003-2004; 2005-2006

Funded Research

2005 - New York State Department of Education/Developmental Disabilities Institute, "Home-School Partnership to Enhance Family and Individual Functioning in Autism." $52,871. (Renewed annually)

2004 - New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities Institute, "Graduate Assistantship Support for Doctoral Training in Family-Based Intervention for Autism." $100,000. (Renewed annually)

2004 - 2005


Organization for Autism Research/Autism Coalition for Research and Education, "Problem behavior: The development of a contextual assessment inventory for use by families." $30,000.

1998 - 2003United States Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Grant #H133B98005, “Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Positive Behavioral Support.” $375,000.

1992 - 1997United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Grant #H023E50001, "Synthesizing and Communicating a Professional Knowledge Base on Positive Behavioral Support." $84,000.

1995 - 1996United States Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Grant #H133B20004, "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Positive Behavioral Support." $350,000.

1992 - 1995United States Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Grant #H133G20098, "A Nonaversive Approach to Reducing Severe Problem Behaviors." $192,000.

1987 - 1992United States Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Cooperative Agreement #G0087C0234, "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community-Referenced Technologies for Nonaversive Behavior Management." $670,000.

Editorial Experience (Cumulative)
    Associate Editor

      Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
      Journal of Behavioral Education
      Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities

    Board of Editors: National

      Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
      Behavior Modification
      Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
      Child and Family Behavior Therapy
      Journal of The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
      Research in Developmental Disabilities
      Behavioral Interventions
      Education and Treatment of Children
      Augmentative and Alternative Communication
      Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
      Remedial and Special Education

    Board of Editors: International

      Disabilità Evolutive (Italy)
        (Developmental Disabilities)
      Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (United Kingdom)
      Handicap e Disabilità di Apprendimento (Italy)
        (Educational Psychology of Handicap and Learning Disabilities)

    Guest Reviewer


      Psychological Bulletin
      Child Development
      American Psychologist
      Contemporary Psychology
      Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
      The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
      Journal of Abnormal Psychology
      The Behavior Analyst
      Behavior Therapy
      Harvard Review of Psychiatry
      Cognitive Therapy and Research
      Behavioral Assessment
      Clinical Psychology Review
      Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
      American Journal on Mental Retardation
      The Journal of Special Education
      Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
      Mental Retardation
      Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
      Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
      School Psychology Review
      Applied Research in Mental Retardation
      Journal of Music Therapy
University Associated Presentations
    International

      University of Rome/Instituto Walden (Italy)
      University of Padua/Instituto di Terapia del Comportamento
        (Italy)
      University of Ancona/Instituto Medico Psico Pedagogico
        (Italy)
      University of Uppsala/Beteendeterapeutiska Foreningen
        (Sweden)
      University of Bergen/Klinisk Psykologi (Norway)
      University of London/Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley
        Hospital (England)
      University of Bodo (Norway)
      University of Trondheim/Ostmarka Hospital (Norway)
      Oxford University/St. Anne’s College (England)
      University of Salamanca/Instituto de Integracion (Spain)
      University of Warwick, Coventry (England)
      University of Kent/The Tizard Center, Canterbury (England)
      McMaster University (Canada)
      The National University of Ireland, University College Dublin
        (Ireland)
      Brock University (Canada)

    National

      University of North Carolina, Greensboro
      State University of New York, Stony Brook
      City University of New York, Queens College
      West Virginia University, Morgantown
      University of Kansas, Lawrence
      San Francisco State University
      Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California
      Temple University/Institute for Disabilities, Philadelphia
      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
      C.W. Post Center, Long Island University, Brookville, New York
      State University of New York, Binghamton
      Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein Medical College, New York
      University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
      Columbia University/Teachers College
      Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
      Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
      University of Illinois, Chicago Circle
      Rutgers University
      University of Massachusetts, Amherst
      University of California, Santa Barbara
      University of South Florida, Tampa
      Lesley College, Boston
      Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
      City University of New York, Staten Island
      University of California, San Diego
      Vanderbilt University, Nashville
      North Dakota State University, Fargo
      University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
      Ohio State University, Columbus
      Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
      State University of New York, Purchase
      University of Hartford, Connecticut
      Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
      Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
      University of Texas, Austin
      University of South Carolina, Columbia
      Indiana University, Bloomington
      Emory University Atlanta
      University of Tennessee, Knoxville
      University of Oregon, Eugene
      James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
      University of Central Florida, Orlando
      University of Delaware, Newark
      Florida State University, Tallahassee
      University of North Carolina, Wilmington
      Southampton College, Southampton, NY
      University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
      City University of New York, Hunter College, NY
      State University of New York, Cortland, NY
      St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, NY
Invited Presentations (Partial List)

More than 150 presentations, including the following:
    Carr, E.G. (1979, June). The role of escape variables in the control of severe behavior disorders. In B.F. Skinner (Chair), Behavioral intervention in childhood schizophrenia (autism). Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Dearborn, MI.

    Carr, E.G. (1980, September). Some relationships between sign language acquisition and perceptual dysfunction in autistic children. Address presented at the Advanced Study Institute on Neuropsychology and Cognition of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Augusta, GA.

    Carr, E.G. (1981, July). Analysis and remediation of severe behavior problems in autism. Address presented at the meeting of the National Society for Autistic Children, Boston.

    Carr, E.G. (1982, September). Handicap e disabilita di apprendimento. Address presented at Congresso Internazionale: Handicappato e Communita, Udine, Padua, and Rome, Italy.

    Carr, E.G. (1982, November). Social and language development in autistic children: Conceptual and treatment issues. Workshop presented at the conference of the Michigan Society for Autistic Children, East Lansing, MI.

    Carr, E.G. (1983, May). Behavior approaches to language and communication. Address presented at the annual conference on Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

    Carr, E.G. (1983, August). The application of pragmatics to conceptualization and treatment of severe behavior problems in children. Address presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Anaheim, CA.

    Carr, E.G. (1983, December). Issues in autism research. In L. Schreibman (Chair), International Panel Discussion on Autism. Panel discussion presented at the World Congress on Behavior Therapy, Washington, DC.

    Carr, E.G. (1984, May). Behavioral issues. Address presented at the conference, Communication Skills of Autistic Youth, Columbia University, Teachers College, NY.

    Carr, E.G. (1984, June). Corso di formazione in psicoterapia cognitivo comportamentale dell' eta evolutiva: Il bambino autistico. Workshop presented at Instituto di Psicologia Clinica ed Applicata, Catania, Italy.

    Carr, E.G. (1984, June). Behandling av autisika och utvecklingsstorda barn. Kommunikationstraning och beteendeproblem inkl. sjalvskadande beteende. Workshop presented at the University of Uppsala/Beteendeterapeutiska Foreningen, Uppsala, Sweden.

    Carr, E.G. (1984, June). Behandling av adferdsproblemer som aggressiv og selvskadende adferd, samt oppbygging og utvikling av verbalt sprak og tegnsprak. Workshop presented at the University of Bergen/Klinisk Psykologi, Bergen, Norway.

    Carr, E.G. (1985, June). A communication approach to child behavior problems: Analysis and intervention. Address presented at the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, University of London, England.

    Carr, E.G. (1985, June). A communication approach to child behavior problems: Analysis and intervention. Address presented at the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, University of London, England.

    Carr, E.G. (1989, March). Reinforcement and stimulus-based treatments for severe behavior problems in developmental disabilities. Paper presented at the Consensus Development Conference on Treatment of Destructive Behaviors in Persons with Developmental Disabilities, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD.

    Carr, E.G. (1990, June). Chair, Methodology study group. Presentation at the National Working Conference on Positive Approaches to the Management of Excess Behavior, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, United States Department of Education, Washington, DC.

    Carr, E.G. (1994, October). Contextual determinants of severe problem behavior: Biology and mood. Lecture presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

    Carr, E. G. (1995, September). Positive approaches to challenging behaviour: Practical methods and update. Keynote address presented at the International Conference of the British Institute of Learning Disabilities, Oxford University, St. Anne’s College, Oxford, England.

    Carr, E. G. (1998, July). Positive behavior support: A research synthesis. Presentation at the Office of Special Education Programs, Research Project Director’s Conference, United States Department of Education, Washington, DC.

    Carr, E. G. (1998, October). La intervencion (en los problemas de conducta) basada en la communicacion. Keynote address presented at the National Congress on Problem Behavior in Disabilities, Association of Professionals for Integration, Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain.

    Carr, E. G. (1999, January). Positive behavior support. Address presented at the meeting of the Nassau/Suffolk Autism Society, Huntington, NY.

    Carr, E. G. (1999, April). Positive approaches for dealing with problem behavior. Keynote address presented at the annual meeting of the British Psychological Society, University of Warwick, Coventry, England.

    Carr, E. G. (1999, May). Positive behavior support: Philosophy, methods, and outcomes. Keynote address presented at the Scott Doss Memorial Conference, Rehabilitation, Research, and Training Center on Community Inclusion, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

    Carr, E. G. (1999, July). Positive behavior support. Keynote address presented at the Tizard Learning Disability conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, England.

    Carr, E. G. (1999, October). Positive behavior support: Research highlights. Address presented at the annual conference of The Arc of the United States (Association for Retarded Citizens), Nashville, TN.

    Carr, E. G. (1999, November). Positive behavioral supports for people with developmental disabilities. Keynote address presented at the annual conference of the South Carolina Autism Society, Columbia, SC.

    Carr, E. G. (2001, April). Positive behavior support: New hope for people with disabilities and their families. Public lecture presented at the Center for the Study of Developmental Disabilities, National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.

    Carr, E. G. (2001, May). Comprehensive intervention for problem behavior. Address presented at the Autism Conference of the Emory Autism Resource Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

    Carr, E. G. (2001, May). Severe behavior challenges: Individual supports for children with developmental disabilities. Address presented at the conference of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Positive Behavioral Support, Indianapolis, IN.

    Carr, E. G. (2001, August). Positive behavior support: Opportunities and challenges in the community. Address presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

    Carr. E. G. (2001, October). Positive behavior support: New hope for people with developmental disabilities and their families Keynote address presented at the annual conference of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA.

    Carr. E. G. (2001, October). Individual supports for children with developmental disabilities in the schools. Keynote address presented at the annual Families and Schools Together conference, Knoxville, TN.

    Carr. E. G. (2001, March). Understanding and treating problem behavior: New hope for families. Address presented at the meeting of the Autism Society of America, Queens Chapter, Elmhurst, NY.

    Carr. E. G. (2002, May). Problem behavior? Change the social context! Address presented at the conference, Positive Behavior Support in the 21st Century, Portland, OR.

    Carr. E. G. (2002, May). Barriers to behavior change and the future of positive behavior support. Address presented at the conference, Positive Behavior Support and Systems Change: Utililizing our capacity, Portland, OR.

    Carr, E.G. (2002, November). An overview of positive behavior supports: From individual to general best practices. Workshop presented at the conference of the Training and Technical Assistance Center, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

    Carr, E.G. (2002, December). Comprehensive intervention for problem behavior. Workshop presented at the conference of the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

    Carr, E.G. (2003, February). Social and biological setting events for problem behavior. Keynote address presented at the annual conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis, Newport Beach, CA.

    Carr, E.G. (2003, March). Positive behavioral support. Workshop presented at the meeting of the Elija Foundation, Plainview, NY.

    Carr, E.G. (2003, March). Building positive social relationships: Early communication, rapport, friendship. Address presented at the International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, Orlando, FL.

    Carr, E.G. (2003, April). Positive behavior support: Best practices and new directions. Keynote addres presented at the Queens College Annual Conference on Behavior Analysis and Developmental Disabilities, New York, NY.

    Carr, E.G. (2003, May). Assessment and intervention for problem behavior: Triggers, setting events, and systems. Keynote address presented at the annual conference on Positive Behavior Support, Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware, Dover, DE.

    Carr, E.G. (2003, October). Understanding and treating problem behavior in autism. Address presented at the annual conference of the Organization for Autism Research, Washington, D.C.

    Carr, E.G. (2003, November). The four-term contingency: A context-based model of problem behavior in autism. Keynote address presented at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Behavior Analysis, Saratoga Springs, NY.

    Carr, E.G. (2004, February). Building positive social relationships for people with autism: Early communication, rapport, and friendship. Address presented at the annual conference of the North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis, Wilmington, NC.

    Carr, E. G. (2005, May). Understanding and treating problem behavior in the community: A positive behavior support approach. Address presented at the Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Mt. Laurel, NJ.

    Carr, E. G. (2005, September). What people with autism teach us about positive psychology. Paper presented at the International Positive Psychology Summit, The Gallup Organization, Washington, DC.

    Carr, E. G. (2006, March). A context-based model of problem behavior. Plenary address presented at the International Congress of the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed, Boston, MA.

    Carr, E. G. (2006, March). The expanding vision of positive behavior support: Happiness, helpfulness, hopefulness. Presidential Keynote address presented at the annual conference of the Association for Positive Behavior Support, Reno, NV.

    Carr, E. G. (2006, March). Autism and treatment of behavior problems. Colloquium presented at the School of Education, City University of New York, Hunter College, New York.

    Carr, E. G. (2006, April). Positive behavior support for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Keynote address presented at the conference, Improving Teaching and Learning in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, State University of New York at Cortland, Cortland, NY.

    Carr, E. G. (2006, June). Understanding and treating problem behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Workshop presented at the International Certificate Program in Dual Diagnosis, Brock University, St. Catherines, Canada.

    Carr, E. G. (2006, August). A five-term contingency for understanding and treating problem behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Address presented at the Distinguished Lecture Series, The Marcus Institute/Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Publications

115 Publications, including the following:
    Carr, E. G., Schreibman, L., & Lovaas, O. I. (1975). Control of echolalic speech in psychotic children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 3, 331-351.

    Carr, E. G. (1977). The motivation of self-injurious behavior: A review of some hypotheses. Psychological Bulletin, 84, 800-816.

    Carr, E. G., Binkoff, J. A., Kologinsky, E., & Eddy, M. (1978). Acquisition of sign language by autistic children. I. Expressive labeling. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 11, 489-501.

    Newsom, C. D., Carr, E. G., & Lovaas, O. I. (1979). The experimental analysis and modification of autistic behavior. In R. A. Davidson (Ed.), Modification of pathological behavior: Theory, etiology, and treatment (pp. 109-187). New York: Gardner Press.

    Russo, D. C., Carr, E. G., & Lovaas, O. I. (1980). Self-injury in pediatric populations. In J. M. Ferguson & C. B. Taylor (Eds.), The comprehensive handbook of behavioral medicine. Volume 3. Extended applications and issues (pp. 23-41). New York: S P Medical and Scientific Books.

    Carr, E. G., Newsom, C. D., & Binkoff, J. A. (1980). Escape as a factor in the aggressive behavior of two retarded children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 13, 101-117.

    Carr, E. G. (1981). Sign language. In O. I. Lovaas, Teaching developmentally disabled children (pp. 153-161). Baltimore: University Park Press.

    Goldstein, A. P., Carr, E. G., Davidson, W. S., & Wehr, P. (1981). In response to aggression: Methods of control and prosocial alternatives. New York: Pergamon Press.

    O'Leary, K. D., & Carr, E. G. (1982). Childhood disorders. In C. M. Franks & G. T. Wilson (Eds.), Contemporary behavior therapy: Conceptual and empirical foundations (pp. 445-504). New York: Guilford Press.

    Carr, E. G. (1982). How to teach sign language to developmentally disabled children. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.

    Carr, E. G. (1982). Some relationships between sign language acquisition and perceptual dysfunction in autistic children. In P. N. Malatesha & L. C. Hartlage (Eds.), Neuropsychology and cognition, Volume 2 (pp. 364- 371). The Hague, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

    Carr, E. G. (1982). Analysis and remediation of severe behavior problems. In D. Park (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1981 international conference on autism (pp. 313-317). Washington, DC: National Society for Children and Adults with Autism.

    Favell, J. E., Azrin, N. H., Baumeister, A. A., Carr, E. G., Dorsey, M. F., Forehand, R., Foxx, R.M., Lovaas, O. I., Rincover, A., Risley, T. R., Romanczyk, R. G., Russo, D. C., Schroeder, S. R., & Solnick, J. V. (1982). The treatment of self-injurious behavior: Report of the Task Force. Behavior Therapy, 13, 529-554.

    Carr, E. G. (1985). Behavioral approaches to language and communication. In E. Schopler & G. Mesibov (Eds.), Current issues in autism, Volume III: Communication problems in autism (pp. 37-57). New York: Plenum.

    Carr, E. G., & Durand, V. M. (1985). Reducing behavior problems through functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18, 111-126.

    Carr, E. G., & Kemp, D. C. (1989). Functional equivalence of autistic leading and communicative pointing: Analysis and treatment. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 19, 561-578.

    Carr, E. G., & Darcy, M. (1990). Setting generality of peer modeling in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 20, 45-59.

    Carr, E. G., Robinson, S., & Palumbo, L. W. (1990). The wrong issue: Aversive versus nonaversive treatment. The right issue: Functional versus nonfunctional treatment. In A. Repp & N. Singh (Eds.), Perspectives on the use of nonaversive and aversive interventions for persons with developmental disabilities (pp. 361-379). Sycamore, IL: Sycamore Publishing Co.

    Guess, D., & Carr, E. G. (1991). Emergence and maintenance of stereotypy and self-injury. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 96, 299-319.

    Carr, E. G., Levin, L., McConnachie, G., Carlson, J. I., Kemp, D. C., & Smith, C. E. (1994). Communication-based intervention for problem behavior. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

    Carr, E. G., & Smith, C. E. (1995). Biological setting events for self-injury. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 1, 94-98.

    Carr, E. G., Levin, L., McConnachie, G., Carlson, J. I., Kemp, D. C., Smith, C. E., & Magito McLaughlin, D. (1999). Comprehensive multisituational intervention for problem behavior in the community: Long-term maintenance and social validation. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 1, 5-25.

    Carr, E. G, Horner, R. H., Turnbull, A. P., Marquis, J. G., Magito McLaughlin, D., McAtee, M. L., Smith, C. E., Anderson Ryan, K., Ruef, M. B., & Doolabh, A. (1999). Positive behavior support for people with developmental disabilities: A research synthesis. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

    Marquis, J. G., Horner, R. H., Carr, E. G., Turnbull, A. P., Thompson, M., Behrens, G. A., Magito McLaughlin, D., McAtee, M. L., Smith, C. E., Anderson Ryan, K., & Doolabh, A. (2000). A meta-analysis of positive behavior support. In R. Gersten, E. Schiller, J. Schumm, & S. Vaughn (Eds.), Issues and research in special education, (pp. 137-178). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

    Yarbrough, S. C., & Carr, E. G. (2000). Some relationships between informant assessment and functional analysis of problem behavior. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 105, 130-151.

    Reeve, C. E., & Carr, E. G. (2000). Prevention of severe behavior problems in children with developmental disorders. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2, 144-160.

    Carr, E. G. (2000). Reconceptualizing functional assessment failures. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2, 205-207.

    Levin, L., & Carr, E.G. (2001). Food selectivity and problem behavior in children with developmental disabilities. Behavior Modification, 25, 443-470.

    Carr, E.G. (2001). [Review of the book Behavioral intervention: Principles, models, and practices]. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 23 (3), 65-70.

    Carr, E.G., Dunlap, G., Horner, R.H., Koegel, R.L., Turnbull, A.P., Sailor, W., Anderson, J., Albin, R.W., Koegel, L.K., & Fox, L. (2002). Positive behavior support: Evolution of an applied science. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 4, 4-16, 20.

    Carr, E. G. (2002). Foreword. In J. M. Lucyshyn, G. Dunlap, & R. W. Albin (Eds.), Families and positive behavior support: Addressing problem behavior in family contexts (pp. xiii–xv). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

    Horner, R. H., Carr, E. G., Strain, P. S., Todd, A. W., & Reed, H. K. (2002). Problem behavior interventions for young children with autism: A research synthesis for the National Academy of Sciences. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 423-446.

    Magito McLaughlin, D., Mullen James, K., Anderson Ryan, K., & Carr, E.G. (2002). Best practices: Finding a new direction for Christos. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 4, 156-164.

    Carr, E.G., Magito McLaughlin, D., Giacobbe-Grieco, T., & Smith, C. E. (2003). Using mood ratings and mood induction in assessment and intervention for severe problem behavior. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 108, 32-55.

    Carr, E.G., & Smith, C.E., Giacin, T. A., Whelan, B. M., & Pancari, J. (2003). Menstrual discomfort as a biological setting event for severe problem behavior: Assessment and intervention. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 108, 117-133.

    Carr, E.G., Innis, J., Blakeley-Smith, A., & Vasdev, S. (in press). Challenging behavior: Research design and measurement issues. In E. Emerson, T. Thompson, T. Parmenter, & C. Hatton (Eds.), International handbook of methods for research and evaluation in intellectual disabilities. New York: Wiley.

    Carr, E.G. (2004). Applied behavior analysis. In N. Anderson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

    Jones, E.A., & Carr, E.G. (2004). Joint attention in children with autism: Theory and intervention. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 19, 13 - 26.

    McAtee, M., Carr, E.G., & Schulte, C. (2004). A contextual assessment inventory for problem behavior: Initial development. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 6, 148 - 165.

    Horner, R. H., Carr, E. G., Halle, J., McGee, G., Odom, S., & Wolery, M. (2005). The use of single subject research to identify evidence-based practice in special education. Exceptional Children, 71, 165-179.

    Magito McLaughlin, D., & Carr, E. G. (2005). Quality of rapport as a setting event for problem behavior: Assessment and intervention. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 7, 68-91.

    Horner, R. H., Dunlap, G., Beasley, J., Fox, L., Bambara, L., Brown, F., Butkus, S., Carr, E. G., Finn, C., Fletcher, R., Fox, S., Halle, J., Harris, J., Insel, T., Long, E., McGill-Smith, P., Sailor, W., Titgemeyer, R., Velasco, L., Wacker, D., & Walker, H. (2005). Positive support for behavioral, mental health, communication, and crisis needs. In Lakin, K. C. & Turnbull, A. (Eds.), National goals and research for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (pp. 93-107). Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

    Carr, E. G., & Owen-DeSchryver, J. S. (in press). Physical illness, pain, and problem behavior in minimally verbal people with developmental disabilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

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